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NBA Playoffs 2010: How The Aging Celtics and Spurs Can Still Win
by Jon Star

5)The Playoff Road

"Unlike the Spurs, who sit as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference, the Celtics sit in the No. 4 spot, and possess home court advantage at least for the first round.

The Celtics may be staring down the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, but having that home court advantage in the opening series against Miami could be the catalyst the Celtics need."

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NBA Playoffs 2010: How The Aging Celtics and Spurs Can Still Win
by Jon Star


6)Spurs Defense Strong

"The Spurs may still have their offensive hiccups and inconsistencies, but what the four-time champions still do as well as anyone, is play defense.

The Spurs allowed only 96.3 points per game this season, second-best of any Western Conference playoff team.

Add in Parker, who will find his rhythm in the first round after missing so much time due to injury, and the Spurs have the means to limit almost anyone they could see on the road to the Finals."

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NBA Playoffs 2010: How The Aging Celtics and Spurs Can Still Win
by Jon Star
....dude you stopped @ #6!!! Where 's the other 4our??

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Jason Kidd passes on playoff advice to Roddy Beaubois.
Posted at 1:30 PM on Thu., Apr. 15, 2010 |Todd Archer/Reporter


"Roddy Beaubois played only 7 minutes, 22 seconds Wednesday against San Antonio, but the rookie guard figures to play a larger role in the first round of the upcoming playoffs.

"I cannot wait because it's my first one," Beaubois said. "I'm really, really excited."

Beaubois' teammates have advised the rookie on what to expect: more intense, more physical, faster, harder. He watched some playoff games last year but admits he wasn't into that much. Jason Kidd wasn't a rookie when he played in his first playoff game. It was his third season and first in Phoenix after the trade from Dallas.

On April 25, 1997, Phoenix, which started out 0-16, beat Seattle in Game 1. Rex Chapman scored 42 points.

"We went to Game 5," Kidd said of the Suns' run. "I couldn't ask for a better situation for understanding big games and also playoff situations."

And Kidd has passed on some advice to Beaubois to help the rookie.

"You can tell them what to expect but everybody is different," Kidd said, "but the biggest thing I tell him is each possession counts for something. In the regular season you might be able to get away with a turnover here or there or a blown coverage. Here the little things are important, that's what I would tell him. And enjoy it, have fun because not a lot of people have to that opportunity to participate in the playoffs."

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History, hostility make Mavericks-Spurs rivalry an appealing matchup.

01:25 AM CDT on Friday, April 16, 2010
Column by TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News | tarcher@dallasnews.com


"Eighty-two games down, who knows how many more to go for the Mavericks.

With Wednesday’s win against San Antonio, the Mavericks wrapped up the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. They finished with 55 wins, marking the fifth time they have had at least that many. They enter the playoffs against the Spurs with a five-game winning streak.

And none of it matters. Well, it will matter only if there is a Game 7, but that’s about it.

“It’s the now, the present and the future, so this is an exciting time,” Jason Kidd said. “Again we’re a veteran ballclub so I think for everybody to get out of this game healthy is key. Now we have to focus on what we have to do and that’s try to win 16 games. But we first have to win one at a time.”

Yes, before the City of Dallas releases its plan for a championship parade like it did a couple of years ago when the Mavericks were thoroughly beating Miami only to see the Heat return to American Airlines Center and leave with an NBA title in six games, enjoy this series with San Antonio.

It might not be the NBA’s sexiest matchup. It likely won’t get big-time television play because it’s not about Kobe or LeBron. But it as good as an in-state rivalry can be. It has a history. It has Mark Cuban ripping the Riverwalk. It has Jason Terry throwing a punch in the nether region. It has Hall of Famers, like Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki on one side and Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobli and Tony Parker on the other. It has two towns that seem to agree on their love of the Cowboys but not much else.

"It should be a great national rivalry because every game with the Spurs - even the preseason games - people take personally,” Cuban said. “So yeah, it's important. It's a huge rivalry. It'll be played like a finals game not just a playoff game because bragging rights are important in the state of Texas. If you lose a series, you hear about it all the time. I'm sure the Spurs are sick of hearing about it when we win."

The Mavericks have won the last two playoff series between these teams. This will be the fourth time in the last eight years they will have met in the postseason. Duncan, Ginobli, Parker and Nowitzki have been the constants on the court. Gregg Popovich has been the constant off it. Rick Carlisle is one of three coaches in this series with Avery Johnson and Don Nelson.

“It’s why you play, it’s why you coach,” Carlisle said. “There’s a lot going on. There’s a lot of attention to it, but the level of competition brings out the best in everybody and you want to be a part of that.”

The regular season is about positioning. The Mavericks have put themselves in position to be in position. At the beginning of the season the Western Conference was viewed as the Lakers and everybody else. Lately, not so much in part because of injuries to Andrew Bynum as well as inconsistent play. But then the rest of the contenders have health issues too: Portland’s Brandon Roy, Utah’s Carlos Boozer, Denver’s George Karl and Kenyon Martin.

The Mavericks are at their healthiest.

“I think the West is wide open,” Nowitzki said. “There’s a lot of great team out there. The Lakers, if they’re healthy with Bynum and everybody, I think they’re still the favorites, but everybody else is bunched up on the same level. Anything is possible.”

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In wild west, Mavs know they could go the distance -- or go home early.

01:25 AM CDT on Friday, April 16, 2010
By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News
esefko@dallasnews.com

"Mark Cuban needed only a microsecond to answer the question.

Of the eight playoff teams in the Western Conference, he was asked, how many could be playing in June or have their season finished before April is done?

"Eight," he said.

From the Lakers down to the Thunder and all points in between, the West figures to be wilder than ever when the NBA playoffs open Saturday.

The Mavericks are right there with everybody, optimistic about their chances to beat San Antonio – the best-of-seven starts at 7 p.m. Sunday at American Airlines Center – and go deep in the playoffs.

They also know any hiccup could doom them to an early exit.

"I totally agree," Dirk Nowitzki said recently when analyzing the playoffs. "We can beat anybody. But if we're not consistent, and we don't get stops, we could be a first-round exit."

That's not a statement made out of lack of commitment or faith in his team. Nowitzki is as confident as he's ever been about this bunch. He sees real opportunity, even if the reality of the situation is that everybody's vulnerable in the West.

"That doesn't change the fact that we're the most dominant team, the most talented team, I've ever been on," he said. "But you can say that the whole Western Conference is better, too. There's really not a matchup you want to see. That's the nature of the West. You just got to beat whoever you face."

After all the infighting in the West, the playoff bracket is full of intriguing matchups. The top-seeded Lakers, with Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum and Jordan Farmar fighting injuries, must face the young, athletic Oklahoma City Thunder, who haven't had a significant injury all season.

The second-seeded Mavericks and Spurs will be seeing each other for the third time in five postseasons. The Mavericks won the last two, which means absolutely nothing this time around.

Phoenix's win at Utah on Wednesday gave the Suns the third seed, and they are one of the league's hottest teams but must face Portland, which is dangerous even without All-Star Brandon Roy, who will undergo knee surgery today.

And in 4 vs. 5, Denver will play without coach George Karl and with a gimpy Kenyon Martin against Utah, which roared down the stretch until losing at home to the Suns to give up the No. 3 seed.

The standings ebbed and flowed wildly right to the end and the Mavericks know as well as anybody how fleeting a hot streak like their five-game run going into the playoffs can be.

"You learn that quick," Nowitzki said. "Sometimes, times are great when you win 13 in a row. But times are never as good as they seem. And then you go through a phase when you lose two or three in a row and you're like, 'How the hell did we ever win 13 in a row, and now we can't get a stop and can't make a shot?'

"You go through ups and downs. All teams do."

While the Eastern Conference may be just as tough or tougher at the top with Cleveland and Orlando, there is no denying the West is stronger top to bottom. All eight playoff teams won at least 50 games, something that has happened only once, in the 2007-08 season.

Portland coach Nate McMillan believes there's a reason why it's taken 50 wins to make the West playoffs in two of the last three seasons.

"The West has just gotten better over the last 10 years, with free agents coming to the West and some of these teams have been able to stack their rosters," McMillan said. "San Antonio and Dallas and teams like that, and the Lakers, they're always there. Now, through the draft and some trades, teams like ourselves and Oklahoma City are much better clubs, very capable."

Which is why the battles over the next six weeks in the Western Conference will be so riveting."


Staff Writer Eddie Sefko handicaps the Western Conference playoffs.

Team Odds Comment
1.Lakers....5/2 Spit the bit since quarter pole (11-9), but still horse to beat
2.Suns......3/1 Once lapped by field, now are everybody's darkhorse
3.Mavericks 4/1 Ultra-dangerous with carrot dangling in front of nose
4.Spurs.....4/1 Does sly jockey Popovich know how to ride, or what?
5.Jazz......6/1 Blew No. 3 seed, but have a stud in Deron Williams
6.Thunder..12/1 If young colt conquers nerves at the gate, watch out
7.Nuggets..15/1 Sadly, without jockey as George Karl battles cancer
8.Blazers..18/1 Stuck on muddy track without leader, Brandon Roy

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Jalen Rose: Mavericks have too much talent to lose to the Spurs.

11:31 PM CDT on Thursday, April 15, 2010

"Former NBA player Jalen Rose sat down with ESPN radio and discussed the upcoming playoff series between the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs. Here are some highlights:

How do you see this series between the Mavericks and Spurs playing out?

I think this is a great look for the Dallas Mavericks. I think this is a really good opportunity for them to eliminate the San Antonio Spurs in the first round for the second straight year. We know about the championship-pedigree that they have; Tony Parker coming back from an injury, Manu Ginobili has been lights out the second half of the season, Tim Duncan’s numbers, 18 [points] and 10 [rebounds] are still there, but obviously, he’s not the player and doesn’t have the effect on the game that he had in the past. DeJuan Blair has been a positive fight as a second round pick; he had 20, 20 last night but he is a rookie playing in his first playoff. He doesn’t have the necessary size and versatility to combat what he’s going to have to deal with Dirk Nowitzki.

I think the trade for the Mavs was great and at a perfect time. Of course, Carlisle has done a good job of making sure he uses Caron Butler and getting him involved during the regular season, so hopefully he can play big minutes and really shine in the postseason. Brendan Haywood is a double-double; they have Jason Terry back; Beaubois has had big games; Shawn Marion plays defense; Jason Kidd drops off assists. This Dallas Mavericks team is complete.



What happened to Richard Jefferson? He went from being an excellent player to looking completely lost out there.

Well, he’s in a different offense and a different system. The strength of Richard’s game is that he’s a slasher that can knock down open shots once he gets going. For the most part, he’s used to being a second, sometimes a third scoring option that allowed him to stay engaged on the ball in multiple possessions. Playing with the Spurs, he’s not that; he’s going to, at least, be the fourth option, so he wasn’t able to find his game early. And when you go to a team with a championship-pedigree, like the Spurs and a coach like Gregg Popovich, unfortunately, you don’t get time to find your rhythm and he never got time to find his rhythm this season.



What is Rick Carlisle going to do to prepare and deal with Ginobili? Does he put Butler or him or have Marion match-up with him and put Butler on Jefferson?

I think if bring Ginobili off the bench, it give coach Carlisle a little more flexibility to actually use either one of those guys on him because they both can play him. If he’s in the starting lineup, you might want to put Caron Butler on him, so that in transition, Manu has to scramble to find Caron, who is a half-court and a full court scorer. But also, Caron is a player that can play with his back to the basket and really take a physical toll on Manu, making him work on both ends of the floor.



How do you see this match ending up?

I wanted to say Mavs in 5 but I just think the Spurs have so much pride and they’ve been around the block and they’re going to find a way to just play a high level and compete, but I just think too much Mavs, too much talent, Mavs in 6.



Can we expect to see the Mavericks in the Western Conference finals?

You mentioned the major key: when you’re playing in the West, the toughest conference in the NBA, you have eight teams in the playoffs with 50 wins or more. What can tip the scales in your favor besides talent? Home court advantage. And that’s what the Mavs secured with the second seed. Now you have the home court advantage in round one and round two. It allows you to gain momentum to have a legitimate chance to play in the Western Conference finals and at that point, anything can happen."

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NBA Playoffs 2010 First Round schedule
By Official Release
Posted Apr 15 2010 6:50AM

Here is the complete schedule and national television & radio arrangements for all First Round series:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

No. 1 L.A. Lakers vs. No. 8 Oklahoma City
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sun April 18 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers 3:00PM ABC/R
Game 2 Tue April 20 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers 10:30PM TNT
Game 3 Thu April 22 L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 9:30PM TNT
Game 4 Sat April 24 L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 9:30PM ESPN/R
Game 5* Tue April 27 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers TBD TBD
* - If necessary
TBD - To Be Determined

No. 2 Dallas vs. No. 7 San Antonio
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sun April 18 San Antonio at Dallas 8:00PM TNT
Game 2 Wed April 21 San Antonio at Dallas 9:30PM TNT
Game 3 Fri April 23 Dallas at San Antonio 9:30PM ESPN
Game 4 Sun April 25 Dallas at San Antonio 7:00PM TNT
Game 5* Tue April 27 San Antonio at Dallas TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Dallas at San Antonio TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 San Antonio at Dallas TBD TNT
* - If necessary
TBD - To Be Determined

No. 3 Phoenix vs. No. 6 Portland
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sun April 18 Portland at Phoenix 10:30PM TNT
Game 2 Tue April 20 Portland at Phoenix 10:00PM NBATV
Game 3 Thu April 22 Phoenix at Portland 10:00PM NBATV
Game 4 Sat April 24 Phoenix at Portland 4:30PM TNT
Game 5* Mon April 26 Portland at Phoenix TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Phoenix at Portland TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 Portland at Phoenix TBD TNT
* - If necessary
TBD - To Be Determined

No. 4 Denver vs. No. 5 Utah
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Utah at Denver 10:30PM ESPN
Game 2 Mon April 19 Utah at Denver 10:30PM TNT
Game 3 Fri April 23 Denver at Utah 10:30PM ESPN2
Game 4 Sun April 25 Denver at Utah 9:30PM TNT
Game 5* Wed April 28 Utah at Denver TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 Denver at Utah TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Utah at Denver TBD TBD
* - If necessary

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NBA Playoffs 2010 First Round schedule
By Official Release
Posted Apr 15 2010 6:50AM

Here is the complete schedule and national television & radio arrangements for all First Round series:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

No. 1 Cleveland vs. No. 8 Chicago
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Chicago at Cleveland 3:00PM ABC
Game 2 Mon April 19 Chicago at Cleveland 8:00PM TNT
Game 3 Thu April 22 Cleveland at Chicago 7:00PM TNT
Game 4 Sun April 25 Cleveland at Chicago 3:30PM ABC/R
Game 5* Tue April 27 Chicago at Cleveland TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Cleveland at Chicago TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 Chicago at Cleveland TBD TNT
* - If necessary
TBD - To Be Determined

No. 2 Orlando vs. No. 7 Charlotte
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sun April 18 Charlotte at Orlando 5:30PM TNT
Game 2 Wed April 21 Charlotte at Orlando 7:00PM TNT
Game 3 Sat April 24 Orlando at Charlotte 2:00PM TNT
Game 4 Mon April 26 Orlando at Charlotte TBD TBD
Game 5* Wed April 28 Charlotte at Orlando TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 Orlando at Charlotte TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Charlotte at Orlando TBD TBD
* - If necessary
TBD - To Be Determined

No. 3 Atlanta vs. No. 6 Milwaukee
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Milwaukee at Atlanta 5:30PM ESPN
Game 2 Tue April 20 Milwaukee at Atlanta 7:00PM NBATV
Game 3 Sat April 24 Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:00PM ESPN
Game 4 Mon April 26 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD TBD
Game 5* Wed April 28 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD TBD
* - If necessary
TBD - To Be Determined

No. 4 Boston vs. No. 5 Miami
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Miami at Boston 8:00PM ESPN
Game 2 Tue April 20 Miami at Boston 8:00PM TNT
Game 3 Fri April 23 Boston at Miami 7:00PM ESPN
Game 4 Sun April 25 Boston at Miami 1:00PM ABC
Game 5* Tue April 27 Miami at Boston TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Boston at Miami TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 Miami at Boston TBD TNT
* - If necessary
TBD - To Be Determined

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Western Conference
2009-2010 Conference Regular Season Standings

Western....W-L....PCT..GB..CONF..DIV..HOME..ROAD.L 10..STREAK
LA Lakers.57-25 0.695--best record overall.
Denver.......................34-18--best conference record.
LA Lakers........................13-3--best division record.
Phoenix...............................32-9--best home record.
Utah..................................32-9--best home record.
Dallas.....................................27-14--best road record.
Dallas............................................8-2..W5--best streak record.

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Eastern Conference
2009-2010 Conference Regular Season Standings

Eastern....W-L....PCT..GB..CONF..DIV..HOME..ROAD.L 10..STREAK
Cleveland..61-21 0.744--best record overall.
Cleveland..................38-14--best conference record.
Cleveland........................12-4--best division record.
Cleveland.............................35-6--best home record.
Cleveland.................................26-15--best road record.
Boston....................................26-15--best road record.
Orlando.........................................9-1 W 6--best streak record.
Miami...........................................9-1------best streak record.

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NBA Playoffs 2010 First Round schedule
By Official Release
Posted Apr 15 2010 6:50AM

WESTERN CONFERENCE
No. 4 Denver vs. No. 5 Utah
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Utah at Denver 10:30PM ESPN

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NBA Playoffs 2010 First Round schedule
By Official Release
Posted Apr 15 2010 6:50AM


EASTERN CONFERENCE

No. 1 Cleveland vs. No. 8 Chicago
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Chicago at Cleveland 3:00PM ABC


No. 3 Atlanta vs. No. 6 Milwaukee
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Milwaukee at Atlanta 5:30PM ESPN


No. 4 Boston vs. No. 5 Miami
Game Date Site Time (ET) Station
Game 1 Sat April 17 Miami at Boston 8:00PM ESPN

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BOXSCORE
Denver 126-113 Utah.
Saturday, April 17, 2010 10:30 PM Location - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials - #17 Joe Crawford, #57 Greg Willard, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance - 19155

Final Scoring Summary
Final--1--2--3--4=T
Utah---28-28-30-27=113
Denver-30-27-31-38=126


Utah Jazz REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Deron Williams - G 40:03 8-15 1-4 9-13 -19 0 2 2 11 3 1 2 0 26
Wesley Matthews - G 37:53 2-5 0-1 2-2 -9 0 4 4 2 3 1 1 0 6
Carlos Boozer - F 41:24 9-16 0-0 1-2 -15 1 7 8 5 3 1 0 3 19
C.J. Miles - F 24:01 4-10 2-7 7-7 -12 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 0 17
Mehmet Okur - C 11:00 2-2 1-1 2-2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Paul Millsap 35:40 7-13 0-0 1-2 -12 2 8 10 2 3 0 2 3 15
Kyle Korver 27:56 5-8 2-3 1-1 -9 0 4 4 1 3 0 3 0 13
Ronnie Price 10:07 1-2 1-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 3
Kyrylo Fesenko 5:16 0-0 0-0 1-2 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Kosta Koufos 2:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Othyus Jeffers 2:00 1-2 0-0 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sundiata Gaines 2:00 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TOTAL 240 41-75 7-17 24-32 4 27 31 26 25 4 10 6 113
54.7% 41.2% 75.0% Team Rebs: 5 Total TO: 10


Denver Nuggets REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Chauncey Billups - G 29:49 6-12 1-4 2-2 3 0 1 1 8 4 2 3 0 15
Arron Afflalo - G 25:35 5-7 2-3 0-0 -8 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 12
Carmelo Anthony - F 38:20 18-25 2-5 4-4 17 1 3 4 5 3 0 0 0 42
Kenyon Martin - F 34:40 3-7 0-0 1-2 9 3 9 12 2 4 1 2 1 7
Nene - C 36:18 7-10 0-0 5-9 9 3 3 6 3 3 1 1 0 19
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
J.R. Smith 26:54 6-14 4-10 4-4 14 2 4 6 2 4 1 2 0 20
Ty Lawson 21:37 3-8 2-3 3-4 16 1 2 3 6 3 1 0 0 11
Chris Andersen 21:32 0-0 0-0 0-0 14 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 2 0
Joey Graham 1:45 0-1 0-1 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johan Petro 1:45 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Malik Allen 1:45 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Anthony Carter DNP
TOTAL 240 48-84 11-26 19-25 10 32 42 29 25 6 8 3 126
57.1% 42.3% 76.0% Team Rebs: 6 Total TO: 8

Technical Fouls
Team Players
UTA None
DEN Carmelo Anthony

Team Statistics--Utah--Denver
Fast Break Points---12-16
Points in the Paint-34-52
Biggest Lead---------6-16

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BOXSCORE
Cleveland 96-83 Chicago.
Saturday, April 17,2010 3:00 PM
Location - Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland,Ohio
Officials-#26 Bob Delaney, #67 John Goble, #32 Eddie F. Rush
Attendance-20562

Final Scoring Summary
Final------1--2--3--4=T
Chicago----18-23-19-23=83
Cleveland--32-24-17-23=96


Chicago Bulls REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Kirk Hinrich - G 44:01 4-10 0-2 0-0 -11 1 7 8 3 1 4 0 0 8
Derrick Rose - G 43:17 13-28 0-2 2-2 -14 1 6 7 10 3 1 7 0 28
Luol Deng - F 38:44 5-15 0-0 2-5 -10 3 3 6 0 3 3 2 1 12
Taj Gibson - F 32:45 4-10 0-0 0-0 -9 2 3 5 0 3 1 1 0 8
Joakim Noah - C 35:08 4-9 0-0 2-2 -9 0 8 8 3 5 3 3 3 10
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Brad Miller 21:51 2-4 0-0 0-0 -11 0 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 4
Ronald Murray 10:46 3-6 1-3 2-2 -1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
Hakim Warrick 8:38 2-4 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jannero Pargo 2:33 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Richard 1:37 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Johnson 0:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acie Law DNP
TOTAL 240 37-87 1-7 8-11 7 31 38 19 19 12 14 4 83
42.5% 14.3% 72.7% Team Rebs: 8 Total TO: 14


Cleveland Cavaliers REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Mo Williams - G 38:29 8-14 3-7 0-0 14 1 3 4 10 4 1 5 1 19
Anthony Parker - G 30:54 3-8 1-6 2-3 13 0 2 2 4 1 0 3 0 9
LeBron James - F 40:14 9-19 0-1 6-7 19 0 6 6 5 2 1 3 4 24
Antawn Jamison - F 32:27 7-14 1-4 0-0 15 1 9 10 0 3 1 3 3 15
Shaquille O'Neal - C 24:31 5-9 0-0 2-5 6 3 2 5 4 2 0 3 3 12
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Anderson Varejao 31:34 3-7 0-0 2-2 3 4 11 15 0 1 2 1 1 8
Delonte West 23:34 2-7 0-3 0-0 -1 1 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9:02 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
Jamario Moon 7:15 1-2 1-2 0-0 -4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
J.J. Hickson 0:40 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jawad Williams 0:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Gibson 0:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 240 39-84 6-23 12-17 13 37 50 27 15 7 18 12 96
46.4% 26.1% 70.6% Team Rebs: 7 Total TO: 18

Technical Fouls
Team Players
CHI Brad Miller
CLE LeBron James

Team Statistics-Chicago-Cleveland
Fast Break Points----15-14
Points in the Paint--26-42
Biggest Lead----------3-22

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BOXSCORE
Atlanta 102-92 Milwaukee
Saturday, April 17,2010 5:30 PM
Location-Philips Arena, Atlanta,Georgia
Officials-#33 Sean Corbin, #10 Ron Garretson, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance-18729

Final Scoring Summary
Final-----1--2--3--4==T
Milwaukee-17-23-30-22==92
Atlanta---34-28-19-21=102


Milwaukee Bucks REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
John Salmons - G 42:41 6-18 0-5 4-4 -4 2 3 5 2 3 6 2 0 16
Brandon Jennings - G 40:10 14-25 4-6 2-4 -7 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 0 34
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - F 31:19 4-5 0-0 0-1 -12 2 4 6 0 4 1 0 0 8
Kurt Thomas - F 29:51 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 2 7 9 1 3 1 1 1 4
Carlos Delfino - F 22:45 1-4 0-1 2-2 -11 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 4
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Jerry Stackhouse 26:48 3-10 0-3 0-0 -1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 6
Ersan Ilyasova 23:20 4-6 1-2 2-4 1 2 4 6 0 1 1 4 0 11
Luke Ridnour 16:52 3-8 1-3 2-2 -12 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 9
Dan Gadzuric 6:15 0-0 0-0 0-0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Bell DNP
Primoz Brezec DNP
Royal Ivey DNP
TOTAL 240 37-82 6-20 12-17 11 24 35 11 18 11 12 1 92
45.1% 30.0% 70.6% Team Rebs: 11 Total TO: 14


Atlanta Hawks REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Joe Johnson - G 42:54 10-21 0-2 2-2 18 4 3 7 5 2 3 3 0 22
Mike Bibby - G 32:26 8-9 3-3 0-0 15 0 3 3 3 2 1 3 0 19
Josh Smith - F 38:24 6-10 0-0 0-2 5 2 8 10 4 1 0 0 4 12
Marvin Williams - F 26:39 4-5 0-0 4-4 6 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 12
Al Horford - C 35:54 7-14 0-0 1-1 17 1 6 7 1 1 0 3 5 15
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Jamal Crawford 27:42 4-11 3-5 6-8 4 0 5 5 2 2 2 2 0 17
Zaza Pachulia 12:06 1-2 0-0 1-2 -7 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 2 3
Maurice Evans 11:10 1-4 0-1 0-0 -9 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
Jeff Teague 6:13 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Joe Smith 5:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Mario West 1:12 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jason Collins DNP
TOTAL 240 41-76 6-11 14-19 11 29 40 18 17 8 13 11 102
53.9% 54.5% 73.7% Team Rebs: 4 Total TO: 13

Technical FoulsTeam Players
MIL None
ATL None

Team Statistics-Milwaukee-Atlanta
Fast Break Points-------12-15
Points in the Paint-----42-46
Biggest Lead-------------0-24

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Boston 85-76 Miami.
Saturday, April 17,2010 8:00 PM
Location-TD Banknorth Garden, Boston,Massachusetts
Officials-#27 Dick Bavetta, #14 Joe DeRosa, #73 Ed Malloy
Attendance-18624

Final Scoring Summary
Final--1--2--3--4=T
Miami--29-15-22-10=76
Boston-28-13-23-21=85

Miami Heat REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Dwyane Wade - G 40:22 11-18 0-4 4-6 -11 1 7 8 6 2 3 7 2 26
Carlos Arroyo - G 33:20 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 0 6
Michael Beasley - F 31:27 3-8 0-1 0-0 -3 3 5 8 2 1 0 5 0 6
Quentin Richardson - F 30:04 5-10 3-6 2-2 1 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 0 15
Jermaine O'Neal - C 31:39 3-14 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 9 0 4 0 2 2 8
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Dorell Wright 21:36 1-7 0-2 0-0 -14 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2
Udonis Haslem 20:56 3-8 0-0 0-0 -9 3 1 4 1 5 0 1 0 6
Mario Chalmers 19:24 2-7 1-4 2-3 -9 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 7
Joel Anthony 11:12 0-1 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0
Daequan Cook DNP
James Jones DNP
Jamaal Magloire DNP
TOTAL 240 31-78 4-17 10-13 12 28 40 18 24 9 19 5 76
39.7% 23.5% 76.9% Team Rebs: 8 Total TO: 22

Boston Celtics REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Rajon Rondo - G 42:54 4-11 0-0 2-2 8 2 5 7 10 1 2 3 0 10
Ray Allen - G 30:51 2-9 0-4 4-4 6 0 2 2 3 2 1 3 0 8
Paul Pierce - F 35:11 4-12 1-2 7-8 0 0 5 5 1 1 0 1 1 16
Kevin Garnett - F 33:21 6-10 0-0 3-4 -2 1 8 9 3 2 2 1 1 15
Kendrick Perkins - C 24:38 4-7 0-0 0-0 -10 1 2 3 0 1 1 4 1 8
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Tony Allen 29:21 7-12 0-0 0-0 17 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 14
Glen Davis 23:37 2-6 0-0 4-7 15 1 7 8 0 1 2 1 0 8
Rasheed Wallace 13:32 1-1 0-0 2-3 7 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 4
Michael Finley 6:29 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nate Robinson 0:06 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marquis Daniels DNP
Shelden Williams DNP
TOTAL 240 31-70 1-6 22-28 5 32 37 18 11 11 14 6 85
44.3% 16.7% 78.6% Team Rebs: 10 Total TO: 17

Technical Fouls
Team Players
MIA Quentin Richardson , Udonis Haslem
BOS Kevin Garnett (2) , Glen Davis

Team Statistics--Miami--Boston
Fast Break Points----6-10
Points in the Paint-36-52
Biggest Lead--------14-10

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BOXSCORE
L.A. Lakers 87-79 Oklahoma City.
Sunday, April 18,2010 3:00 PM
Location-Staples Center, Los Angeles,California
Officials-#13 Monty McCutchen, #23 Jason Phillips, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance-18997

Final Scoring Summary
Final---1--2--3--4=T
Ok City-13-26-17-23=79
Lakers--27-20-17-23=87


Oklahoma City Thunder REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Russell Westbrook - G 37:48 10-16 0-0 3-4 -7 2 2 4 8 3 2 1 0 23
Thabo Sefolosha - G 21:24 0-4 0-2 2-2 4 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 2
Kevin Durant - F 42:23 7-24 1-8 9-11 -3 2 4 6 2 2 1 4 0 24
Jeff Green - F 41:52 4-12 1-3 1-2 -15 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 10
Nenad Krstic - C 20:50 3-5 0-0 2-2 -10 1 6 7 1 1 1 0 0 8
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Nick Collison 27:04 2-3 0-0 1-1 4 3 5 8 0 4 2 2 0 5
Serge Ibaka 22:08 2-2 0-0 1-2 -1 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 1 5
James Harden 16:20 0-3 0-3 0-0 -11 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
Eric Maynor 10:12 1-3 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2
Kevin Ollie DNP
Etan Thomas DNP
D.J. White DNP
TOTAL 240 29-72 2-16 19-24 9 27 36 14 21 6 12 3 79
40.3% 12.5% 79.2% Team Rebs: 12 Total TO: 15


Los Angeles Lakers REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Kobe Bryant - G 41:00 6-19 2-5 7-12 9 1 1 2 3 5 2 2 2 21
Derek Fisher - G 35:20 4-12 3-6 0-0 10 0 2 2 1 3 1 2 0 11
Ron Artest - F 39:50 3-11 1-8 0-0 5 1 2 3 2 5 1 1 0 7
Pau Gasol - F 39:00 7-14 0-0 5-5 9 3 10 13 3 1 0 2 3 19
Andrew Bynum - C 30:28 6-10 0-0 1-3 9 3 9 12 1 2 0 0 4 13
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Lamar Odom 25:30 2-4 1-2 2-2 0 2 4 6 1 6 0 3 0 7
Shannon Brown 12:57 2-4 0-0 0-0 -5 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 4
Jordan Farmar 9:56 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 5
Luke Walton 4:57 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Josh Powell 1:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Morrison DNP
TOTAL 240 32-78 8-22 15-22 12 29 41 14 27 6 12 9 87
41.0% 36.4% 68.2% Team Rebs: 12 Total TO: 14

Technical Fouls
Team Players
OKC None
LAL None

Team StatisticsOk City-Lakers
Fast Break Points---14--2
Points in the Paint-42-34
Biggest Lead---------0-17

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Final Scoring Summary
-------Final 1--2--3--4=Total
San Antonio-18-27-24-25==94
Dallas------23-27-26-24=100


San Antonio Spurs-------------------------REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF+DEF=TOT A PF STL TO BLK=PTS
Manu Ginobili - G 40:04 10-17 3-7 3-3 -1 1 3 4 6 2 3 5 0 26
George Hill - G 17:45 0-2 0-0 0-0 -7 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 0
Tim Duncan - F 40:04 12-20 0-0 3-5 0 1 7 8 2 3 0 6 0 27
Richard Jefferson - F 32:14 1-4 0-1 2-2 -8 0 7 7 2 4 1 2 0 4
Antonio McDyess - C 23:02 5-9 0-0 0-0 -7 2 6 8 2 4 1 0 0 10
Bench....MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Tony Parker 34:14 7-15 0-0 4-4 3 1 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 18
Matt Bonner 19:12 2-6 1-2 0-0 7 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 5
Keith Bogans 16:12 0-1 0-0 0-0 -12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Roger Mason 9:17 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
DeJuan Blair 7:56 2-2 0-0 0-0 -6 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4
Ian Mahinmi----DNP
Garrett Temple-DNP
TOTAL 240----39-78 4-11 12-14 8+29=37..19..28..7..17..1==94
-------------50.0% 36.4% 85.7% Team Rebs: 2 Total TO: 17


Dallas Mavericks--------------------------------REBOUNDS
Starters-----------MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF+DEF=TOT A PF STL TO BLK=PTS
Jason Kidd----G--41:18..5-12...3-6..0- 0..6....1+ 7= 8..11..3..4...4..0==13 --2ouble-2ouble!!
Dirk Nowitzki-F--40:26 12-14...0-0 12-12..3....2+ 5= 7...1..0..0...1..1==36
Caron Butler--F--39:52..8-19...1-3..5- 6 10....0+ 6= 6...1..2..3...5..0==22
Shawn Marion--F--32:24..4-10...0-1..1- 2..8....2+ 3= 5...3..4..0...2..2===9
Erick Dampier-C--29:52..0--3...0-0..5-12..0....5+ 7=12...0..3..1...1..1===5
Bench--------------MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF+DEF=TOT A PF STL TO BLK=PTS
Jason Terry------23:20..2- 9...1-4..0- 0..0....0+ 1= 1...3..4..1...0..0===5
Brendan Haywood--17:43..4- 5...0-0..2- 2..5....3+ 3= 6...1..2..1...1..0==10
Jose Barea-------14:58..0- 2...0-0..0- 0..0....0+ 0= 0...3..2..0...1..0===0
Deshawn Stevenson-0:07..0- 0...0-0..0- 0 -2....0+ 0= 0...0..0..0...0..0===0
Rodrique Beaubois--------------------------------------------------------DNP
Matt Carroll-------------------------------------------------------------DNP
Eduardo Najera-----------------------------------------------------------DNP
TOTAL-------------240..35-74..5-14 25-34......13+32=45..23.20.10..15..4=100
.......................47.3%.35.7%.73.5%...........Team Rebs: 5 Total TO: 15

Technical Fouls
Team--Players
SA--None
DAL-None


Team Statistics--San Antonio--Dallas
Fast Break Points----------16-11
Points in the Paint--------50-34
Biggest Lead----------------5-12



Division Standings
Southwest W-/L
DAL 55-27
SA 50-32
HOU 42-40
MEM 40-42
NO 37-45

Team Leaders
Points...D. Nowitzki-25.0
Assists..J. Kidd------9.1
Rebounds D. Nowitzki--7.7
FG%......S. Marion---50.8
Steals...J. Kidd------1.8
Blocks...D. Nowitzki--1.0

Offense--Record--Rank
Points/G....102.0-11
Field Goal % 46.5-12
3-Point....% 37.2--5
Free Throw % 81.6--1
Rebounds/G ..41.7-18

Defense--Record--Rank
Points/G.....99.3-15
Field Goal % 45.7-15
3-Point....% 34.7-10
Free Throw % 75.8-16
Rebounds/G...42.8-25

Lineup-Last Game
STARTERS
Pos Player----------Min Pts Ast Reb
F S. Marion---32:24--9 3--5
F D. Nowitzki-40:26 36 1--7
C E. Dampier--29:52--5 0 12
F C. Butler---39:52 22 1--6
G J. Kidd-----41:18 13 11-8

BENCH
Player--------Min Pts Ast Reb
J. Terry----23:20--5 3 1
B. Haywood--17:43 10 1 6
J. Barea----14:58--0 3 0
D. Stevenson-0:07--0 0 0

Injuries--Player-Status/Updated Notes
Tim Thomas--F--Out indefinitely-Personal.
-2/16/10. Thomas has been caring for his wife who has been suffering from serious health issues. It is unlikely Thomas will be back this season.

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BOXSCORE
Portland 105-100 Phoenix.
Sunday, April 18,2010 10:30 PM
Location-US Airways Center, Phoenix,Arizona
Officials-#19 James Capers, #48 Scott Foster, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance-18422

Final Scoring Summary
Final----1--2--3--4=T
Portland-25-19-26-35=105
Phoenix--24-19-29-28=100


Portland Trail Blazers REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Andre Miller - G 39:28 10-17 1-1 10-10 7 1 4 5 8 3 3 3 0 31
Rudy Fernandez - G 28:29 2-7 1-5 0-0 7 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 5
LaMarcus Aldridge - F 40:28 8-20 0-0 6-8 10 2 1 3 3 3 1 5 1 22
Nicolas Batum - F 38:07 7-13 3-8 1-2 15 0 5 5 1 5 0 0 0 18
Marcus Camby - F 37:32 2-6 0-0 0-2 8 3 14 17 1 2 1 1 3 4
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Jerryd Bayless 22:34 6-10 0-0 6-9 2 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 18
Martell Webster 19:49 2-6 1-3 0-0 -16 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 5
Juwan Howard 13:22 1-2 0-0 0-0 -5 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 2
Dante Cunningham 0:11 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Diener DNP
Patrick Mills DNP
Jeff Pendergraph DNP
TOTAL 240 38-81 6-17 23-31 10 34 44 16 19 5 10 7 105
46.9% 35.3% 74.2% Team Rebs: 12 Total TO: 11


Phoenix Suns REBOUNDS
Starters MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Steve Nash - G 34:25 10-18 3-6 2-2 -8 1 0 1 9 2 1 2 0 25
Jason Richardson - G 31:50 4-12 2-6 4-5 -13 2 8 10 1 4 0 1 1 14
Amare Stoudemire - F 35:00 8-19 0-0 2-3 -16 6 2 8 2 6 0 4 1 18
Grant Hill - F 26:05 2-9 0-2 0-0 -5 3 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 4
Jarron Collins - C 11:35 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0
Bench MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT A PF STL TO BLK PTS
Channing Frye 29:29 4-8 2-6 2-2 -2 2 5 7 0 2 0 1 0 12
Jared Dudley 23:15 1-7 1-5 1-2 7 0 4 4 3 3 0 1 1 4
Louis Amundson 18:13 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 4
Leandro Barbosa 16:33 5-8 3-6 0-0 9 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 13
Goran Dragic 13:35 2-5 0-1 2-2 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6
Earl Clark DNP
Dwayne Jones DNP
TOTAL 240 38-91 11-32 13-16 17 30 47 20 25 1 12 4 100
41.8% 34.4% 81.2% Team Rebs: 4 Total TO: 12

Technical Fouls
Team Players
POR None
PHO None


Team Statistics-Portland-Phoenix
Fast Break Points-----10--4
Points in the Paint---44-38
Biggest Lead-----------9--5