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
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
Friday, May 5
Cleveland 114, Washington 113, OT, Cleveland wins series 4-2
San Antonio 105, Sacramento 83, San Antonio wins series 4-2
Saturday, May 6
Phoenix 121, Los Angeles Lakers 90, Phoenix wins series 4-3
QUARTERFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Sunday, May 7
San Antonio 87, Dallas 85
Detroit 113, Cleveland 86
Monday, May 8
New Jersey 100, Miami 88
Phoenix 130, Los Angeles Clippers 123
Tuesday, May 9
Detroit 97, Cleveland 91
Dallas 113, San Antonio 91
Wednesday, May 10
Miami 111, New Jersey 89
Los Angeles Clippers 122, Phoenix 97
Friday, May 12
Miami 103, New Jersey 92
Phoenix 94, Los Angeles Clippers 91
Saturday, May 13
Cleveland 86, Detroit 77
Dallas 104, San Antonio 103
Sunday, May 14
Miami 102, New Jersey 92
Los Angeles Clippers 114, Phoenix 107
Monday, May 15
Cleveland 74, Detroit 72
Dallas 123, San Antonio 118, OT
Tuesday, May 16
Miami 106, New Jersey 105, Miami wins series 4-1
Phoenix 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118, 2OT
Wednesday, May 17
Cleveland 86, Detroit 84
San Antonio 98, Dallas 97, Dallas leads series 3-2
Thursday, May 18
Los Angeles Clippers 118, Phoenix 106, series tied 3-3
Friday, May 19
Detroit 84, Cleveland 82, series tied 3-3
San Antonio at Dallas, late
Sunday, May 21
Cleveland at Detroit, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 22
Dallas at San Antonio, 8 p.m., if necessary
Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix, 9 or 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY'S SUMMARY
PISTONS 84, CAVALIERS 82
DETROIT (84) -- Prince 6-12 3-4 15, R.Wallace 9-17 2-7 24, B.Wallace 1-4 2-6 4, Hamilton 8-16 0-0 17, Billups 3-8 8-9 15, Hunter 1-4 0-0 2, Delk 0-1 0-0 0, McDyess 3-6 1-2 7, Evans 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-68 16-28 84.
CLEVELAND (82) -- James 8-20 15-18 32, Gooden 6-11 1-2 13, Ilgauskas 8-11 0-0 16, Snow 1-3 0-0 2, Murray 2-10 0-0 4, Marshall 3-6 2-2 9, Varejao 2-3 2-2 6, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Newble 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-67 20-24 82.
Detroit20182521--84
Cleveland19182421--82
3-Point Goals--Detroit 6-14 (R.Wallace 4-8, Hamilton 1-1, Billups 1-4, Hunter 0-1), Cleveland 2-12 (Marshall 1-2, James 1-5, Murray 0-2, Jones 0-3). Fouled Out--Varejao. Rebounds--Detroit 41 (B.Wallace 10), Cleveland 49 (James 11). Assists--Detroit 17 (Billups, R.Wallace 4), Cleveland 17 (Snow 6). Total Fouls--Detroit 19, Cleveland 22. Technicals--Cleveland Defensive Three Second. A--20,652.
THURSDAY'S LATE SUMMARY
CLIPPERS 118, SUNS 106
PHOENIX (106) -- Marion 13-22 4-4 34, T.Thomas 1-6 0-0 3, Diaw 6-12 1-3 14, Bell 2-9 8-10 13, Nash 6-16 3-3 17, Barbosa 10-20 1-3 25, Jones 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-87 17-23 106.
L.A. CLIPPERS (118) -- Ross 9-14 0-0 18, Brand 14-21 2-3 30, Kaman 7-8 1-1 15, Mobley 3-8 3-4 9, Cassell 5-11 5-6 15, Livingston 2-7 0-0 4, Maggette 7-8 9-9 25, Radmanovic 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 48-78 20-23 118.
Phoenix32183125--106
L.A. Clippers31312630--118
3-Point Goals--Phoenix 13-31 (Marion 4-7, Barbosa 4-8, Nash 2-5, Diaw 1-1, T.Thomas 1-4, Bell 1-6), L.A. Clippers 2-5 (Maggette 2-3, Mobley 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Phoenix 32 (Diaw, Marion 9), L.A. Clippers 56 (Brand 12). Assists--Phoenix 26 (Nash 11), L.A. Clippers 28 (Cassell 8). Total Fouls--Phoenix 23, L.A. Clippers 22. A--19,985.
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