2 seed Golden Bears in the regional finals for the first time in
program history.Nashville had outscored the Avalanche 39-17 while
winning the previous nine matchups.The Mavs 7-footer, who missed the
first 27 games of the season and has struggled to his lowest season
scoring average since his rookie campaign, finished by matching Paul
with a season-high 33 points and nine rebounds.Wall scores 47 in Wizards
victoryLos Angeles has lost three straight games, and the latest was
never even close.Luis Scola hit 10 of 13 from the field and scored 25
points, but Phoenix suffered its fifth straight loss - those opponents
have shot a combined 50."I told our guys, be grateful for the
opportunity to be part of this.
Capitals-Sabres PreviewBut Toney
Douglas scored five points, and Cousins added four and John Salmons
added four as the Kings ran out to a 64-50 halftime lead."As much as we
do want Danny back, our mindset is still to prepare to win in the
playoffs.That counts Leandro Barbosa, who was lost for the season to a
knee injury and was dealt to Washington in the Crawford deal."To win in
regulation was big, we recognized that on the bench," said Eberle.The
Denver Nuggets hadnt lost in more than a month, compiling a 15-game
winning streak that had tied a franchise record but had been relegated
to an NBA footnote by an even more impressive streak produced on the
other side of the country by the Miami Heat.They were 3-14 following the
break, with two of the victories coming at Charlotte.
Following
Los Angeles 113-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the
Lakers said Bryant had a bone spur in his left foot.Denver left him
unguarded again as he made another 3 the next time down the
court."Gasol, in his second game since returning from a foot injury,
played 22 minutes and had seven points and eight rebounds for the
Lakers, who were coming off consecutive losses to the Phoenix Suns and
Washington Wizards.
If I recognized it was him, hes more of a passer, so perhaps Insanity Workout
should have kept my feet a little longer."Obviously, theyre making
headlines and theyre really going for it," Islanders center John Tavares
said."Darren Collison made the final four free throws to keep the
Clippers at bay.Tobias Harris had 20 points for the Magic 18-53, who
lost their seventh consecutive game.Smith and Anthony combined for 61
points and the Knicks, playing without Tyson Chandler and Amare
Stoudemire, cruised to their fifth straight win, a 100-85 handling of
the Celtics, who were missing Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Courtney Lee
and others.
"Sacramento, led by Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA
player, is putting together its own group that hopes to buy the team
from the Maloof family.Notes: Beal has missed nine of 12 games since
injuring his ankle March 3.Vucevic sat out his third straight game while
dealing with a mild concussion, a big blow for Orlando since he
averaged a staggering 22.When we get out and run, no one can really run
with us.15 seed - a longshot at best to nearly everyone eyeballing their
NCAA tournament brackets.Cousins scored 17 in a row in the first half
and finished with a season-high 34 on 12-of-16 shooting Thursday in a
117-103 victory at Phoenix.7 points per game - but the team has clamped
down on that end during its season-high seven-game homestand, holding
opponents to an average of 92.
Center Roy Hibbert added 17 points,
13 rebounds and three blocks for Indiana, which was coming off a
disappointing loss to Chicago during the weekend.Everyone wants to be
the one to break the streak.The Hornets answered every Nuggets run, the
last of which closed the gap to 96-84 when Kenneth Faried hit a tough
bank shot and was fouled with 6:07 left."Its a good character win,"
coach Jack Capuano said.The Bulls are percentage points ahead of the
Atlanta Hawks for fifth place in the East and 2 1/2 games behind
Brooklyn for fourth, which carries home-court advantage for the first
round.4 percent from the field and hit 7 of 19 3-pointers.They chose not
to go back home to Georgia after trying to do the cross-country travel
in 2010 and seeing it fail miserably.Overall, Rivers said, "They played
the game with more force than us.
The Portland Trail Blazers are
running out of time to make up ground in the Western Conference playoff
race, and their remaining schedule features teams either currently in
postseason position or battling for it like themselves.Even Brian
Roberts couldnt believe the performance he delivered to help end Denvers
15-game winning streak.DeMarcus Cousins put his full array of skills on
display Thursday night.My jump shot was falling, and with them giving
me my jump shots, that helped the rest of my game.immediately hit
back-to-back 3-pointers, and New Orleans was up by double digits the
rest of the way.The Shockers will need another solid inside game from
Hall against No.Ten points in the first quarter, I knew I had it going,"
said Wall, whos averaged 21.The team puts a lot of emphasis on us to
score some goals and bring some offense but if thats the only thing we
think about we are not going to get there.
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