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
Phoenix 95, L.A. Lakers 87
Denver 95, San Antonio 89
Golden State 97, Dallas 85
Monday, April 23
Detroit 98, Orlando 90
Houston 98, Utah 90
Tuesday, April 24
Toronto 89, New Jersey 83
Chicago 107, Miami 89
Phoenix 126, L.A. Lakers 98
Wednesday, April 25
San Antonio 97, Denver 88
Cleveland 109, Washington 102
Dallas 112, Golden State 99
Thursday, April 26
Detroit 93, Orlando 77
Utah 81, Houston 67
L.A. Lakers 95, Phoenix 89
Friday
New Jersey 102, Toronto 89
Chicago 104, Miami 96
Golden State 109, Dallas 91, Golden State leads series 2-1
Saturday
Detroit 97, Orlando 93, Detroit wins series 4-0
Cleveland 98, Washington 92, Cleveland leads series 3-0
San Antonio 96, Denver 91, San Antonio leads series 2-1
Utah 98, Houston 85, series tied 2-2
Sunday
Chicago 92, Miami 79, Chicago wins series 4-0
Phoenix 113, L.A. Lakers 100, Phoenix leads series 3-1
New Jersey 102, Toronto 81, New Jersey leads series 3-1
Dallas at Golden State, late
Today
Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday
New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m., if necessary
Denver at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 3
Dallas at Golden State, TBD, if necessary
Houston at Utah, TBD
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
Utah at Houston, TBD, if necessary
Golden State at Dallas, 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
SUNDAY'S SUMMARIES
BULLS 92, HEAT 79
CHICAGO (92) -- Deng 10-18 2-3 22, Brown 4-10 0-1 8, Wallace 3-6 7-8 13, Gordon 6-16 9-10 24, Hinrich 2-12 0-0 6, Nocioni 4-14 1-2 11, Duhon 2-4 0-0 6, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Sefolosha 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-84 19-24 92.
MIAMI (79) -- Posey 1-8 2-2 5, Haslem 4-9 0-0 8, O'Neal 8-14 0-7 16, Wade 8-22 8-9 24, Williams 2-6 0-0 5, Payton 0-0 0-0 0, Mourning 6-6 2-7 14, Walker 1-4 1-2 4, Kapono 1-3 0-0 3, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Doleac 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-72 13-27 79.
Chicago23212424--92
Miami28201615--79
3-Point Goals--Chicago 9-21 (Gordon 3-7, Duhon 2-3, Nocioni 2-5, Hinrich 2-6), Miami 4-17 (Kapono 1-2, Williams 1-3, Walker 1-4, Posey 1-6, Wade 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Chicago 52 (Deng 12), Miami 60 (Posey 18). Assists--Chicago 18 (Gordon, Hinrich 4), Miami 18 (Wade 10). Total Fouls--Chicago 22, Miami 27. A--20,283.
SUNS 113, LAKERS 100
PHOENIX (113) -- Ja.Jones 4-5 0-0 11, Marion 10-15 2-6 22, Stoudemire 10-20 7-10 27, Bell 2-6 2-2 7, Nash 6-15 4-4 17, Diaw 4-10 1-1 9, Barbosa 3-12 8-8 16, Thomas 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 41-86 24-31 113.
L.A. LAKERS (100) -- Walton 4-11 0-0 10, Odom 8-19 2-6 19, Brown 4-6 1-1 9, Bryant 12-25 6-6 31, Farmar 0-3 0-0 0, Evans 4-8 0-0 11, Bynum 0-1 0-0 0, Parker 2-5 4-4 9, Cook 1-3 0-0 2, Williams 3-6 0-0 7, Turiaf 0-0 0-0 0, Vujacic 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-88 13-17 100.
Phoenix33252728--113
L.A. Lakers28232029--100
3-Point Goals--Phoenix 7-23 (Ju.Jones 3-4, Barbosa 2-9, Nash 1-2, Bell 1-3, Diaw 0-2, Marion 0-3), L.A. Lakers 9-27 (Evans 3-4, Walton 2-5, Parker 1-3, Williams 1-3, Bryant 1-5, Odom 1-5, Cook 0-1, Farmar 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Phoenix 52 (Stoudemire 21), L.A. Lakers 53 (Odom 13). Assists--Phoenix 34 (Nash 23), L.A. Lakers 21 (Bryant 9). Total Fouls--Phoenix 20, L.A. Lakers 25. A--18,997.
NETS 102, RAPTORS 81
TORONTO (81) -- Bargnani 5-8 4-4 16, Bosh 5-12 3-3 13, Nesterovic 1-1 0-0 2, Parker 1-6 3-4 5, Ford 6-16 0-0 13, Peterson 1-2 0-0 2, Dixon 4-9 0-0 8, Calderon 2-6 2-2 6, Humphries 1-2 2-6 4, Graham 2-4 2-3 6, Jackson 0-0 4-4 4, Martin 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 28-67 22-28 81.
NEW JERSEY (102) -- Jefferson 8-15 6-6 23, Moore 3-7 0-0 6, Collins 1-2 0-0 2, Carter 9-15 4-9 27, Kidd 6-10 0-0 17, Nachbar 4-8 0-0 11, Wright 2-6 2-2 6, Williams 2-8 1-1 5, Boone 0-3 3-4 3, Adams 1-1 0-0 2, B.Robinson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 16-22 102.
Toronto15221925--81
New Jersey32243016--102
3-Point Goals--Toronto 3-13 (Bargnani 2-4, Ford 1-2, Bosh 0-1, Calderon 0-1, Graham 0-1, Martin 0-1, Dixon 0-1, Parker 0-2), New Jersey 14-27 (Kidd 5-6, Carter 5-8, Nachbar 3-4, Jefferson 1-5, Wright 0-1, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Toronto 45 (Bosh 10), New Jersey 46 (Kidd 8). Assists--Toronto 19 (Ford 5), New Jersey 29 (Kidd 13). Total Fouls--Toronto 24, New Jersey 25. A--20,032.
SATURDAY'S LATE SUMMARIES
SPURS 96, NUGGETS 91
SAN ANTONIO (96) -- Bowen 1-6 0-0 2, Duncan 9-21 2-2 20, Elson 2-4 0-0 4, Finley 5-11 1-1 16, Parker 10-23 0-0 21, Horry 4-8 0-0 10, Ginobili 4-9 10-11 19, Oberto 2-4 0-0 4, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0, Barry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-86 13-14 96.
DENVER (91) -- Anthony 10-21 6-11 28, Nene 7-11 4-4 18, Camby 2-7 2-2 6, Iverson 7-20 6-9 20, Blake 3-6 0-0 7, Najera 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 4-10 4-4 12, Kleiza 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-77 22-30 91.
San Antonio22213221--96
Denver25152724--91
3-Point Goals--San Antonio 9-21 (Finley 5-7, Horry 2-5, Parker 1-2, Ginobili 1-4, Bowen 0-3), Denver 3-12 (Anthony 2-3, Blake 1-3, Smith 0-3, Iverson 0-3). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--San Antonio 46 (Duncan 13), Denver 56 (Anthony 12). Assists--San Antonio 23 (Parker 6), Denver 19 (Blake 7). Total Fouls--San Antonio 20, Denver 16. Technicals--San Antonio Defensive Three Second 2, Denver Defensive Three Second, Denver coach Karl. Flagrant foul--Smith. A--19,951.
JAZZ 98, ROCKETS 85
HOUSTON (85) -- Battier 4-8 0-0 10, Hayes 2-3 0-1 4, Yao 8-15 4-4 20, McGrady 6-18 5-6 18, Alston 5-14 0-0 12, Mutombo 1-1 0-0 2, Lucas 0-1 0-0 0, Head 3-7 1-2 8, Howard 2-7 1-3 5, Spanoulis 1-2 2-2 4, Tsakalidis 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 32-76 15-20 85.
UTAH (98) -- Kirilenko 0-1 3-4 3, Boozer 7-16 1-2 15, Okur 7-13 1-2 16, Fisher 1-6 4-5 6, Williams 10-14 5-5 25, Collins 0-2 3-4 3, Giricek 3-6 2-2 9, Harpring 5-10 7-9 17, Millsap 2-6 0-0 4, Brewer 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Araujo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-76 26-33 98.
Houston21241723--85
Utah19313315--98
3-Point Goals--Houston 6-20 (Battier 2-5, Alston 2-7, Head 1-3, McGrady 1-3, Hayes 0-1, Lucas 0-1), Utah 2-8 (Giricek 1-2, Okur 1-6). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Houston 49 (Alston, Yao 9), Utah 48 (Boozer 10). Assists--Houston 19 (Alston 6), Utah 22 (Williams 7). Total Fouls--Houston 26, Utah 25. Technicals--Houston Defensive Three Second. A--19,911.
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