Win pulls Indiana within three games of Atlanta in East playoff race
Associated Press Apr 5, 08 12:10 AM CDT
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Mike Dunleavy had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Indiana kept its faint playoff hopes alive by edging the Milwaukee Bucks, 105-101, Friday night. Indiana pulled within three games of Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the victory. Troy Murphy scored 17 points and Danny Granger added 13 for Indiana.
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Detroit about to clinch No. 2 seed in East; NJ on verge of elimination
Associated Press Apr 5, 08 12:08 AM CDT
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Antonio McDyess scored 19 points, Rasheed Wallace added 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the New Jersey Nets, 106-87, tonight for their fourth straight victory. Both teams played without a key starter as Richard Hamilton (hip) sat out for Detroit, while Vince Carter (ankle) was sidelined for the Nets. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 15 points.
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Become the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff berth
Associated Press Apr 5, 08 12:04 AM CDT
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Chris Paul had 33 points and 15 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets became the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff berth by beating the New York Knicks 118-110 on Friday night. Jamal Crawford had 29 points for the Knicks, who have lost 17 of 19 but stayed competitive into the fourth quarter.
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Utah ends defending champs' eight-game winning streak
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 11:01 PM CDT
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Mehmet Okur had 17 points and 16 rebounds and Utah ended San Antonio's eight-game winning streak, beating the Spurs 90-64 tonight. The Jazz held the Spurs without a point for almost the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, writes AP, and dominated the Spurs the same way San Antonio controlled them in the Western Conference finals last spring.
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Win puts them within half game of final playoff spot in the West
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 10:55 PM CDT
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Andris Biedrins had 21 points and 17 rebounds, and Golden State climbed within a half-game of eighth place in the Western Conference with a 117-86 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. The Warriors, which snapped a two-game losing streak, had six players in double figures. Monta Ellis scored 19 points, while Kelenna Azubuike added 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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Richardson, Boykins key Charlotte's victory over playoff-bound Toronto
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 10:04 PM CDT
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Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Earl Boykins converted a three-point play after stealing the ball from T.J. Ford in the final minute of the Charlotte Bobcats' 105-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Chris Bosh had 23 points for the Raptors, who could have clinched a playoff berth with a victory, reports AP.
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Rockets' guard
scores 35 points
to help snap skid
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 8:29 AM CDT
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Tracy McGrady scored 26 of his 35 points in the second half, and the Houston Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 95-88 last night, the AP reports. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for Houston. The Rockets, once atop the Western Conference with a 22-game winning streak, are currently in fifth place with the Phoenix Suns.
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Sacramento enjoys their fourth win
in five games
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 1:22 AM CDT
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Kevin Martin hit four 3-pointers while scoring 26 points as the Sacramento Kings avoided a four-game sweep by the last-place Los Angeles Clippers with a 110-98 victory Thursday night. Francisco Garcia scored 17 points and Mikki Moore added 16 for the Kings, who took a 20-point lead in the third quarter of their fourth victory in five games.
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Ohio State tops Massachusetts, 92-85, after missing out on NCAA title last year
Associated Press Apr 3, 08 10:06 PM CDT
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A year removed from a loss in the national title game, Ohio State has a championship trophy to carry home. Never mind that it's from the NIT. Jamar Butler and his buddies couldn't care less. Butler had 19 points and eight assists in his final college game, leading the Buckeyes to a 92-85 win over Massachusetts on Thursday night.
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Cavs win, best in west tops least in east as Hornets beat Heat
Associated Press Apr 2, 08 11:48 PM CDT
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Agent Zero’s return to the Wizards’ lineup after missing 66 games was spoiled by Ramon Sessions, who hit a buzzer-beater to give the Bucks a 110-109 victory. Milwaukee never led by more than a point but executed a perfect inbounds play with 1.1 seconds to give them the victory. Arenas scored 17 points in just 20 minutes, reports the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the Association:
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Boston's 60th win a romp over Indiana, 92-77
Associated Press Apr 2, 08 11:42 PM CDT
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The Celtics' 60th win of the season was a 92-77 joyride against the Pacers, marking a 36-win improvement over the previous year—tying the 1996-97 Spurs for the best turnaround in league history. It was Boston's 41st win by at least 10 points, and it featured a typical 20-point, 11-rebound performance by Kevin Garnett.
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