NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION



NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best of 7)
Saturday, April 21
New Jersey 96, Toronto 91
Chicago 96, Miami 91
Detroit 100, Orlando 92
Houston 84, Utah 75
Sunday, April 22
Cleveland 97, Washington 82, Cleveland leads series 1-0
Phoenix 95, L.A. Lakers 87, Phoenix leads series 1-0
Denver 95, San Antonio 89, Denver leads series 1-0
Golden State 97, Dallas 85, Golden State leads series 1-0
Monday
Detroit 98, Orlando 90, Detroit leads series 2-0
Houston 98, Utah 90, Houston leads series 2-0
Tuesday
Toronto 89, New Jersey 83, series tied 1-1
Chicago 107, Miami 89, Chicago leads series 2-0
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, late
Today
Denver at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday
Detroit at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday
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
TUESDAY'S SUMMARIES
RAPTORS 89, NETS 83
NEW JERSEY (83) -- Jefferson 4-16 4-4 13, Moore 3-4 2-3 8, Collins 2-2 2-2 6, Carter 8-24 2-4 19, Kidd 5-14 0-0 14, Boone 1-1 0-0 2, Nachbar 6-11 1-1 17, Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-76 11-14 83.
TORONTO (89) -- Graham 0-3 0-0 0, Bosh 10-20 5-6 25, Nesterovic 2-5 2-2 6, Parker 8-13 7-9 26, Ford 4-12 4-4 13, Peterson 2-5 0-0 6, Bargnani 0-4 3-4 3, Calderon 4-11 0-0 8, Dixon 1-1 0-0 2, Humphries 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-76 21-25 89.
New Jersey12242720--83
Toronto14192531--89
3-Point Goals--New Jersey 10-23 (Kidd 4-6, Nachbar 4-7, Jefferson 1-3, Carter 1-7), Toronto 6-15 (Parker 3-4, Peterson 2-3, Ford 1-3, Bargnani 0-2, Calderon 0-3). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--New Jersey 50 (Carter, Kidd 11), Toronto 47 (Bosh 13). Assists--New Jersey 18 (Kidd 7), Toronto 12 (Ford 6). Total Fouls--New Jersey 22, Toronto 17. A--20,239.
BULLS 107, HEAT 89
MIAMI (89) -- Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Haslem 3-5 0-0 6, O'Neal 6-14 5-5 17, Wade 9-19 3-6 21, Williams 1-7 1-2 4, Mourning 2-2 2-2 6, Posey 3-7 3-3 11, Kapono 5-8 0-0 11, Walker 4-8 2-2 11. Totals 34-73 16-20 89.
CHICAGO (107) -- Deng 11-19 4-4 26, Brown 4-6 2-2 10, Wallace 4-6 1-2 9, Gordon 11-19 0-0 27, Hinrich 6-12 0-0 14, Nocioni 3-7 1-1 10, Thomas 0-2 2-3 2, Sefolosha 4-5 0-0 9, Duhon 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-78 10-12 107.
Miami21311918--89
Chicago31243022--107
3-Point Goals--Miami 5-16 (Posey 2-6, Kapono 1-1, Walker 1-3, Williams 1-5, Jones 0-1), Chicago 11-17 (Gordon 5-8, Nocioni 3-4, Hinrich 2-2, Sefolosha 1-1, Duhon 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Miami 38 (O'Neal, Posey 8), Chicago 42 (Gordon 7). Assists--Miami 21 (Wade 7), Chicago 28 (Hinrich 8). Total Fouls--Miami 14, Chicago 19. Flagrant fouls--Brown. A--23,097.
MONDAY'S LATE SUMMARY
ROCKETS 98. JAZZ 90
UTAH (90) -- Kirilenko 0-3 0-0 0, Boozer 17-30 7-9 41, Okur 2-9 0-0 4, Fisher 4-8 1-1 9, Williams 6-13 2-2 15, Harpring 7-14 0-1 14, Collins 0-0 1-2 1, Giricek 2-6 0-0 4, Millsap 0-1 2-2 2, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 13-17 90.
HOUSTON (98) -- Battier 3-7 2-2 10, Hayes 5-5 2-2 12, Yao 9-24 9-9 27, McGrady 9-29 12-14 31, Alston 3-9 4-5 11, Head 0-3 1-2 1, Mutombo 0-0 2-2 2, Snyder 1-2 0-0 2, Howard 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 30-83 34-38 98.
Utah26152128--90
Houston17222831--98
3-Point Goals--Utah 1-9 (Williams 1-3, Giricek 0-1, Kirilenko 0-1, Okur 0-2, Fisher 0-2), Houston 4-24 (Battier 2-6, Alston 1-6, McGrady 1-8, Snyder 0-1, Head 0-3). Fouled Out--Giricek. Rebounds--Utah 51 (Boozer 12), Houston 56 (Hayes 12). Assists--Utah 26 (Williams 7), Houston 15 (Alston, McGrady 5). Total Fouls--Utah 29, Houston 15. Technical--Houston Defensive Three Second. A--18,206.
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