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Here are few more details about, and insights into, Long Beach State's search for its next men's basketball coach, with a few guesses tossed in - some of which might even be of the educated variety:

The "search committee" will be made up of Vic Cegles (athletic director), Dr. F. King Alexander (president) and Doug Robinson (Vice President for Student Affairs).

Cegles, who was involved in men's basketball coaching searches during stints as an associate AD at Arizona State and Temple, will be the person initiating contact with possible candidates, and sorting through the direct (from coaches themselves) and indirect (via other coaches or coaches' representatives) contacts from those who would like to be considered candidates.

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Washington Wizards swingman Jarvis Hayes has been mired in a season-long shooting slump.

But he is confident he can play back to the form that made him one of the NBA's top first-year players four seasons ago when he averaged 9.6 points and was second-team all-rookie.

With forward Caron Butler, their third-leading scorer, sidelined for at least four more games with a sore left knee, the Wizards need Hayes as they try to hold on to first place in the Southeast Division. Butler (19.1 points) combines with Gilbert Arenas (28.8) and Antawn Jamison (19.7) to form the league's highest-scoring trio of teammates. He also provides the Wizards much-needed toughness and is their best post scorer.

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SALT LAKE CITY - Maybe the Warriors of yore, the teams made up of youngsters just trying to find their way in the NBA, could have taken some comfort in what went down Tuesday night at the EnergySolutions Arena.

The Golden State squad of today, however, has no use for moral victories. So finding themselves ahead of Northwest Division-leading Utah at the end of three quarters meant nothing to the Warriors after the Jazz outscored them by 10 points in the fourth period to pull out a 104-100 victory.

And no one in the Golden State locker room wanted to discuss learning experiences after falling into a virtual tie for the final Western Conference playoff spot.

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The Golden State squad of today, however, has no use for moral victories. So finding themselves ahead of Northwest Division-leading Utah at the end of three quarters meant nothing to the Warriors after the Jazz outscored them by 10 points in the fourth period to pull out a 104-100 victory.

And no one in the Golden State locker room wanted to discuss learning experiences after falling into a virtual tie for the final Western Conference playoff spot.

"We gave up a golden opportunity tonight," said Warriors forward Al Harrington, whose career-high seven 3-pointers and game-high 27 points went to waste. "It's very upsetting because we needed this game more than they did, obviously. It's too late in the season to say you're still learning. It's about just getting things done."

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It has moved into the regular conversations that usually dominate locker rooms, right up there with women, cars and movies.

That the Grizzlies remain the only NBA team without consecutive victories this season -- courtesy of Tuesday night's 114-103 loss to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets -- is something no longer planted in the back of their minds.

The hope is that this fast fact isn't something they have to discuss beyond April 18 when the Grizzlies' play their final regular-season game for this campaign.

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(Sports Network) - The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets try to get back on the winning track this evening, as they welcome the Boston Celtics to the Ford Center.

This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On November 1st, Chris Paul collected 20 points, seven rebounds 10 assists to lead the Hornets over Boston, 91-87, at TD Banknorth Garden. The Hornets snapped a four-game series losing streak with the victory.

Boston has won two straight after losing its last three at the Hornets.

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(Sports Network) - If the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (29-37) are going to make the playoffs, Chris Paul needs to step up. Paul is averaging 17.4 points and a team-best 8.8 assists this season.

Paul has scored 20 or more points in three straight contests for the Hornets. The Wake Forest product is averaging 22.0 points and 9.3 assists during that stretch

New Orleans/Oklahoma Hornets tries to get back on the winning track on Monday, as it welcomes the Boston Celtics to the Ford Center. It is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On November 1st, Paul collected 20 points, seven rebounds 10 assists to lead the Hornets over Boston, 91-87, at TD Banknorth Garden. The Hornets snapped a four-game series losing streak with the victory.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Rasual Butler dropped in 18 points as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets routed the Boston Celtics, 106-88, at the Ford Center.

Tyson Chandler posted a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds while Chris Paul had 15 points and six assists for the Hornets, who have won two of their last three games. They are now 1 1/2 games behind idle Golden State for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Paul Pierce netted a game-high 28 points and Allan Ray scored 12 for Boston, which has dropped four of six and remains stuck at the bottom of the Atlantic Division.

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Tyson Chandler posted a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds while Chris Paul had 15 points and six assists for the Hornets, who have won two of their last three games.Tuesday, March 20, 2007

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Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Rasual Butler dropped in 18 points as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets routed the Boston Celtics, 106-88, at the Ford Center.

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Grizzlies' rookie Alexander Johnson won't go as far as to claim that his recent stint in the D-League made him a new man.

He's a changed man.

And there is a difference.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. David West scored 18 points, and hit the go- ahead jumper with 55 seconds remaining, as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets came back from 18 points down to top the New York Knicks, 92-90.

West finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who snapped a six-game losing streak. Chris Paul had 20 points and eight assists, and Rasual Butler scored 17 points.

Steve Francis had 21 points and 10 assists, but missed a potential game- winning three-pointer. Channing Frye scored 20 points and Eddy Curry had 18 for the Knicks, who have lost two straight at Madison Square Garden after winning seven in a row.

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Just giving him a few more shots would be good enough.

As the Warriors return from their three-day hiatus this evening against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Biedrins ranks second in the NBA in field-goal accuracy, yet he's second-from-last on his own team in shots per minute on the floor. At 12.0 attempts per 48 minutes, Biedrins puts up fewer shots than every other Warrior except for Adonal Foyle.

Even on a night like Monday, when Biedrins went 8-for-8 en route to 16 points in the Warriors' 117-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the third-year product of Latvia is often overlooked. Only three times in the Warriors' last 31 games has Biedrins been given the chance to launch more than nine shots.

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Boston, MA -- Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Delonte West poured in a career-high 31 points -- all in the second half -- to lead Boston over Minnesota, 124-117, in double overtime at TD Banknorth Garden. West, who also dished out 10 assists and pulled down five rebounds, finished 8-of-13 from the field and 12-of-14 from the line. Paul Pierce scored 27 points with nine boards and five helpers, while Ryan Gomes added 21 points and 17 rebounds off the bench for the Celtic...

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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Gilbert Arenas hit three free throws with one-tenth of a second left, lifting the Washington Wizards over the Golden State Warriors, 107-106, in one of the most controversial finishes of the NBA season. Arenas ended with 32 points, going 12-of-12 from the free throw line, as Washington has won two straight games after a four-game slide. Antawn Jamison added 18 points and 11 rebounds in his second game back from injury for the Wizards,...

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Mehmet Okur poured in 28 points and pulled down nine rebounds, Deron Williams added 20 points and dished out six assists for the streaking Jazz, who have won four of their last five and 11 of their last 13 overall.Monday, March 5, 2007

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Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Mehmet Okur poured in 28 points and pulled down nine rebounds, as the Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, 108-94, at the Ford Center.

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