Sunday, April 6, 2003
76ers 108, Bulls 101
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson had 24 points and a season-high 12 assists, and Kenny Thomas added 16 points and 14 rebounds for Philadelphia. Jay Williams scored 23 points and Donyell Marshall had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago, which has lost four in a row.
Celtics 90, Heat 62
BOSTON -- Paul Pierce scored 28 points as Boston held Miami to its lowest-scoring game of the season. The Heat, the NBA's second-lowest scoring team, had fewer than 70 points for the eighth time this season.
Raptors 89, Pistons 78
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Vince Carter scored 18 points and Jerome Williams had 11 points and 16 rebounds as Toronto ended a seven-game road losing streak. Michael Bradley and Voshon Lenard had 16 points each for Toronto, which entered 0-14 in the second half of back-to-back games. Detroit got 16 points each from Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton. Ben Wallace added 13 points and 17 rebounds.
Timberwolves 91, SuperSonics 86
MINNEAPOLIS -- Troy Hudson scored 31 points and Kevin Garnett added 20. Hudson fell three points short of his career high of 34. The Wolves, who snapped a three-game losing streak, also played tight defense on Ray Allen, holding the SuperSonics' guard to a quiet 19 points.
Kings 105, Wizards 99
WASHINGTON -- Chris Webber torched his old team again for 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists as Sacramento took control in the second quarter and reduced its magic number to one to clinch the Pacific Division. Jerry Stackhouse scored 27 points for Washington. Michael Jordan, playing almost nonstop in his bid to get to the playoffs one last time, scored 17 points and played 33 of the game's first 34 minutes and 42 minutes total.
Bucks 106, Rockets 99
MILWAUKEE-- Sam Cassell scored 20 points as the Bucks erased a 13-point deficit. Gary Payton and Toni Kukoc each scored 18 points for Milwaukee, which scored 20 points on 22 Houston turnovers. Yao Ming had 15 points and six rebounds in 33 minutes for Houston.
Spurs 105, Grizzlies 87
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tim Duncan scored 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, leading an inside dominance by San Antonio. Duncan connected on 13 of 16 shots from the field as the Spurs won their seventh straight game. Memphis has lost seven of its last eight. Lorenzen Wright led Memphis with 24 points.
Hornets 106, Nets 97
NEW ORLEANS -- The Hornets clinched their fourth straight playoff spot. Jamal Mashburn scored 24 points, Baron Davis and George Lynch each added 19. Davis, who returned to the lineup March 11 after missing 20 games following surgery on his left knee, twisted the knee and left the game late in the third quarter. Jamaal Magloire scored 17 for the Hornets and grabbed 16 rebounds. Richard Jefferson led the Nets with 24 points, Kerry Kittles added 19, Jason Kidd had 17 points and 13 assists.
Knicks 83, Nuggets 75
DENVER -- Allan Houston had 27 points and Latrell Sprewell added 16. The Knicks were 9-for-14 in the fourth period after shooting just 35 percent the first three quarters. Juwan Howard led the Nuggets with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
-- Associated Press