Saturday, April 21, 2007
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best of 7)
Saturday
New Jersey 96, Toronto 91, New Jersey leads series 1-0
Chicago 96, Miami 91, Chicago leads series 1-0
Detroit 100, Orlando 92, Detroit leads series 1-0
Utah at Houston, late
Today
Washington at Cleveland, 12:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 3 p.m.
Denver at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Monday
Orlando at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday
New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25
Denver at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 26
Detroit at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, April 27
Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
Detroit at Orlando, 3 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 5:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 8 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29
Chicago at Miami, 1 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 10 p.m.
Monday, April 30
Cleveland at Washington, TBD
Utah at Houston, TBD, if necessary
San Antonio at Denver, TBD
Tuesday, May 1
Orlando at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Golden State at Dallas, TBD, if necessary
Miami at Chicago, TBD, if necessary
New Jersey at Toronto, TBD, if necessary
Wednesday, May 2
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
Washington at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary
Denver at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 3
Dallas at Golden State, TBD, if necessary
Detroit at Orlando, TBD, if necessary
Houston at Utah, TBD, if necessary
Chicago at Miami, TBD, if necessary
Friday, May 4
Cleveland at Washington, TBD, if necessary
San Antonio at Denver, TBD, if necessary
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, TBD, if necessary
Toronto at New Jersey, TBD, if necessary
Saturday, May 5
Orlando at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Utah at Houston, TBD, if necessary
Golden State at Dallas, TBD, if necessary
Miami at Chicago, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 6
Denver at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary
Washington at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
New Jersey at Toronto, TBD, if necessary
SATURDAY'S SUMMARIES
NETS 96, RAPTORS 91
NEW JERSEY (96) -- Jefferson 11-21 4-5 28, Moore 3-8 3-4 9, Collins 3-3 0-2 6, Carter 5-19 5-8 16, Kidd 3-11 1-2 8, Nachbar 5-11 4-4 16, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Wright 3-6 0-0 6, Boone 1-1 1-1 3, Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-85 18-26 96.
TORONTO (91) -- Graham 2-5 0-0 4, Bosh 7-16 8-10 22, Nesterovic 1-5 0-0 2, Parker 5-12 2-4 16, Ford 8-13 5-6 21, Bargnani 1-4 1-2 3, Humphries 2-4 1-2 5, Peterson 0-2 0-0 0, Dixon 2-5 0-0 5, Calderon 5-14 1-1 13. Totals 33-80 18-25 91.
New Jersey23282718--96
Toronto22192426--91
3-Point Goals--New Jersey 6-22 (Jefferson 2-4, Nachbar 2-4, Carter 1-3, Kidd 1-8, Wright 0-1, Williams 0-2), Toronto 7-19 (Parker 4-7, Calderon 2-3, Dixon 1-3, Bosh 0-1, Ford 0-1, Peterson 0-2, Bargnani 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--New Jersey 62 (Kidd 10), Toronto 49 (Nesterovic 10). Assists--New Jersey 25 (Kidd 15), Toronto 19 (Calderon 8). Total Fouls--New Jersey 17, Toronto 20. Technicals--New Jersey Defensive Three Second. A--20,330.
PISTONS 100, MAGIC 92
ORLANDO (92) -- Turkoglu 8-13 0-1 17, Battie 4-6 0-2 8, Howard 5-8 3-11 13, G.Hill 4-8 6-8 14, Nelson 4-9 2-2 10, Dooling 3-7 2-3 9, Milicic 5-6 4-7 14, Arroyo 2-3 0-0 4, Ariza 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 36-62 18-36 92.
DETROIT (100) -- Prince 4-7 4-6 12, Wallace 6-12 1-2 16, Webber 5-7 2-3 12, Hamilton 9-19 4-6 22, Billups 5-13 11-12 22, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0, McDyess 2-6 1-2 5, Delfino 4-6 0-0 9, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Maxiell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-73 23-31 100.
Orlando16272425--92
Detroit28233019--100
3-Point Goals--Orlando 2-5 (Turkoglu 1-1, Dooling 1-2, Nelson 0-2), Detroit 5-14 (Wallace 3-5, Delfino 1-2, Billups 1-6, Hunter 0-1). Fouled Out--Nelson. Rebounds--Orlando 49 (Howard 19), Detroit 40 (McDyess 9). Assists--Orlando 18 (G.Hill 5), Detroit 29 (Billups 11). Total Fouls--Orlando 24, Detroit 25. Technical--Detroit Defensive Three Second. A--22,076.
BULLS 96, HEAT 91
MIAMI (91) -- Jones 0-4 2-2 2, Haslem 4-6 3-4 11, O'Neal 9-14 1-3 19, Wade 7-16 7-7 21, Williams 3-8 1-1 9, Walker 5-14 6-6 20, Mourning 0-1 0-2 0, Posey 2-3 0-0 5, Payton 0-3 0-0 0, Kapono 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 31-73 22-27 91.
CHICAGO (96) -- Deng 14-22 5-5 33, Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Wallace 2-6 0-2 4, Gordon 7-19 10-11 24, Hinrich 1-7 0-0 2, Nocioni 6-15 3-3 17, Duhon 0-2 3-4 3, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Sefolosha 3-6 2-2 9. Totals 35-82 23-27 96.
Miami28181629--91
Chicago27222324--96
3-Point Goals--Miami 7-20 (Walker 4-7, Williams 2-5, Posey 1-2, Wade 0-1, Payton 0-1, Jones 0-4), Chicago 3-17 (Nocioni 2-6, Sefolosha 1-2, Hinrich 0-4, Gordon 0-5). Fouled Out--O'Neal. Rebounds--Miami 42 (Haslem, O'Neal 6), Chicago 56 (Wallace 14). Assists--Miami 17 (O'Neal, Wade, Walker, Williams, Payton 3), Chicago 27 (Gordon 11). Total Fouls--Miami 31, Chicago 24. Technicals--Posey, Hinrich. A--22,183.
NBA DRAFT ORDER
June 28 at New York
TEAMRECORDLOTTERY
Memphis22-60250(chancesof1000)
Boston24-58199
Milwaukee28-54156
Atlanta-a30-52119
Seattle31-5188
Portland32-5053
Minnesota32-5053
Charlotte33-4919
New York-b33-4919
Sacramento33-4918
Indiana-c35-478
Philadelphia35-477
New Orleans39-436
LA Clippers40-425
Lottery held on May 22. The first three picks will be determined by the lottery and the remainder of the "lottery teams" will select in positions 4 through 14 in inverse order of their standings at the end of the regular season.
15. Detroit (from Orlando)
16. Washington
17. New Jersey
18. Golden State
19. LA Lakers
20. Miami
21. Philadelphia (from Denver)
22. Charlotte (from Toronto through Cleveland)
23. Chicago-d
24. Phoenix (from Cleveland through Boston)
25. Utah
26. Houston
27. Detroit 53-29
28. San Antonio
29. Phoenix
30. Philadelphia (from Dallas through Denver and Golden State)
a-Pick may be conveyed to Phoenix.
b-Pick may be conveyed to Chicago.
c-Pick may be conveyed to Atlanta.
d-Pick may be conveyed to New York.
NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, April 17: Sioux Falls 128, Fort Worth 105
Wednesday, April 18: Colorado 130, Albuquerque 100
SEMIFINALS
Friday, April 20: Colorado 94, Idaho 91, OT
Saturday, April 21: Sioux Falls at Dakota, late
CHAMPIONSHIP
TBA
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