National Basketball Association

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Saturday, April 22
Cleveland 97, Washington 86
San Antonio 122, Sacramento 88
Miami 111, Chicago 106
Los Angeles Clippers 89, Denver 87
Sunday, April 23
Indiana 90, New Jersey 88
Phoenix 107, Los Angeles Lakers 102
Detroit 92, Milwaukee 74
Dallas 103, Memphis 93
Monday, April 24
Miami 115, Chicago 108
Los Angeles Clippers 98, Denver 87
Tuesday, April 25
Washington 89, Cleveland 84
New Jersey 90, Indiana 75
San Antonio 128, Sacramento 119, OT
Wednesday, April 26
Detroit 109, Milwaukee 98
Dallas 94, Memphis 79
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix 93
Thursday, April 27
Indiana 107, New Jersey 95
Chicago 109, Miami 90
Denver 94, Los Angeles Clippers 87
Friday, April 28
Cleveland 97, Washington 96
Sacramento 94, San Antonio 93
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix 92
Saturday, April 29
New Jersey 97, Indiana 88
Dallas 94, Memphis 89, OT
Milwaukee 124, Detroit 104
Los Angeles Clippers 100, Denver 86
Sunday, April 30
Chicago 93, Miami 87
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix 98, OT
Washington 106, Cleveland 96
Sacramento 102, San Antonio 84
Monday, May 1
Dallas 102, Memphis 76, Dallas wins series 4-0
Detroit 109, Milwaukee 99
Los Angeles Clippers 101, Denver 83, Los Angeles wins series 4-1
Tuesday, May 2
New Jersey 92, Indiana 86
Miami 92, Chicago 78
San Antonio 109, Sacramento 98, San Antonio leads series 3-2
Phoenix 114, Los Angeles Lakers 97
Wednesday, May 3
Detroit 122, Milwaukee 93, Detroit wins series 4-1
Cleveland 121, Washington 120 OT
Thursday, May 4
New Jersey 96, Indiana 90, New Jersey wins series 4-2
Miami 113, Chicago 96, Miami wins series 4-2
Phoenix 126, Los Angeles Lakers 118, Series tied 3-3
Friday, May 5
Cleveland 114, Washington 113, OT, Cleveland wins series 4-2
San Antonio at Sacramento, late
Today
Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 7
Sacramento at San Antonio, TBA, if necessary
SECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Detroit vs. Cleveland
Sunday, May 7: Cleveland at Detroit, TBA
Tuesday, May 9: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 13: Detroit at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Monday, May 15: Detroit at Cleveland, TBA
Wednesday, May 17: Cleveland at Detroit, TBA, if necessary
Friday, May 19: Detroit at Cleveland, TBA, if necessary
Sunday, May 21: Cleveland at Detroit, 3:30 p.m., if necessary
Miami vs. New Jersey
Monday, May 8: New Jersey at Miami, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 9: New Jersey at Miami, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 12: Miami at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 14: Miami at New Jersey, TBA
Tuesday, May 16: New Jersey at Miami, 8 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, May 18: Miami at New Jersey, 8 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 21: New Jersey at Miami, TBA, if necessary
FRIDAY'S SUMMARY
CAVALIERS 114, WIZARDS 113
CLEVELAND (114) -- James 15-25 1-3 32, Gooden 0-1 2-2 2, Ilgauskas 2-4 2-2 6, Hughes 3-17 2-2 9, Snow 2-8 4-4 8, Varejao 2-2 2-3 6, Marshall 11-15 2-4 28, Murray 7-12 6-6 21, Jones 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-85 21-26 114.
WASHINGTON (113) -- Butler 5-18 8-8 18, Jamison 6-17 2-2 15, Haywood 7-8 3-5 17, Jeffries 0-3 3-4 3, Arenas 14-27 4-8 36, Daniels 8-15 4-4 22, Ruffin 0-0 0-2 0, E.Thomas 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-90 24-33 113.
Cleveland173127327--114
Washington242527316--113
3-Point Goals--Cleveland 7-19 (Marshall 4-7, Murray 1-1, Hughes 1-4, James 1-6, Snow 0-1), Washington 7-20 (Arenas 4-8, Daniels 2-4, Jamison 1-6, Butler 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Cleveland 52 (Varejao 10), Washington 53 (Butler 20). Assists--Cleveland 24 (Hughes 12), Washington 27 (Arenas 11). Total Fouls--Cleveland 30, Washington 22. Technicals--Washington coach Jordan, Arenas. Flagrant fouls--Gooden. A--20,173.
THURSDAY'S LATE SUMMARY
SUNS 126, LAKERS 118
PHOENIX (126) -- Jones 4-6 0-0 10, Marion 9-20 0-0 20, Diaw 9-14 1-2 19, Nash 9-14 13-13 32, Barbosa 7-9 6-7 22, T.Thomas 7-15 5-5 21, House 1-3 0-0 2, Grant 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 46-81 25-29 126.
L.A. LAKERS (118) -- Walton 5-11 0-0 10, Odom 8-14 5-8 22, Brown 8-9 1-1 17, Parker 0-5 2-2 2, Bryant 20-35 5-6 50, George 5-8 1-3 14, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Vujacic 1-3 0-0 2, Turiaf 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 47-85 15-22 118.
Phoenix3030281721--126
L.A. Lakers3720282013--118
3-Point Goals--Phoenix 9-20 (Jones 2-3, Barbosa 2-4, Marion 2-4, T.Thomas 2-5, Nash 1-3, House 0-1), L.A. Lakers 9-23 (Bryant 5-8, George 3-5, Odom 1-5, Walton 0-1, Parker 0-2, Vujacic 0-2). Fouled Out--Parker. Rebounds--Phoenix 37 (Marion 12), L.A. Lakers 47 (Odom 11). Assists--Phoenix 26 (Nash 13), L.A. Lakers 23 (Odom 9). Total Fouls--Phoenix 23, L.A. Lakers 30. A--18,997.
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