NBA PLAYOFFS



NBA PLAYOFFS
First round
(Best of 7)
Wednesday, April 30
Sacramento 111, Utah 91, Sacramento wins series 4-1
Thursday, May 1
Boston 110, Indiana 90, Boston wins 4-2
New Jersey 113, Milwaukee 101, NJ wins 4-2
San Antonio 87, Phoenix 85, San Antonio wins series 4-2
L.A. Lakers 101, Minnesota 85, LA wins 4-2
Today, May 2
Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m. (Orlando leads series 3-2)
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m. (Philadelphia leads series 3-2)
Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m. (Dallas leads series 3-2)
THURSDAY'S SUMMARIES
CELTICS 110, PACERS 90
INDIANA (90) -- O'Neal 6-15 13-16 25, Artest 6-18 4-6 20, B.Miller 0-4 2-2 2, Tinsley 1-4 0-0 2, R.Miller 2-8 3-4 8, Foster 2-3 0-0 4, Mercer 0-5 0-0 0, Harrington 1-8 3-4 5, Hardaway 0-2 0-0 0, Bender 4-8 1-2 12, Strickland 3-10 5-6 12. Totals 25-85 31-40 90.
BOSTON (110) -- McCarty 4-6 2-2 13, Walker 9-19 1-2 21, Battie 2-3 1-2 5, Delk 5-10 2-2 15, Pierce 11-21 3-5 27, Blount 2-3 3-4 7, Williams 3-9 4-6 10, Bremer 4-11 2-3 12, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Long 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 18-26 110.
Indiana15192432--90
Boston33172931--110
3-Point Goals--Indiana 9-31 (Artest 4-10, Bender 3-5, Strickland 1-5, R.Miller 1-6, Harrington 0-1, O'Neal 0-1, Tinsley 0-1, Hardaway 0-2), Boston 12-25 (McCarty 3-4, Delk 3-6, Pierce 2-4, Bremer 2-4, Walker 2-6, Williams 0-1). Fouled out--Artest, Williams. Rebounds--Indiana 69 (O'Neal 19), Boston 51 (Pierce, Williams 8). Assists--Indiana 10 (Strickland 5), Boston 17 (Walker 5). Total fouls--Indiana 25, Boston 31. Technicals--Indiana Defensive Three Second, O'Neal 2, Blount. Ejected--O'Neal, Blount. A--18,624.
NETS 113, BUCKS 101
NEW JERSEY (113) -- Jefferson 8-11 0-0 16, Martin 12-21 5-8 29, Collins 1-4 4-4 6, Kidd 5-11 11-14 22, Kittles 4-12 2-2 12, Rogers 3-7 0-1 8, Williams 5-7 2-2 12, Harris 2-8 3-4 8, A.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Scalabrine 0-0 0-0 0, Slay 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-81 27-35 113.
MILWAUKEE (101) -- D.Mason 7-13 1-3 15, Thomas 3-7 5-5 13, E.Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Cassell 2-4 1-2 5, Payton 10-19 4-5 24, Kukoc 7-14 0-0 16, Redd 7-11 6-7 20, A.Mason 1-3 2-2 4, Haislip 0-0 2-4 2. Totals 38-72 21-28 101.
New Jersey30263225--113
Milwaukee18262631--101
3-Pointers--NJ 6-16 (Rogers 2-3, Kittles 2-5, Harris 1-3, Kidd 1-5), Milwaukee 4-9 (Thomas 2-2, Kukoc 2-4, Cassell 0-1, Payton 0-1, D.Mason 0-1). Fouled out--Thomas. Rebounds--New Jersey 55 (Kidd 11), Milw. 35 (Thomas 6). Assists--NJ 25 (Kidd 11), Milwaukee 22 (Payton 8). Fouls--NJ 28, Milwaukee 27. Technicals--E.Johnson, Cassell. A--18,717.
SPURS 87, SUNS 85
SAN ANTONIO (87)--Bowen 0-3 0-0 0, Duncan 4-12 7-11 15, Robinson 2-5 2-6 6, Parker 7-15 3-4 17, Jackson 6-14 4-7 21, Rose 3-7 1-2 7, Ginobili 4-10 0-0 12, Smith 1-7 1-1 3, Claxton 2-3 2-4 6, Ferry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-76 20-35 87.
PHOENIX (85)--Marion 9-21 2-3 24, Stoudemire 8-14 2-3 18, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Marbury 5-19 6-6 18, Hardaway 4-13 0-0 10, Outlaw 0-1 0-0 0, Voskuhl 0-1 2-2 2, J.Johnson 5-13 1-2 11, Jacobsen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-88 13-16 85.
San Antonio25162323--87
Phoenix21221824--85
3-Point Goals--San Antonio 9-24 (Jackson 5-9, Ginobili 4-7, Smith 0-2, Bowen 0-3, Parker 0-3), Phoenix 8-22 (Marion 4-8, Hardaway 2-4, Marbury 2-5, Jacobsen 0-1, J.Johnson 0-4). Fouled out--Marbury. Rebounds--San Antonio 60 (Duncan 20), Phoenix 61 (Marion 15). Assists--San Antonio 24 (Duncan 10), Phoenix 16 (Hardaway 5). Total fouls--San Antonio 21, Phoenix 27. Technicals--Phoenix Defensive Three Second 2. A--18,913.
LAKERS 101, TIMBERWOLVES 85
MINNESOTA (85)--Szczerbiak 4-8 6-7 14, Garnett 9-21 0-2 18, Nesterovic 4-9 0-0 8, Peeler 1-6 0-0 2, Hudson 7-17 2-2 18, Gill 4-9 2-4 10, M.Jackson 1-5 2-3 4, Smith 1-3 6-6 8, Strickland 1-1 0-0 2, Wilks 0-0 0-0 0, Trent 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 32-80 19-26 85.
L.A. LAKERS (101)--George 5-12 2-2 12, Horry 5-12 1-2 11, O'Neal 10-18 4-9 24, Bryant 14-26 1-2 31, Fisher 7-14 0-0 16, Madsen 0-2 0-2 0, Shaw 1-2 0-0 2, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Medvedenko 1-2 0-0 2, Rush 1-2 0-0 2, Pargo 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 44-91 9-19 101.
Minnesota30132022--85
L.A. Lakers25222232--101
3-Pointers--Minnesota 2-12 (Hudson 2-7, Garnett 0-1, Gill 0-1, Peeler 0-3), L.A. 4-20 (Fisher 2-4, Bryant 2-7, Madsen 0-1, Rush 0-1, George 0-2, Horry 0-5). Rebs.--Minn. 51 (Garnett 12), L.A. 61 (O'Neal 17). Assists--Minn. 19 (Garnett, Szczerbiak 5), L.A. 34 (O'Neal 9). Fouls--Minn. 21, L.A. 24. A--18,997.