The Bulls got within eight points on a basket by Boozer with 8:02 left, but got no closer the rest of the way.

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The Nets went up 24-8 after Evans' basket with 4:41 left in the first quarter.

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Meanwhile, in the last 12 months, the US Dollar Index has lost 8% of its value against a basket of our 6 largest trading partners.

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But the 6-foot-8 star didn't make a basket until the second half, then committed a foul with 2.6 seconds left that gave Louisville a chance to win.

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Even basket-case Indonesia managed 0.3% growth in 1999 and could expand 3.8% this year, according to London's Consensus Economics poll (see report page 62).

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Bank of America research finds that since 1930 a representative basket of commodities including metals, agricultural products and energy has produced lower returns than stocks, averaging 8% a year compared with 11%, but with much lower volatility.

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The Associated Press player of the year, Burke (18.8 points per game, 6.8 assists) also can shoot from deep in three-point range or knife to the basket, and he rarely makes mistakes.

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His shot attempts this season have averaged 4 feet, 9 inches from the basket, more than four feet closer to the rim than last season, when his average shot was from 8 feet, 10 inches away, according to Stats LLC.

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