WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010

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PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL

STANDINGS AND BOX SCORES

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team

1. vCleveland (C) 2. yOrlando (SE) 3. zBoston (A) 4. yAtlanta (SE)

7. Charlotte (SE) 8. Toronto (A) Chicago (C) Indiana (C)

New York (A)

Philadelphia (A) Detroit (C)

W L Pct. GB

61 17 .782 — 54 23 .701 6 48 29 .623 12A 49 28 .636 11A

5. Milwaukee (C) 43 34 .558 17A 6. Miami (SE)

43 34 .558 17A 41 36 .532 19A 38 39 .494 22A 37 40 .481 23A 29 48 .377 31A 28 49 .364 32A 26 51 .338 34A 24 53 .312 36A

Washington (SE) 24 53 .312 36A New Jersey (A)

PHOTOS BY TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST

Nick Young scores a season-high 29 points to keep Warriors Coach Don Nelson from setting the record for career wins.

Wizards swipe the spotlight

Players’ career nights keep Warriors’ Nelson from milestone

by Michael Lee

The Washington Wizards

have had several humiliating moments over the course of this season, and they appeared to be set up for another one on Tues- day. The Golden State Warriors came to town with Coach Don Nelson needing one more victo- ry to break Lenny Wilkens’s NBA record for career coaching wins. Before the game, Coach Flip Saunders praised Nelson for his influence on the game and the players that he has developed over 31 years as a coach, but he was determined not to become a footnote in history. “I don’t want him to get the record against me,” he said with a laugh.

Saunders’s players obviously shared the same sentiment as they dominated Nelson’s un- dermanned and undersized Warriors from the opening tip, to claim one of their most lop- sided victories since the all-star break, 112-94, before 14,721 at Verizon Center. Instead of the Wizards roll- ing over for Nelson, the War- riors were the generous guests providing career nights for their opponents. Nick Young scored a season-high 29 points, JaVale McGee had a career-high 25 points and 15 rebounds and Shaun Livingston tied his ca- reer high with 21 points. Andray Blatche added 21 points and five rebounds as the Wizards (24-53) had four players score at least 20 points for the first time since Dec. 26, 2007. They also won consecutive games for the first time since the first two games after the all-star break. The Wizards have yet to win three games in a row this sea- son, and they will face the Mag- ic in Orlando on Wednesday. Saunders switched to a new of- fense a few weeks ago, and in the past two games the Wizards have topped triple digits after failing to reach 100 points in their previous 19 games. Young scored the first basket of the game, but after Corey Maggette responded with a jumper to tie the game at two, the Wizards scored the next 13 points and never looked back. They turned the game into a laugher, with several players re- cording personal highlight reels. They shot 51.8 percent and scored 52 points in the paint. The Warriors used the 6-

foot-8 Devean George mostly at center and the Wizards de- stroyed them on the boards, as they outrebounded them, 52-31.

Wizards’ next three

at Orlando

Wednesday, 7 (Comcast SportsNet)

at Boston

Friday, 7:30 (Comcast SportsNet Plus)

vs. Atlanta

Saturday, 7 (Comcast SportsNet)

They led 68-40 when Young made a wide-open three-point- er with 37.4 seconds left in the first half. Young led the Wizards with 16 points at the break, get- ting little resistance from some apathetic Warriors. He pump- faked and drove down the lane for a dunk. He got the ball on the right baseline and had an- other easy stroll for a two-hand- ed dunk, briefly hanging on the rim to look around for a defend- er.

McGee had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds before halftime, as the 7-foot backup center used his tremen- dous height advantage to crash the offensive glass and get easy baskets through tip-ins and dunks. McGee had 10 points in the first period.

Livingston made his first

nine field goals and matched his career high before the fourth quarter. The last time Livingston scored 21 points was Dec. 17, 2006 — nearly a month before his horrific left knee in- jury that derailed his career. But over the past four games, Livingston has become more confident and comfortable with increased minutes and proven to be getting closer to being his old self, scoring in double fig- ures in each game. On Tuesday, he had eight assists and no turnovers. He had two dunks on Tues-

day, including an impressive driving two-hand slam that gave the Wizards a 77-55 lead. He later dribbled the ball be- hind his back and pulled up for a fade away jumper. He got fouled on the play and added a free throw. Livingston finally missed a shot late in the third, as he came up short on a re- bound tip-in. Stephen Curry, whom the Wizards had considered taking with the fifth overall pick last summer before using it as part of trade to acquire Randy Foye and Mike Miller, led the War- riors with 27 points. Maggette had 20 points and Reggie Wil- liams had 18 for the Warriors, who were playing without reg- ular starters Monta Ellis and Ronny Turiaf. Nelson will have another op-

portunity to get the record on Wednesday in Minnesota.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team

1. zL.A. Lakers (P) 2. yDallas (SW) 3. yDenver (NW) 4. yPhoenix (P) 5. xyUtah (NW)

W L Pct. GB

55 22 .714 — 50 27 .649 5 50 27 .649 5 50 27 .649 5 50 27 .649 5

6. xyOkla. City (NW) 48 28 .632 6A 7. xySan Antonio (SW) 47 29 .618 7A 8. yPortland (NW) Houston (SW) Memphis (SW)

New Orleans (SW) L.A. Clippers (P) xSacramento (P) Golden State (P) Minnesota (NW)

47 30 .610 8 39 38 .506 16 39 38 .506 16 35 43 .449 20A 27 50 .351 28 24 53 .312 31 23 54 .299 32 15 62 .195 40

x-Late Game; y-clinched playoff spot; z-clinched division; v-clinched conference

Top 8 teams in conference—denoted by line— make playoffs. Division leaders are top 3 seeds.

Tuesday’s Games

at Washington 112 ..........................Golden State 94 at Charlotte 109 ....................................... Atlanta 100 at Cleveland 113 ..................................... Toronto 103 Detroit 124 ......................... at Philadelphia 103 Late at New York 104 ....................................... Boston 101 Milwaukee 79 ....................................... at Chicago 74 Houston 113 ..................................... at Memphis 103 Oklahoma City at Utah ........................................ Late San Antonio at Sacramento ............................... Late

Wednesday’s Games

Washington at Orlando ............................................ 7 New York at Indiana .................................................. 7 Boston at Toronto ...................................................... 7 Atlanta at Detroit .................................................. 7:30 Philadelphia at Miami ......................................... 7:30 Utah at Houston ......................................................... 8 New Jersey at Milwaukee ........................................ 8 Golden State at Minnesota ...................................... 8 Charlotte at New Orleans ........................................ 8 Denver at Oklahoma City ......................................... 8 Memphis at Dallas ................................................ 8:30 Portland at L.A. Clippers ................................... 10:30 San Antonio at Phoenix ..................................... 10:30

Thursday’s Games

Cleveland at Chicago ................................................ 8 L.A. Clippers at Sacramento .................................. 10 L.A. Lakers at Denver ......................................... 10:30

WIZARDS

WARRIORS

112 94

SCORING

Golden State Washington

23 20 34 17 — 94 40 28 26 18 — 112

Golden State Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Williams 41:43 7-15 3-4 1-4 2 2 18 Tolliver 41:08 3-13 3-3 2-6 4 1 10 Hunter 34:45 1-3 0-0 1-6 1 3 2 Curry 33:21 10-21 4-4 0-1 4 2 27 Maggette 33:07 6-14 8-8 1-3 3 4 20 Morrow 32:46 6-15 3-4 2-7 1 3 17 George 23:10 0-3 0-0 1-4 1 4 0

Totals 240 33-84 21-23 8-31 16 19 94

Percentages: FG .393, FT .913. 3-Point Goals: 7-20, .350 (Curry 3-6, Morrow 2-4, Williams 1-2, Tolliver 1-4, Hunter 0-1, George 0-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 8 (7 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Hunter 3, Tol- liver 2, Williams 2). Turnovers: 6 (Curry 2, Hunter 2, Morrow, Tolliver). Steals: 6 (Curry 2, Williams 2, Maggette, Tolliver). Technical Fouls: None.

Washington Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Miller 30:40 3-4 0-0 0-6 8 3 8 Blatche 33:43 8-16 5-5 0-6 1 5 21 Oberto 10:54 0-1 0-0 0-5 0 1 0 Livingston 37:46 9-11 3-3 1-5 8 3 21 Young 43:50 10-18 4-6 2-4 1 1 29 McGee 30:26 11-18 3-4 9-15 1 1 25 Martin 21:30 3-10 0-0 2-5 2 0 7 Jackson 10:14 0-3 0-0 1-1 1 2 0 Singleton 20:57 0-4 1-2 2-5 0 2 1

Totals 240 44-85 16-20 17-52 22 18 112

Percentages: FG .518, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 8-18, .444 (Young 5-11, Miller 2-3, Martin 1-4). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 15 (17 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (McGee 3, Miller 2, Blatche, Martin, Oberto). Turn- overs: 15 (Blatche 4, Miller 4, McGee 2, Jackson, Martin, Oberto, Singleton, Young). Steals: 3 (Young 2, Martin). Technical Fouls: Miller, 1:25 third

A: 14,721 (20,173). T: 2:10.

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LEADERS

SCORING AVERAGE

Player,Team .................... G FG FT Pts. Avg.

James, CLE .................... 75 763 584 2239 29.9 Durant, OKC .................. 76 729 690 2258 29.7 Anthony, DEN ............... 64 644 479 1819 28.4 Bryant, L.A.L. ................ 72 708 438 1950 27.1 Wade, MIA ..................... 73 682 507 1942 26.6 Ellis, GOL ........................ 61 603 280 1556 25.5 Nowitzki, DAL ............... 76 671 497 1882 24.8 Bosh, TOR ...................... 69 599 470 1676 24.3 Granger, IND ................. 57 449 328 1371 24.1 Stoudemire, PHX ......... 77 651 459 1762 22.9 Roy, POR ........................ 62 476 336 1360 21.9 Johnson, ATL ................. 73 609 211 1550 21.2 Randolph, MEM ............ 75 611 326 1562 20.8 Jackson, CHA ................ 76 569 320 1578 20.8 Lee, NYK ......................... 75 637 255 1529 20.4 Rose, CHI ....................... 72 611 231 1466 20.4 Maggette, GOL ............. 66 439 441 1331 20.2 Evans, SAC .................... 67 488 328 1339 20.0 Gay, MEM ...................... 74 557 278 1456 19.7 Brooks, HOU .................. 76 534 235 1492 19.6 Billups, DEN ................... 68 374 436 1332 19.6 Boozer, UTA .................. 74 588 273 1449 19.6 West, NOR ..................... 77 587 283 1464 19.0 Lopez, NJN ..................... 77 538 387 1463 19.0

REBOUNDS PER GAME

Player,Team .................... G Off. Def. Tot. Avg.

Howard, ORL ................. 77 268 755 1023 13.3 Lee, NYK ......................... 75 210 680 890 11.9 Randolph, MEM ............ 75 310 577 887 11.8 Camby, POR .................. 70 235 579 814 11.6 Boozer, UTA .................. 74 169 665 834 11.3 Bosh, TOR ...................... 69 204 553 757 11.0 Wallace, CHA ................ 71 144 592 736 10.4 Murphy, IND .................. 67 113 579 692 10.3 Duncan, SAN ................. 73 210 535 745 10.2 Bogut, MIL ..................... 69 208 494 702 10.2 Horford, ATL ................. 76 219 519 738 9.7 Odom, L.A.L. .................. 77 170 574 744 9.7 Dalembert, PHL ............ 76 223 498 721 9.5 Haywood, DAL .............. 72 267 416 683 9.5 Kaman, L.A.C. ............... 71 177 489 666 9.4 Jefferson, MIN .............. 73 178 505 683 9.4 Gasol, MEM ................... 69 208 432 640 9.3 Okafor, NOR .................. 78 242 467 709 9.1 Stoudemire, PHX ......... 77 210 471 681 8.8 Jos. Smith, ATL ............. 76 208 463 671 8.8 Scola, HOU .................... 76 168 501 669 8.8 Lopez, NJN ..................... 77 255 416 671 8.7 Thompson, SAC ............ 70 203 378 581 8.3 Aldridge, POR ............... 74 179 415 594 8.0 Haslem, MIA ................. 74 156 436 592 8.0 Gooden, L.A.C. .............. 68 204 329 533 7.8 Varejao, CLE ................. 71 185 370 555 7.8 Hilario, DEN ................... 77 157 438 595 7.7 Nowitzki, DAL ............... 76 73 508 581 7.6 Perkins, BOS ................. 73 141 414 555 7.6

ASSISTS PER GAME

Player,Team .................................. G Ast. Avg.

Nash, PHX ..................................... 76 836 Paul, NOR ..................................... 45 480 Williams, UTA .............................. 71 752

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Four Wizards score at least 20 points for the first time since Dec. 26, 2007, including JaVale McGee with a career-high 25.

Rondo, BOS .................................. 75 738 9.8 Kidd, DAL ...................................... 75 680 9.1 James, CLE ................................... 75 638 8.5 Westbrook, OKC ......................... 76 613 8.1 Davis, L.A.C. ................................. 72 575 8.0 Harris, NJN ................................... 59 404 6.8 Wade, MIA .................................... 73 481 6.6

Watson, IND ................................. 74 370 5.0 Jack, TOR ...................................... 76 375 4.9 Ginobili, SAN ................................ 70 344 4.9 Johnson, ATL ............................... 73 356 4.9 Stuckey, DET ................................ 70 339 4.8 Udrih, SAC .................................... 74 341 4.6 Blake, L.A.C. ................................. 75 341 4.5

STEALS PER GAME

Player,Team .................................. G Stl. Avg.

Rondo, BOS .................................. 75 182 2.43 Ellis, GOL ...................................... 61 137 2.25 Wade, MIA .................................... 73 138 1.89 Kidd, DAL ...................................... 75 138 1.84 Curry, GOL .................................... 74 135 1.82 Ariza, HOU .................................... 66 120 1.82 Iguodala, PHL .............................. 76 135 1.78 Jackson, CHA ............................... 76 130 1.71 James, CLE ................................... 75 125 1.67 Davis, L.A.C. ................................. 72 120 1.67 Jos. Smith, ATL ............................ 76 126 1.66 Wallace, CHA ............................... 71 113 1.59 Watson, GOL ................................ 65 103 1.58 Bryant, L.A.L. ............................... 72 113 1.57 Felton, CHA .................................. 75 117 1.56 Butler, DAL ................................... 70 108 1.54 Evans, SAC ................................... 67 101 1.51 Gay, MEM ..................................... 74 108 1.46 Hilario, DEN .................................. 77 111 1.44 Artest, L.A.L. ................................ 72 102 1.42 Brewer, MIN ................................. 77 109 1.42 Ginobili, SAN ................................ 70 98 1.40

BLOCKS PER GAME

Player,Team .................................. G Blk. Avg.

Howard, ORL ................................ 77 213 2.77 Bogut, MIL .................................... 69 175 2.54 Haywood, DAL ............................. 72 150 2.08 Jos. Smith, ATL ............................ 76 156 2.05 Camby, POR ................................. 70 137 1.96 Dalembert, PHL ........................... 76 144 1.89 Andersen, DEN ............................ 72 135 1.88 Perkins, BOS ................................ 73 130 1.78 Lopez, NJN .................................... 77 135 1.75 Gasol, L.A.L. ................................. 60 101 1.68 Hibbert, IND ................................. 76 126 1.66 Okafor, NOR ................................. 78 126 1.62 Gasol, MEM .................................. 69 109 1.58 Duncan, SAN ................................ 73 114 1.56 Bynum, L.A.L. ............................... 65 94 1.45 O’Neal, MIA .................................. 67 95 1.42 Bargnani, TOR ............................. 74 100 1.35 Anthony, MIA ............................... 75 100 1.33 Ibaka, OKC ................................... 67 84 1.25 Jefferson, MIN ............................. 73 91 1.25 Gibson, CHI .................................. 76 94 1.24

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Player,Team ................................ FG FGA Pct.

Howard, ORL .............................. 473 783 .604 Perkins, BOS .............................. 302 500 .604 Hilario, DEN ................................ 407 685 .594 Gasol, MEM ................................ 378 651 .581 Bynum, L.A.L. ............................. 392 688 .570 Boozer, UTA ............................... 588 1048 .561 Horford, ATL .............................. 443 793 .559 Stoudemire, PHX ...................... 651 1170 .556 Lee, NYK ..................................... 637 1162 .548 Millsap, UTA ............................... 358 661 .542 Landry, SAC ............................... 463 860 .538 O’Neal, MIA ................................ 382 717 .533 Gasol, L.A.L. ............................... 405 768 .527

Maggette, GOL .......................... 439 836 .525 Garnett, BOS .............................. 380 724 .525 Okafor, NOR ............................... 328 627 .523 Bogut, MIL .................................. 473 910 .520 Bosh, TOR ................................... 599 1157 .518 Duncan, SAN .............................. 531 1030 .516 Scola, HOU ................................. 517 1006 .514 Rondo, BOS ................................ 427 835 .511 Marion, DAL ............................... 383 753 .509 Lopez, NJN .................................. 538 1063 .506 Nash, PHX ................................... 471 932 .505 James, CLE ................................. 763 1515 .504 Jos. Smith, ATL .......................... 473 941 .503 West, NOR .................................. 587 1171 .501 Gibson, CHI ................................ 291 581 .501

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Player,Team .............................. 3FG 3FGA Pct.

Korver, UTA .................................. 55 100 Gibson, CLE .................................. 71 148 Dudley, PHX ............................... 114 247 Miller, WAS .................................. 67 147 Morrow, GOL ............................. 132 291 Frye, PHX .................................... 161 369 Afflalo, DEN ................................ 102 236 Curry, GOL .................................. 147 343 M. Williams, CLE ....................... 149 351 Nash, PHX ................................... 118 279 Pierce, BOS ................................ 107 253 Kidd, DAL .................................... 165 391 Rush, IND .................................... 120 290 Parker, CLE ................................ 102 247 Jack, TOR ...................................... 74 180 Douglas, NYK ............................... 57 141 Holiday, PHL ................................ 57 142 Redick, ORL ................................ 105 262 Conley, MEM ................................ 78 196 Hill, SAN ........................................ 74 186 Young, WAS ................................. 54 136 Bonner, SAN ................................. 80 202 Richardson, MIA ....................... 133 336 Calderon, TOR ............................. 64 162 Ellington, MIN .............................. 60 152 Lewis, ORL .................................. 159 403 Murphy, IND ............................... 121 307 Billups, DEN ................................ 148 377 Dragic, PHX .................................. 68 174 Felton, CHA .................................. 58 149

.550 .480 .462 .456 .454 .436 .432 .429 .425 .423 .423 .422 .414 .413 .411 .404 .401 .401 .398 .398 .397 .396 .396 .395 .395 .395 .394 .393 .391 .389

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

Player,Team ................................. FT FTA Pct.

Nash, PHX ................................... 198 212 Billups, DEN ................................ 436 479 R. Allen, BOS .............................. 210 231 Nowitzki, DAL ............................ 497 547 M. Williams, CLE ....................... 165 183 Durant, OKC ............................... 690 771 Foye, WAS .................................. 129 145 Curry, GOL .................................. 147 168 Redick, ORL ................................ 180 207 West, NOR .................................. 283 326 Terry, DAL .................................. 215 248 Ginobili, SAN .............................. 290 335 Lee, NJN ...................................... 122 141 Martin, HOU ............................... 248 288 Gooden, L.A.C. ........................... 185 215 Douglas-Roberts, NJN .............. 132 155 Pierce, BOS ................................ 347 408 Crawford, ATL ........................... 252 297 Granger, IND .............................. 328 387 Paul, NOR ................................... 161 190 Gordon, DET ............................... 171 202

.934 .910 .909 .909 .902 .895 .890 .875 .870 .868 .867 .866 .865 .861 .860 .852 .850 .848 .848 .847 .847

11 66 .143 49A

Atlanta Charlotte

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COLLEGES

D5

BOBCATS 109, HAWKS 100

Gerald Wallace scored 28 points, Boris Diaw nearly had a triple-double, as Charlotte ensured its first non- losing season in its six-year history with a win over Atlanta. Diaw had 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, while a gimpy Ste- phen Jackson added 15 points for the Bobcats, who inched closer to their first playoff berth and can finish no worse than .500. The Hawks’ hopes of reaching 50 wins for the first time in 12 years were squashed as they fell behind by 20 points after the first quarter.

SCORING

14 22 36 28 — 100 34 25 25 25 — 109

Atlanta Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Williams 23:20 1-4 4-4 0-3 4 4 6 JosSmith 36:49 9-15 0-0 2-5 2 4 18 Horford 39:13 7-14 2-2 5-12 3 4 16 Evans 35:49 8-15 0-0 3-4 0 4 20 Teague 22:21 3-10 2-2 1-3 6 2 9 West 11:51 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 Crawford 39:29 6-15 3-3 0-2 6 1 18 Pachulia 6:47 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 J Smith

22:22 3-6 1-2 1-2 2 3 7

Morris 2:00 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 2

Totals 240:01 40-84 12-13 12-35 24 24 100

Percentages: FG .476, FT .923. 3-Point Goals: 8-19, .421 (Evans 4-7, Crawford 3-9, Teague 1-3). Team Re-

bounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 11 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots:

5 (Horford 2, Jos.Smith 2, Crawford). Turnovers: 10 (Crawford 4, Jos.Smith 3, Horford, Teague, West). Steals: 3 (Crawford, Evans, J. Smith). Technical Fouls: None.

Charlotte Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Wallace 40:43 10-18 8-8 1-6 1 2 28 Diaw 36:30 5-12 7-8 4-9 9 5 17 Ratliff 16:37 0-2 0-0 0-3 1 2 0 Jackson 35:57 5-12 3-4 0-4 4 1 15 Felton 34:44 6-10 0-1 0-0 6 1 14 Chandler 30:55 3-4 6-7 5-8 1 2 12 Hughes 17:18 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 Augustin 13:22 4-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 11 Thomas 11:30 2-5 4-4 1-3 0 2 8 Graham 2:02 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Brown 0:22 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240 37-72 28-32 11-33 25 18 109

Percentages: FG .514, FT .875. 3-Point Goals: 7-12, .583 (Augustin 3-3, Felton 2-2, Jackson 2-4, Diaw 0-1, Hughes 0-1, Wallace 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 12 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Diaw 2, Fel- ton 2, Jackson 2, Hughes, Ratliff). Turnovers: 11 (Jackson 3, Diaw 2, Thomas 2, Augustin, Chandler, Felton, Ratliff). Steals: 5 (Augustin 2, Diaw, Felton, Hughes). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 4:46 third.

A: 18,610 (19,077). T: 2:14.

PISTONS 124, 76ERS 103

Charlie Villanueva scored 25 points, Rodney Stuckey added 24 and short-handed Detroit snapped an 11- game losing streak and won for only the eighth time on the road this sea- son.

Marreese Speights scored 21 points for struggling Philadelphia, which has lost four straight. The Pistons were already depleted with injuries to guard Richard Hamil- ton along with forwards Jason Maxiell and Chris Wilcox. Then Stuckey limped off the court with 5:11 remain- ing in the third quarter after crashing to the court following a driving layup.

SCORING

Detroit Philadelphia

34 27 30 33 — 124 30 31 19 23 — 103

Detroit Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Prince 28:16 5-8 2-2 2-7 4 2 14 Jerebko 37:37 5-7 1-2 0-5 4 4 11 Wallace 24:47 8-10 2-2 4-6 3 2 18 Bynum 34:11 3-6 4-6 0-1 6 2 10 Stuckey 37:21 9-17 6-9 1-2 5 3 24 Gordon 26:07 6-10 0-0 0-0 2 2 13 Villanueva 23:13 8-11 5-6 0-3 1 2 25 Daye 22:35 3-6 2-2 1-9 0 0 9 Summers 5:53 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0

Totals 240 47-75 22-29 8-33 27 18 124

Percentages: FG .627, FT .759. 3-Point Goals: 8-17, .471 (Villanueva 4-6, Prince 2-3, Daye 1-2, Gordon 1-4, Bynum 0-1, Stuckey 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 10 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Jerebko). Turnovers: 10 (Bynum 2, Daye 2, Gordon 2, Stuckey 2, Jerebko, Prince). Steals: 14 (Wallace 3, Bynum 2, Jerebko 2, Prince 2, Villanueva 2, Daye, Gordon, Stuckey). Technical Fouls: None.

Philadelphia Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Kapono 37:58 4-9 0-0 0-2 6 4 9 Brand 12:32 3-4 0-0 1-2 0 2 6 Dalembert 12:32 2-4 0-0 2-4 0 0 4 Holiday 32:04 5-10 0-0 1-1 9 4 11 Iguodala 28:23 2-6 8-8 1-3 5 1 12 Smith 27:29 2-5 0-0 3-4 0 1 4 Speights 31:35 7-13 7-8 0-6 2 4 21 Williams 23:19 4-9 3-4 0-0 3 1 12 Meeks 28:45 8-11 1-3 0-4 3 1 19 Green 5:23 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 5

Totals 240 39-74 19-23 8-26 28 19 103

Percentages: FG .527, FT .826. 3-Point Goals: 6-20, .300 (Meeks 2-4, Green 1-1, Holiday 1-4, Williams 1-4, Kapono 1-6, Smith 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turn- overs: 16 (29 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Williams 2, Holi- day, Iguodala, Smith). Turnovers: 16 (Kapono 5, Holiday 3, Speights 3, Williams 2, Dalembert, Igu- odala, Meeks). Steals: 4 (Smith 2, Holiday, Speights). Technical Fouls: None.

A: 13,832 (20,318). T: 2:09.

CAVALIERS 113, RAPTORS 101

Toronto’s Chris Bosh broke a bone in his face as the Raptors’ playoff hopes took a blow. Bosh was struck by an inadvertent elbow from Cleveland’s Antawn Jami- son in the game’s first three minutes. Bosh was taken to the Cleveland Clin- ic for a CT scan, but returned to Quick- en Loans Arena in the fourth quarter. Bosh’s injury couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Raptors, who are clinging to the No. 8 playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

SCORING

Toronto Cleveland

26272622 — 101 35 20 35 23 — 113

Toronto Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Bosh 2:08 1-1 0-0 1-1 1 0 2 Wright 20:13 3-9 1-1 1-1 1 1 9 Bargnani 34:42 5-14 1-1 2-5 2 3 11 Calderon 21:49 2-8 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 Weems 32:43 5-10 0-0 0-4 5 1 10 Evans 16:23 1-2 1-4 0-7 0 0 3 Turkoglu 28:40 3-10 2-2 0-3 5 2 10 Johnson 29:10 7-8 2-2 3-10 1 2 16 Jack 26:11 7-12 7-8 1-2 6 0 23 Nesterovic 8:38 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 DeRozan 16:01 4-4 2-2 0-1 0 1 10 Belinelli 3:22 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

Totals 240 39-83 16-20 8-36 25 12 101

Percentages: FG .470, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 7-20, .350 (Jack 2-4, Wright 2-4, Turkoglu 2-6, Calderon 1-1, Belinelli 0-1, Bargnani 0-4). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 9 (13 PTS). Blocked Shots: 0. Turnovers: 9 (Jack 3, Bargnani 2, Belinelli, Evans, Turkoglu, Weems). Steals: 5 (Bargnani, DeRozan, Jack, Nest- erovic, Weems). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 6:44 second.

Cleveland Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

James 35:34 5-13 9-10 0-6 13 1 19 Jamison 31:57 10-18 0-0 1-4 1 1 20 Hickson 26:32 5-9 0-1 1-7 2 1 10 MWilliams 31:07 6-9 1-2 0-0 12 2 14 Parker 33:42 7-12 1-1 0-8 6 1 18 Ilgauskas 18:26 3-7 0-0 0-5 1 2 6 JWilliams 27:49 5-8 0-0 0-5 2 3 13 Varejao 28:03 5-7 0-0 1-4 1 2 10 Moon 2:49 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 3 Powe 2:49 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Green 1:12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240 47-84 11-14 3-40 38 13 113

Percentages: FG .560, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 8-20, .400 (J.Williams 3-5, Parker 3-6, Moon 1-1, M.Williams 1-3, James 0-2, Jamison 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 10 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Hickson, James). Turnovers: 10 (James 4, Jamison, Parker, Powe, Varejao, J.Williams, M.Williams). Steals: 6 (Parker 3, Hickson, Jamison, Varejao). Technical Fouls: None.

A: 20,562 (20,562). T: 2:02.

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national player of the year scored nine points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 14 minutes 27 seconds to play, in a 16-2 run shortly af- ter intermission and finished with 23 points. Then teammate Tina

KNICKS 104, CELTICS 101

Danilo Gallinari scored a career- high 31 points, including the go-ahead basket with 36 seconds left, Earl Bar- ron had 17 points and a career-best 18 rebounds, and New York surprised Boston. David Lee had the clinching basket and added 13 points and 11 boards for the Knicks, who won their second straight and temporarily avoided a third consecutive 50-loss season. Ray Allen scored 17 points for the Celtics, who blew a chance to tie At- lanta for third place in the Eastern Conference.

SCORING

Boston New York

21312623 — 101 27 26 33 18 — 104

Boston Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Garnett 29:31 7-12 0-0 1-4 4 4 14 Pierce 30:55 4-10 5-6 0-6 3 3 13 Perkins 28:22 6-8 2-2 3-8 3 4 14 Rondo 34:20 3-7 0-1 0-3 6 0 6 RAllen 32:33 6-9 2-2 0-0 1 3 17 Davis 18:29 4-6 4-5 0-2 0 4 12 Robinson 13:40 2-4 0-1 0-3 5 2 5 Wallace 19:34 3-7 0-2 0-2 2 1 7 TAllen 16:36 2-5 1-3 1-6 0 1 5 Finley 16:00 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 8

Totals 240 40-73 14-22 5-34 26 22 101

Percentages: FG .548, FT .636. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (R.Allen 3-6, Finley 2-3, Robinson 1-2, Wallace 1-2, Rondo 0-2, Pierce 0-3). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 18 (27 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (R.Allen, Fin- ley, Garnett, Perkins). Turnovers: 18 (Pierce 4, R.Al- len 3, Perkins 3, Rondo 3, Davis, Finley, Garnett, Robinson, Wallace). Steals: 4 (R.Allen, T.Allen, Robinson, Wallace). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 10:24 third

New York Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Gallinari 33:39 10-15 10-11 1-5 2 2 31 Lee 38:10 6-16 1-2 3-11 6 5 13 Barron 44:21 8-13 1-1 8-18 1 3 17 Duhon 33:39 2-5 1-2 1-4 8 1 5 Walker 28:19 2-10 5-6 0-3 1 5 10 Douglas 29:19 4-14 1-2 1-1 4 1 10 Giddens 14:46 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 2 4 Rodriguez 17:47 5-10 1-1 0-0 1 1 14

Totals 240 39-88 20-25 15-44 23 20 104

Percentages: FG .443, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 6-25, .240 (Rodriguez 3-7, Gallinari 1-4, Douglas 1-5, Walker 1-7, Duhon 0-1, Giddens 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 13 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Du- hon). Turnovers: 12 (Barron 3, Gallinari 3, Giddens 2, Rodriguez 2, Duhon, Walker). Steals: 6 (Lee 3, Bar- ron, Douglas, Duhon). Technical Fouls: Walker, 6:37 second

A: 19,763 (19,763). T: 2:23.

Charles, this season’s nation- al player of the year, took her turn, scoring seven points in an ensuing 9-2 burst that gave the Huskies a 38-27 ad- vantage with 7:44 remaining. After two points on 1-of-6 shooting in the first half, Charles finished with 9 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks. Junior forward Kayla Pe- derson led Stanford (36-2) with 15 points, and junior guard Jeanette Pohlen and sophomore forward Nnemka- di Ogwumike each had 11 to round out Cardinal players in double figures. “I always, always thought

that whenever we made it to this game that we were the best team,” Huskies Coach Geno Auriemma said on Monday. “There was never a time when we played in the [NCAA final] where I thought we were the underdog. Now we may have been, I don’t know, but I always thought we were the best team, that if we could get to this game, we were the best team because we would have proved it along the way.”

Auriemma became the first coach to guide teams to con- secutive undefeated seasons since John Wooden did the same for the UCLA men in 1972 and ’73. Auriemma moved within one title of ty- ing Pat Summitt’s NCAA-rec- ord eight with Tennessee. The NCAA tournament was not so much a competition as amonth-long coronation dur- ing which Connecticut treat- ed opponents as all but in- cidental. The Huskies won their first five games in the tournament by an average of 42 points, and that included a 70-50 victory over Baylor — considered narrow by Con- necticut standards — in the national semifinals on Sun- day. Perhaps the most revealing

indicator of the Huskies’ su- premacy was entering the NCAA final, they had trailed 96 out of 3,080 minutes dur- ing the winning streak and were behind for 3:37 in all second halves combined. The only notable challenge

Connecticut faced before the Final Four came in an 80-68 victory over Stanford on Dec. 23. In that game, the Huskies trailed in the second half, 44- 42, before pulling away with a 30-6 surge. Then in Sunday night’s na- tional semifinal, the Huskies had their lead against Baylor contract to 41-38 but used a 16-4 run in the second half to secure a berth in the champi- onship game.

Stanford, the top seed in

West Region and one of the sport’s traditional powers, had the Huskies on the ropes in the first half, limiting them to 17 percent shooting over the first 20 minutes. The de- fense also caused problems for Moore and Charles, who combined for five turnovers. But that all-American duo flourished in the second half, and Connecticut withstood a late burst that cut the lead to seven in the final minutes to ascend to a place all its own in the chronicle of women’s basketball.

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