NBA

NBA
THURSDAY'S SUMMARIES
ROCKETS 99, CAVALIERS 80
CLEVELAND (80)--L.James 7-22 4-7 19, Gooden 10-20 0-1 20, Ilgauskas 5-8 6-6 16, Snow 3-6 0-0 6, Newble 0-3 0-0 0, McInnis 1-6 1-1 3, Traylor 2-4 0-0 4, Harris 1-4 0-0 2, Varejao 0-3 1-2 1, Pavlovic 3-6 0-0 7, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Welsch 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 32-82 14-19 80.
HOUSTON (99)--McGrady 11-21 9-9 31, Weatherspoon 2-3 2-2 6, Yao 4-9 5-7 13, Sura 3-6 5-6 12, Wesley 4-13 0-0 11, Mutombo 0-2 0-2 0, Padgett 1-5 0-0 3, M.James 5-7 2-2 15, Barry 2-2 1-1 6, Bowen 0-0 0-0 0, Braggs 1-1 0-0 2, Baker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-69 24-29 99.
Cleveland28112219--80
Houston28202130--99
3-Point Goals--Cleveland 2-8 (Pavlovic 1-2, L.James 1-4, Newble 0-1, McInnis 0-1), Houston 9-23 (M.James 3-3, Wesley 3-10, Barry 1-1, Sura 1-2, Padgett 1-4, McGrady 0-3). Fouled Out--Ilgauskas. Rebounds--Cleveland 40 (Varejao 8), Houston 56 (Sura 10). Assists--Cleveland 26 (L.James 8), Houston 22 (Sura 6). Total Fouls--Cleveland 20, Houston 16. Technicals--Long, Houston Defensive Three Second 2. A--18,208.
GRIZZLIES 105, NETS 96
MEMPHIS (105)--Battier 1-2 3-4 5, Cardinal 4-13 0-0 9, Wright 8-8 4-7 20, Miller 2-7 2-2 8, Williams 8-9 1-1 20, Posey 2-6 6-6 12, Watson 4-7 1-1 10, Gasol 3-6 4-5 10, Wells 5-7 0-0 11, Swift 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-65 21-26 105.
NEW JERSEY (96)--Carter 8-20 5-7 22, Collins 2-4 1-2 5, Krstic 4-11 13-17 21, Vaughn 2-4 0-0 4, Kidd 3-12 4-4 12, Robinson 3-6 0-0 8, Buford 7-14 0-0 15, Best 1-3 2-2 5, Scalabrine 1-3 2-3 4, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-77 27-35 96.
Memphis26272131--105
New Jersey24311823--96
3-Point Goals--Memphis 10-21 (Williams 3-3, Posey 2-5, Miller 2-6, Wells 1-1, Watson 1-2, Cardinal 1-4), New Jersey 7-21 (Robinson 2-4, Kidd 2-6, Best 1-3, Carter 1-4, Buford 1-4). Fouled Out--Carter, Collins. Rebounds--Memphis 45 (Wright 10), New Jersey 42 (Kidd, Krstic 6). Assists--Memphis 23 (Cardinal 6), New Jersey 24 (Kidd 12). Total Fouls--Memphis 28, New Jersey 24. Technicals--Memphis Defensive Three Second, New Jersey Defensive Three Second. A--13,732.
BOBCATS 108, MAGIC 84
CHARLOTTE (108)--Wallace 9-14 4-8 22, Okafor 5-12 13-16 23, Brezec 10-14 0-0 20, Kapono 2-8 2-2 6, Knight 5-16 5-5 15, Ely 1-5 0-0 2, Hart 6-10 3-3 18, Carroll 0-4 0-0 0, Robinson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-86 27-34 108.
ORLANDO (94)--Hill 10-22 8-8 28, Howard 6-16 2-3 14, Cato 0-4 0-0 0, Stevenson 9-18 5-6 23, Nelson 6-14 4-6 18, Battie 1-6 0-0 2, Augmon 1-2 0-0 2, Garrity 1-5 0-0 3, Hunter 1-1 0-2 2, Jones 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-89 19-25 94.
Charlotte29242233--108
Orlando27242221--94
3-Point Goals--Charlotte 3-10 (Hart 3-5, Wallace 0-1, Kapono 0-2, Knight 0-2), Orlando 3-10 (Nelson 2-6, Garrity 1-4). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Charlotte 57 (Okafor 10), Orlando 56 (Howard 15). Assists--Charlotte 26 (Knight 15), Orlando 17 (Nelson 13). Total Fouls--Charlotte 21, Orlando 23. Technicals--Knight, Wallace, Orlando Defensive Three Second, Garrity, Cato. A--14,431.
WEDNESDAY'S LATE SUMMARIESMAVERICKS 109, WARRIORS 97
DALLAS (109)--Nowitzki 9-14 9-10 29, Howard 4-10 2-3 10, Bradley 2-4 0-0 4, Finley 2-11 2-2 6, Terry 5-10 13-13 23, Van Horn 8-11 6-6 24, Daniels 3-8 0-2 6, Harris 3-8 0-0 7, Henderson 0-1 0-0 0, D.Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Podkolzin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-77 32-36 109.
GOLDEN STATE (97)--Dunleavy 4-6 0-1 8, Richardson 5-17 0-1 11, Foyle 0-1 0-0 0, Fisher 2-8 10-13 14, Davis 7-20 7-8 22, Cabarkapa 4-9 4-4 12, Biedrins 3-3 0-0 6, Pietrus 8-13 6-7 22, White 1-8 0-0 2. Totals 34-85 27-34 97.
Dallas28292626--109
Golden State31231627--97
3-Point Goals--Dallas 5-15 (Van Horn 2-2, Nowitzki 2-4, Harris 1-3, Daniels 0-1, Terry 0-2, Finley 0-3), Golden State 2-23 (Richardson 1-6, Davis 1-9, Dunleavy 0-1, Fisher 0-1, Cabarkapa 0-1, White 0-2, Pietrus 0-3). Fouled Out--Howard, Davis. Rebounds--Dallas 55 (Nowitzki 10), Golden State 48 (Foyle 9). Assists--Dallas 20 (Terry 8), Golden State 20 (Davis 8). Total Fouls--Dallas 24, Golden State 27. Technicals--Dallas Defensive Three Second 2, Nowitzki, Howard, Van Horn, Dallas coach Johnson, Golden State Defensive Three Second 2, Golden State coach Montgomery, Richardson, Dunleavy 2, Davis. Ejected--Dunleavy. A--16,183.
CLIPPERS 116, BUCKS 108
MILWAUKEE (108)--Mason 3-11 8-11 14, Smith 1-3 4-6 6, Gadzuric 6-8 3-4 15, Redd 10-27 10-12 31, Goldwire 4-7 4-4 13, Pachulia 3-8 3-4 9, Fizer 0-2 0-0 0, Kukoc 6-9 1-2 16, Strickland 0-4 2-2 2, Booth 0-0 2-2 2, Gaines 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-79 37-47 108.
L.A. CLIPPERS (116)--Ross 5-9 0-0 10, Brand 11-16 2-5 24, Kaman 6-9 1-3 13, Maggette 10-15 10-12 34, Livingston 1-4 0-0 2, Jaric 3-9 0-0 6, Brunson 2-4 2-2 6, Rebraca 0-1 3-4 3, Simmons 7-10 0-0 16, Moore 0-0 2-3 2. Totals 45-77 20-29 116.
Milwaukee17322534--108
L.A. Clippers34322723--116
3-Point Goals--Milwaukee 5-12 (Kukoc 3-5, Redd 1-3, Goldwire 1-3, Strickland 0-1), L.A. Clippers 6-12 (Maggette 4-5, Simmons 2-3, Jaric 0-4). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Milwaukee 45 (Gadzuric 11), L.A. Clippers 52 (Brand, Kaman 10). Assists--Milwaukee 18 (Goldwire 5), L.A. Clippers 34 (Livingston 11). Total Fouls--Milwaukee 26, L.A. Clippers 33. Technicals--L.A. Defensive Three Second 2, Brunson. A--17,708.
WIZARDS 85, JAZZ 84
WASHINGTON (85)--Jeffries 1-4 3-3 5, K.Brown 2-5 7-9 11, Haywood 1-2 2-6 4, Arenas 10-23 6-7 29, Hughes 8-21 6-8 25, D.Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Thomas 2-6 2-4 6, Blake 1-2 0-0 3, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0, Profit 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 26-37 85.
UTAH (84)--Kirilenko 1-1 0-0 2, Okur 2-8 1-1 5, Handlogten 1-7 0-0 2, McLeod 5-10 2-2 13, Giricek 4-12 2-2 11, Humphries 1-4 2-4 4, Harpring 8-15 2-2 18, Borchardt 1-2 0-0 2, Bell 5-9 0-0 10, Snyder 4-7 0-0 9, Eisley 3-8 0-0 8. Totals 35-83 9-11 84.
Washington21252019--85
Utah16242618--84
3-Point Goals--Washington 7-14 (Arenas 3-6, Hughes 3-7, Blake 1-1), Utah 5-12 (Eisley 2-5, Giricek 1-2, Snyder 1-2, McLeod 1-2, Okur 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Washington 50 (Hughes 9), Utah 51 (Bell 10). Assists--Washington 13 (Arenas 6), Utah 24 (Harpring 6). Total Fouls--Washington 20, Utah 29. Technicals--Haywood, Utah Defensive Three Second, Handlogten. A--17,936.
NUGGETS 117, LAKERS 96
L.A. LAKERS (96)--C.Butler 10-18 1-2 22, Jones 3-7 2-4 9, Mihm 1-4 3-6 5, Bryant 5-13 8-8 18, Atkins 4-15 2-2 10, Brown 1-10 3-4 6, Grant 0-1 3-4 3, Medvedenko 2-6 0-0 4, Walton 2-4 0-0 4, George 3-5 0-0 8, Vujacic 3-3 0-0 7. Totals 34-86 22-30 96.
DENVER (117)--Russell 1-6 1-2 4, Anthony 5-10 5-8 16, Elson 1-3 0-0 2, D.Johnson 8-17 0-0 20, Miller 8-10 2-2 18, Nene 1-2 5-8 7, Boykins 5-11 8-9 21, Najera 6-11 0-0 12, Buckner 3-6 2-2 9, Person 4-11 0-0 8. Totals 42-87 23-31 117.
L.A. Lakers30192423--96
Denver27273231--117
3-Point Goals--L.A. Lakers 6-22 (George 2-4, Vujacic 1-1, Jones 1-2, C.Butler 1-3, Brown 1-5, Atkins 0-3, Bryant 0-4), Denver 10-26 (D.Johnson 4-9, Boykins 3-4, Anthony 1-1, Buckner 1-3, Russell 1-4, Person 0-5). Fouled Out--George. Rebounds--L.A. Lakers 61 (C.Butler, Jones 9), Denver 52 (Najera 7). Assists--L.A. Lakers 17 (Bryant, Walton, Atkins 4), Denver 25 (Miller 6). Total Fouls--L.A. Lakers 27, Denver 26. Technicals--L.A. Lakers Defensive Three Second, Grant, Jones, Nene. A--19,866.
LEADERS
Through Wednesday
Scoring
GFGFTPTSAVG
Iverson, Phil.61616545185830.5
Bryant, LAL53468455149428.2
Nowitzki, Dall.64557514170626.7
James, Clev.63610367165826.3
Stoudemire, Phoe.67640475175626.2
McGrady, Hou.64579350162825.4
Arenas, Wash.63512417159925.4
Wade, Mia.65526492155123.9
Allen, Sea.63503328149023.7
Carter, N.J.63530305145523.1
Redd, Mil.64541304147523.0
O'Neal, Mia.65575324147422.7
Garnett, Minn.69586374155222.5
Richardson, G.S.58509180130122.4
Maggette, LAC58374484127522.0
Pierce, Bos.68459458145621.4
Francis, Orl.65468422138921.4
Marbury, N.Y.66478362139621.2
Lewis, Sea.64495193134221.0
Duncan, S.A.62500291129420.9
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FG Percentage
FGFGAPCT
O'Neal, Mia.575969.593
Stoudemire, Phoe.6401140.561
Yao, Hou.444808.550
Haslem, Mia.296553.535
Curry, Chi.368692.532
Blount, Bos.283533.531
Miller, Sac.319609.524
Smith, Mil.276527.524
Boozer, Utah361693.521
McDyess, Det.247479.516
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Rebounds
GOFFDEFTOTAVG
Garnett, Minn.6920774995613.9
B. Wallace, Det.5922248670812.0
Duncan, S.A.6219551070511.4
Marion, Phoe.6619654574111.2
Okafor, Char.5822240062210.7
O'Neal, Mia.6522645367910.4
K. Thomas, N.Y.6412952765610.3
Odom, LAL6413451965310.2
Nowitzki, Dall.648156264310.0
Howard, Orl.6723643366910.0
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Assists
GASTAVG
Nash, Phoe.6169911.5
Knight, Char.514378.6
Marbury, N.Y.665368.1
Kidd, N.J.524107.9
Iverson, Phil.614717.7
James, Clev.634637.3
Francis, Orl.654506.9
Wade, Mia.654506.9
Alston, Tor.654366.7
Bibby, Sac.684566.7
COLLEGE WOMEN
NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT
SECOND ROUND
SUNDAY
Kentucky 91, Chattanooga 54
Monday, March 21
West Virginia 68, St. John's 63
Wake Forest 78, South Florida 63
Xavier 79, Indiana State 70
Texas A & amp;M 65, Texas A & amp;M-Corpus Christi 59
Southwest Missouri State 85, Gonzaga 66
Arkansas State 98, Arkansas 84
Iowa 71, Nebraska 67
QUARTERFINALS
THURSDAY,
Kentucky 67, Xavier 62
SW Missouri St. 62, Texas A & amp;M 60
Iowa 66, Arkansas State 52
West Virginia 65, Wake Forest 52
Semifinals
MONDAY
Kentucky (18-15) vs. West Virginia (20-12), TBA
Southwest Missouri State (23-8) vs. Iowa (23-9), TBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 31
Semifinal winners