TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010
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PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
Grateful trio enjoys playoff rebirth in Dallas
mavericks from D1
and Stevenson has played just seven seconds this postseason. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and all-star forward Dirk No- witzki initially said the deal that shipped Josh Howard and three other players to Washington in exchange for three starters from the last Wizards playoff team made Dallas more talented than the team that reached the NBA Finals in 2006. Cuban added re- cently that he wouldn’t be satis- fied if this group doesn’t have a better finish.
Butler and Haywood have neighboring stalls in the Maver- icks’ locker room. Haywood and Stevenson rent apartments in the same complex, while Butler resides in Warriors and former Mavericks coach Don Nelson’s plush penthouse apartment a few blocks from American Air- lines Center. Stevenson and Butler con- clude most practices with a three-point shooting contest, which — if not for the Mavericks’ logos on the court — could easily be mistaken for exchanges the two had for more than three sea- sons as Wizards teammates at Verizon Center. But with a team that boasts two future Hall of Famers in Nowitzki and Jason Kidd, a former all-star in Shawn Marion and a former sixth man of the year in Jason Terry, Butler said the environment has been much different than the one he left behind. “You’ve got a great veteran group that does a good job of policing the locker room. Doing a good job of making sure everything is kosher around here,” Butler said. “It’s a great at- mosphere for basketball. Great workplace. No outside distrac- tions. Just coming in and playing basketball.” Butler didn’t have to go into
detail about the well-chronicled misfortunes in Washington, with the death of owner Abe Pollin and the gun dispute involving Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crit- tenton highlighting a disastrous season. Butler said Pollin’s wid- ow, Irene, called to inform him a week before the trade that the organization planned to move him and Antawn Jamison and would place them in good situa- tions. “They could’ve just sent me
anywhere, but obviously, Mr. Pol- lin was still working and it’s a blessing. The Pollin family really took care of me. But, you know, Washington was really home for me,” said Butler, 30, whose preg- nant wife, Andrea, and 6-year- old daughter, Mia, remained in Virginia. “Coming to a new city and having to invent yourself all over again, it’s mind-boggling to think about that on the fly, but at the same time I understand the nature of the business. Players get recycled in this game all the
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DeShawn Stevenson has played just seven seconds in Dallas’s first-round playoff series.
time.” Haywood started 19 of his first 22 games with Dallas, but has been used as a reserve since Dampier reclaimed his spot after returning from a dislocated fin- ger. “It’s a situation I’ve been in
PLAYOFF LEADERS
SCORING AVERAGE
Player,Team .................... G FG FT Pts. Avg.
James, CLE ....................... 4 50 28 140 35.0 Anthony, DEN .................. 4 51 30 138 34.5 Wade, MIA ........................ 4 52 18 135 33.8 Nowitzki, DAL .................. 4 38 34 112 28.0 Williams, UTA .................. 4 29 41 107 26.8 Durant, OKC ..................... 4 33 35 107 26.8 Rose, CHI .......................... 4 45 12 103 25.8 Nelson, ORL ...................... 3 26 15 77 25.7 Richardson, PHX ............. 4 34 16 100 25.0 Johnson, ATL .................... 3 31 9 74 24.7 Bryant, L.A.L. ................... 4 33 21 96 24.0 Boozer, UTA ..................... 4 38 12 88 22.0 Westbrook, OKC ............. 4 32 21 87 21.8 Jackson, CHA ................... 3 22 17 64 21.3 Stoudemire, PHX ............ 4 30 22 82 20.5 Aldridge, POR .................. 4 27 27 81 20.3 Ginobili, SAN .................... 4 26 21 81 20.3 Duncan, SAN .................... 4 35 11 81 20.3 Salmons, MIL ................... 3 25 8 59 19.7 Pierce, BOS ...................... 4 24 20 77 19.3 Jennings, MIL ................... 3 22 4 56 18.7
REBOUNDS PER GAME
Player,Team .................... G Off. Def. Tot. Avg.
Noah, CHI .......................... 4 18 38 56 14.0 Jos. Smith, ATL ................ 3 16 20 36 12.0 Camby, POR ..................... 4 12 33 45 11.3 Gasol, L.A.L. ..................... 4 11 33 44 11.0 Boozer, UTA ..................... 4 11 33 44 11.0 Wallace, CHA ................... 3 2 29 31 10.3 Duncan, SAN .................... 4 10 31 41 10.3 Bynum, L.A.L. ................... 4 13 26 39 9.8 Millsap, UTA ..................... 4 12 27 39 9.8 Durant, OKC ..................... 4 7 30 37 9.3 Martin, DEN ...................... 4 10 27 37 9.3 James, CLE ....................... 4 3 33 36 9.0 Hill, PHX ............................ 4 4 31 35 8.8 Nowitzki, DAL .................. 4 6 29 35 8.8 Thomas, MIL .................... 3 6 20 26 8.7 Ilyasova, MIL ................... 3 11 15 26 8.7
Late Sunday
SPURS 92, MAVERICKS 89
If San Antonio Coach Gregg Popov- ich hasn’t already done so, he may want to apologize for calling his role players “dogs” because they put Dal- las on the brink of elimination. Tim Duncan had a miserable 34th
birthday and Manu Ginobili looked as bad at times as his bandaged-up nose. But George Hill scored 29 points and the Spurs beat the Maver- icks to take a 3-1 lead in their first- round series. Popovich called out his supporting cast after losing Game 1. But it was his Big Three who had little bark in Game 4. The Spurs have won three straight
since Popovich’s tongue-lashing, and they’ve put the Mavericks on the edge of their third first-round exit in four years.
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Brendan Haywood, left, will be a free agent this summer and Caron Butler is signed through next year.
About the series
Even though the Wizards missed the NBA playoffs, the Washington area is still heavily represented in the postseason. Over the next few weeks Michael Lee and Michael Wilbon will take a look at players and coaches competing in the playoffs who are either native Washingtonians or who spent significant time playing in the metropolitan area.
before in D.C.,” Haywood said. “So I’ve been in situations where I’ve been a starter. I’ve been in situations where I have to come off the bench. I feel I can contrib- ute in both aspects. You may like one more than the other, but it doesn’t change your approach or how hard you go out there and play.”
Butler and Stevenson are signed through next season, but Haywood will be a free agent this
summer. Haywood said he is not looking at this postseason as an opportunity to simply showcase his talents for any potential suit- ors.
“If I have a good first round and we don’t get out of the first round, everybody is going to talk about how he played well, but he didn’t have an impact,” said Hay- wood, who is averaging 6.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in just 21.8 minutes. “I’m looking at this as a time to do whatever is necessary to win. You’ll be amazed at how winning is the most important thing.” Butler is hopeful that the Mav- ericks can experience the feeling more often. “It’s just a special moment, a special time in my life and in my career,” he said. “I just want to win, whatever it takes. Whether it’s scoring 10 points, two points or being extraordi- nary and scoring 30. Whatever it takes for this ballclub to win, I’m going to do it. I just want to be successful.”
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SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL
NBA Playoff Glance
All Times EDT
(Best-of-7); (x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 3, Chicago 1
Game 1: Cleveland 96, Chicago 83 Game 2: Cleveland 112, Chicago 102 Game 3: Chicago 108, Cleveland 106 Game 4: Cleveland 121, Chicago 98 Tuesday: Chicago at Cleveland, 8 x-Thursday: Cleveland at Chicago, 8 x-Saturday: Chicago at Cleveland, TBA
Orlando 3, Charlotte 0
Game 1: Orlando 98, Charlotte 89 Game 2: Orlando 92, Charlotte 77 Game 3: Orlando 90, Charlotte 86 Game 4: Orlando at Charlotte, Late x-Wednesday: Charlotte at Orl., 8 x-Friday: Orlando at Charlotte, 7 x-Sunday: Charlotte at Orlando, TBA
Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1
Game 1: Atlanta 102, Milwaukee 92 Game 2: Atlanta 96, Milwaukee 86 Game 3: Milwaukee 107, Atlanta 89 Game 4: Atlanta at Milwaukee, Late Wednesday: Milwaukee. at Atl., TBA x-Friday: Atl. at Milwaukee, TBA x-Sunday: Milwaukee at Atlanta, TBA
Boston 3, Miami 1
Game 1: Boston 85, Miami 76 Game 2: Boston 106, Miami 77 Game 3: Boston 100, Miami 98 Game 4: Miami 101, Boston 92 Tuesday: Miami at Boston, 7 x-Thursday: Boston at Miami, TBA x-Saturday: Miami at Boston, TBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
L.A. Lakers 2, Oklahoma City 2
Game 1: L.A. Lakers 87, Okla. City 79 Game 2: L.A. Lakers 95, Okla. City 92 Game 3: Okla. City 101, L.A. Lakers 96 Game 4: Okla. City 110, L.A. Lakers 89 Tuesday: Okla. City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 Friday: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Sunday: Okla. City at L.A. Lakers, TBA
San Antonio 3, Dallas 1
Game 1: Dallas 100, San Antonio 94 Game 2: San Antonio 102, Dallas 88 Game 3: San Antonio 94, Dallas 90 Game 4: San Antonio 92, Dallas 89 Tuesday: San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 x-Thursday: Dallas at San Antonio, TBA x-Saturday: San Antonio at Dallas, TBA
Phoenix 2, Portland 2
Game 1: Portland 105, Phoenix 100 Game 2: Phoenix 119, Portland 90 Game 3: Phoenix 108, Portland 89 Game 4: Portland 96, Phoenix 87 Game 5: Portland at Phoenix, Late Thursday: Phoenix at Portland, TBA x-Saturday: Portland at Phoenix, TBA
Utah 3, Denver 1
Game 1: Denver 126, Utah 113 Game 2: Utah 114, Denver 111 Game 3: Utah 105, Denver 93 Game 4: Utah 117, Denver 106 Wednesday: Utah at Denver, TBA x-Friday: Denver at Utah, 10 or 10:30 x-Sunday: Utah at Denver, TBA
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NBA Sportsmanship Award
Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Pts
Grant Hill, Pho ...... 96 88 47 45 22 17 2485 C. Billups, Den....... 79 48 64 53 35 36 2155 Ray Allen, Bos....... 48 72 63 37 43 52 1983 A. Jamison, Cle ..... 45 43 67 72 53 35 1905 Al Horford, Atl....... 13 37 49 68 90 58 1487 Luis Scola, Hou..... 34 27 25 40 72 117 1325
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA
New York .................... 4 1 0 12 6 4 Kansas City ................ 2 1 1 7 5 1 Chicago ....................... 2 2 1 7 7 5 Columbus ................... 2 0 1 7 5 2 New England .............. 2 3 0 6 7 6 Toronto FC .................. 2 3 0 6 6 10 Philadelphia ............... 1 3 0 3 5 8 D.C. United .................. 0 4 0 0 2 11
HIGH SCHOOL SCORES
BOYS’ GOLF
Good Counsel 8.5, Holy Cross 0.5
Virginia State Catholic Championships At Kiskiack Golf Club, Williamsburg
Paul VI Catholic 314, Walsingham 315, Ireton 327, O’Connell 329, Sullivan 338, Benedictine 370, Pen- insula 439.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
Langley 17, McLean 1 Bullis 16, The Heights 1 Gonzaga 7, Landon 6 St. Albans 11, Calverton 10
BOYS’ SOCCER
Washington-Lee 1, Mount Vernon 1 Chancellor 7, Caroline 2
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
Richard Montgomery def. Northwood, 25-8, 25-4, 25-18
Rockville def. Wheaton, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19 Walter Johnson def. Watkins Mill, 25-19, 25-13, 25-11
COED VOLLEYBALL
Magruder def. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-15
Northwood def. Richard Montgomery, 15-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23
Watkins Mill def. Walter Johnson, 25-19, 25-15, 25-20
Wheaton def. Rockville, 25-12, 25-22, 27-29, 25-13
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Centreville 11, Paul VI Catholic 9 Langley 18, McLean 3 Madison 14, W.T. Woodson 10 Holy Child 16, Madeira 6
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Washington-Lee 3, Mount Vernon 2
SOFTBALL
Northern 10, Chopticon 0 (5)
Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles ................ 4 0 1 13 7 1 Colorado ..................... 3 1 1 10 8 5 Seattle ......................... 2 2 2 8 7 7 Houston ....................... 2 2 1 7 6 6 San Jose ...................... 2 2 0 6 6 7 Chivas USA ................. 2 3 0 6 5 8 Real Salt Lake ............ 1 3 1 4 7 7 Dallas ........................... 0 1 3 3 6 7
Sunday’s Results
Toronto FC 2, Seattle FC 0
Saturday’s Games
New York at D.C. United, 4 Dallas at New England, 7:30 Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 Chivas USA at Chicago, 8:30 Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 9 Colorado at San Jose, 10 Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30 Columbus at Seattle FC, 10:30
Women’s Professional Soccer
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Gold Pride ........... 2 1 0 6 5 4 Sky Blue FC............... 2 1 0 6 3 3 Philadelphia ............. 1 0 2 5 4 2 Boston ....................... 1 0 2 5 4 3 Saint Louis................ 1 0 2 5 4 2 Washington.............. 1 2 0 3 5 6 Chicago ..................... 0 2 1 1 1 3 Atlanta....................... 0 2 1 1 2 5
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday’s Results
Philadelphia 3, Washington 1 Sky Blue FC 1, Chicago 0 Saint Louis 1, Boston 1, tie
Saturday’s Games
Saint Louis at Washington, 6 Chicago at Boston, 6 Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6 FC Gold Pride at Sky Blue FC, 6
ATP Rome Masters
Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles — First Round
HIGH SCHOOL BOX SCORES
BOYS’ LACROSSE TOP 10
No. 5 GONZAGA 7, No. 2 LANDON 6
Highlights: Sophomore Sean Whitcomb scored three goals, senior Conor Kenny had two and jun- ior David Planning scored the game-winner with 14 seconds left to lift the Eagles over Landon. It’s only the second time Gonzaga has beaten Landon in boys’ lacrosse, the other coming in 2004. Austin Dodson and Joe Paoletta each scored twice for Landon, which led 4-0 in the second quarter.
Goals — G: Kenny 2, May 1, Whitcomb 3, D Plan- ning 1. L: Archer 1, Blizzard 1, Dodson 2, Paoletta 2.
Assists — G: Bruun 1, May 1, Reed 2, D Planning 1. L: Dodson 1, Keena 2. Saves — G: Healy 12. L: Joyce 12.
No. 4 BULLIS 16, THE HEIGHTS 1
Highlights: Kylro Bellistri had four goals and Rob Fleming four assists to pace Bullis to the easy win.Goals — TH: Pim 1. B: Abbott 1, Bellistri 4, Crow 1, Dickstein 1, Fields 2, Fleming 2, Garfinkel 3, Kimm 1, Leahy 1. Assists — B: Dickstein 2, Fisher 1, Fleming 4, Frank 1, Garfinkel 2, Monsein 1. Saves — TH: Blewett 9. B: Burke 10, McMahon 3.
SOFTBALL
No. 1 NORTHERN 10, CHOPTICON 0 (5)
Highlights: Kaitlyn Schmeiser threw a no hitter while her sister Lindsey hit her third home run in four games.
HR — N: L Schmeiser 1. RBI — N: Ruleman 1, A Orlandi 1, K Schaefer 1, K Schmeiser 3, L Schmeiser 3, T Schaefer 1. K — N: K Schmeiser 9.
Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (12), Spain, 6-0, 6-3; Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; John Isner (14), United States, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5; Philipp Kohlschreib- er, Germany, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-7 (7-1), 6-1, 6-4; Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-2, 6-2.
Potito Starace, Italy, def. Jan Hajek, Czech Re- public, 6-2, 6-2; Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 6-2, 6-2; Juan Monaco (16), Argentina, def. Igor Andreev, Rus- sia, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5; Julien Bennetau, France, def. Sam Querrey (15), United States, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 7-6 (7-2).
Tomas Berdych (10), Czech Republic, def. Mar- cel Granollers, Spain, 6-3, 6-3; Michael Llodra, France, def. Aandreas Beck, Germany, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Filippo Volandri, Italy, def. Peter Luczak, Aus- tralia, 6-4, 6-3; Ivan Ljubicic (11), Croatia, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 7-5, 6-7 (7-1), 6-0.
Doubles — First Round
Yves Allegro and Roger Federer, Switzerland, def. Johan Brunstrom, Sweden, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands Antilles, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Franti- sek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Michal Merti- nak, Slovakia, def. Jordan Kerr, Australia, and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3.
TENNIS AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Points
1. Jimmie Johnson ............................................. 1,323. 2. Kevin Harvick .................................................. 1,297 3. Greg Biffle ........................................................ 1,237 4. Matt Kenseth ................................................... 1,224 5. Kyle Busch ........................................................ 1,163 6. Mark Martin ..................................................... 1,154 7. Kurt Busch ........................................................ 1,146 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ........................................... 1,142 9. Denny Hamlin ................................................ 1,1381 10. Jeff Gordon .................................................... 1,130 11. Clint Bowyer, ................................................. 1,086 12. Jeff Burton ..................................................... 1,082 13. Carl Edwards ................................................. 1,067 14. Tony Stewart ................................................. 1,061 15. Martin Truex Jr. ............................................ 1,045 16. Joey Logano, 1,001 17. Jamie McMurray .............................................. 998 18. Ryan Newman .................................................. 995 19. Paul Menard ..................................................... 962 20. Juan Pablo Montoya ....................................... 959
Money
1. Jamie McMurray ................................... $2,649,865 2. Jimmie Johnson ..................................... $2,272,466 3. Kevin Harvick ......................................... $2,169,136 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ................................. $1,950,079 5. Greg Biffle ............................................... $1,690,504 6. Denny Hamlin ........................................ $1,681,354 7. Jeff Gordon ............................................. $1,624,563 8. Kyle Busch .............................................. $1,620,758 9. Matt Kenseth ......................................... $1,612,938 10. Kurt Busch ............................................ $1,605,811 11. Kasey Kahne .......................................... 1,551,599 12. Juan Pablo Montoya ........................... $1,505,483 13. Jeff Burton ............................................ $1,473,589 14. Clint Bowyer ........................................ $1,467,020 15. David Reutimann ................................ $1,461,559 16. Tony Stewart ....................................... $1,450,411 17. Joey Logano ......................................... $1,437,215 18. Ryan Newman ..................................... $1,416,590 19. Carl Edwards ....................................... $1,402,761 20. Mark Martin ......................................... $1,384,739
TRANSACTIONS
Major League Baseball
MLB—Named Dr. Charles Steinberg senior ad- visor for public affairs. Kansas City Royals—Claimed OF Jai Miller of waivers from Oakland (AL) and assigned him to Omaha (OCL). Transferred INF Josh Fields to the 60-day DL.
Philadelphia Phillies—Agreed to terms with 1B Ryan Howard on a five-year contract extension through 2016. St. Louis Cardinals—Placed INF Felipe Lopez on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF John Jay and INF Tyler Greene from Memphis (PCL). Optioned OF Allen Craig to Memphis.
NBA
NBA—Fined Dallas C Erick Dampier $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials after an April 23 game against San Antonio.
NFL
Arizona Cardinals—Signed QB Max Hall, CB Mar- shay Green, CB A.J. Jefferson, WR Max Komar, WR Juamorris Stewart, WR Stephen Williams, OT Dev- in Tyler, OT Casey Knips, C David Moosman and RB Alfonso Smith. Atlanta Falcons—Signed 15 TE Leroy Banks, WR Tim Buckley, S Rafael Bush, CB Dominique Dan- iels, S Gabe Derricks, LS Justin Drescher, WR Brandyn Harvey, LB Weston Johnson, PK Garrett Lindholm, RB Dimitri Nance, TE Michael Palmer, TE Colin Peek, DE Emmanuel Stephens, WR Ryan Wolfe and LB Bear Woods. Carolina Panthers—Agreed to terms with RB Dan- iel Porter, FB Rashawn Jackson, WR Trey Young, TE Andrew George, G Noah Franklin, G Kurtis Gregory, G Ray Hisatake, T Mark Ortmann, DT An- dre Neblett, LB Sean Ware, S Matt O’Hanlon, K Aaron Pettrey and P Blake Haudan. Chicago Bears—Agreed to terms with WR Vic Hall.
Dallas Cowboys—Agreed to terms with PK Del- bert Alvarado, NT Junior Aumavae, OT Will Bark- er, S Barry Church, G-C Phil Costa, WR Rashaun Greer, FB Chris Gronkowski, WR Terrell Hudgins, CB Bryan McCann, S Danny McCray, RB Lonyae Miller, QB Matt Nichols, G-C Chet Teofilo, OT Mike Tepper, TE Nick Tow-Arnett, WR Verran Tucker and DE Lorenzo Washington. Green Bay Packers—Released LB Jeremy Thomp- son.
Jacksonville Jaguars—Released DT John Hender- son, LB Brian Iwuh, DT Montavious Stanley and LB Tank Daniels. Withdrew its qualifying offer to LB Clint Ingram.
New England Patriots—Released LB Adalius
Thomas.
New Orleans Saints—Agreed to terms with LB Ja- son Beauchamp, LB Harry Coleman, WR Chris Bell, RB Carlos Brown, RB Christian Ducre, RB Chris Ivory, G Brandon Carter, G Joe Tonga, DE Junior Galette, DE Brandon Sharpe, LS Clint Gresham, S Ryan Hamilton, DT Jay Ross and CB Marcell Young. New York Giants—Signed QB Dominic Randolph, TE Jake Ballard, WR Tim Brown, WR Duke Cal- houn, WR Victor Cruz, OL Dennis Landolt, C Jim Cordle, DE Ayanga Okpokowuruk, DT Nate Collins, LB Lee Campbell, CB Seth Williams, CB Leon Wright and S Michael Greco. Philadelphia Eagles—Agreed to terms with DT Charles Alexander, WR Blue Cooper, G Zipp Dun- can, QB Joey Elliott, OT Austin Howard, WR Kevin Jurovich, OT Jeraill McCuller, CB Josh Morris, CB David Pender, WR Pat Simonds and FB Chris Zar- das.
Pittsburgh Steelers—Signed G Dorian Brooks, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, OT Kyle Jolly, FB De- metrius Taylor, DT Cordarrow Thompson, S Justin Thornton and C-G A.J. Trump. St. Louis Rams—Agreed to terms with DT Jermelle Cudjo, LB Freddie Harris, LB Cardia Jackson, S Je- romy Jones, LB Simoni Lawrence, QB Thaddeus Lewis, FB Jamie McCoy, WR Brandon McRae, WR Roderick Owens, S Darian Stewart, FB Kennedy
Only eight teams have come back from being down 3-1 in a best-of- seven series.
SCORING
Dallas San Antonio
17 31 11 30 — 89 20 17 29 26 — 92
Dallas Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.
Marion 27:33 7-13 0-0 3-7 1 0 14 Nowitzki 43:13 4-10 9-9 1-11 4 2 17 Dampier 19:03 0-2 0-0 4-5 2 5 0 Kidd 41:42 3-10 2-2 1-7 5 1 10 Butler 34:32 7-18 2-2 0-6 3 5 17 Barea 16:29 3-7 1-2 0-2 1 2 8 Terry 31:26 5-11 0-2 0-6 1 3 13 Haywood 25:15 3-6 4-6 3-4 0 3 10 Najera 0:47 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Totals 240 32-77 18-23 12-48 17 22 89
Percentages: FG .416, FT .783. 3-Point Goals: 7-19, .368 (Terry 3-5, Kidd 2-7, Barea 1-2, Butler 1-3, Marion 0-1, Nowitzki 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 15 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Haywood 3, Kidd, Marion). Turnovers: 14 (Butler 3, Nowitzki 3, Dampi- er 2, Kidd 2, Marion 2, Barea, Terry). Steals: 5 (Kidd 2, Barea, Butler, Haywood). Technical Fouls: Nowitz- ki, 1:34 third. Flagrant Fouls: Najera, 11:13 fourth. Ejections: Najera, 11:13 fourth.
San Antonio Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.
Jefferson 36:47 6-9 3-5 1-4 0 2 15 Duncan 36:21 1-9 2-4 2-11 3 1 4 McDyess 35:20 5-9 0-0 1-8 3 5 10 Hill 44:37 11-16 2-2 0-4 0 0 29 Ginobili 33:54 4-16 8-9 0-4 7 4 17 Bonner 8:21 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Parker 27:05 4-9 2-4 0-3 5 3 10 Bogans 5:56 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 Blair 11:39 3-4 1-4 5-7 1 2 7
Totals 240 34-75 18-28 10-43 19 20 92
Percentages: FG .453, FT .643. 3-Point Goals: 6-17, .353 (Hill 5-6, Ginobili 1-7, Bogans 0-1, Jefferson 0-1, Bonner 0-2). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 12 (11 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Blair, Hill, Jefferson, McDyess). Turnovers: 12 (Parker 5, Duncan 2, Jef- ferson 2, McDyess 2, Ginobili). Steals: 8 (Ginobili 4, Hill 2, Blair, Bogans). Technical Fouls: None. Flagrant Fouls: Jefferson, 1:21 third
A: 18,581 (18,797). T: 2:39.
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D3
ASSISTS PER GAME
Player,Team .................................. G Ast. Avg.
Williams, UTA ................................ 4 48 Nash, PHX ....................................... 4 43
12.0 10.8
Rondo, BOS .................................... 4 39 9.8 James, CLE ..................................... 4 32 8.0 Rose, CHI ........................................ 4 30 7.5 Kidd, DAL ........................................ 4 29 7.3 Miller, POR ..................................... 4 28 7.0 Billups, DEN .................................... 4 26 6.5 Ginobili, SAN .................................. 4 24 6.0 Wade, MIA ...................................... 4 24 6.0 Westbrook, OKC ........................... 4 21 5.3 M. Williams, CLE ........................... 4 21 5.3
STEALS PER GAME
Player,Team .................................. G Stl. Avg.
Salmons, MIL ................................. 3
Kidd, DAL ........................................ 4 10 2.50 Johnson, ATL ................................. 3 Matthews, UTA ............................. 4 T. Allen, BOS .................................. 4 Anthony, DEN ................................ 4 Rondo, BOS .................................... 4 Wade, MIA ...................................... 4 Richardson, MIA ........................... 4 Horford, ATL .................................. 3
BLOCKS PER GAME
Player,Team .................................. G Blk. Avg.
Howard, ORL .................................. 3 18 6.00 Horford, ATL .................................. 3
9 3.00
Ibaka, OKC ..................................... 4 11 2.75 James, CLE ..................................... 4 10 2.50 Jos. Smith, ATL .............................. 3 O’Neal, MIA .................................... 4 Bynum, L.A.L. ................................. 4 Wallace, CHA ................................. 3 Perkins, BOS .................................. 4 Durant, OKC ................................... 4 Stoudemire, PHX .......................... 4
Late Sunday
JAZZ 117, NUGGETS 106
Carlos Boozer had 31 points and 13
rebounds, Deron Williams added 24 points and 13 assists, and Utah held off a late charge to beat Denver for a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
Carmelo Anthony finished with 39 points and led the Nuggets back with- in range late in the fourth quarter, but Denver never caught all the way up and lost for the third straight time in the series.
Game 5 is Wednesday in Denver,
where the Nuggets will need to win to stay alive. The Jazz controlled the first three
quarters, seeming quicker and more determined than Denver while chas- ing down loose balls and firing up the fans with every hustle play. The frus- trated Nuggets battled foul trouble, losing Chauncey Billups while trying to rally in the fourth quarter. Denver trailed by 18 entering the fi- nal period.
SCORING
Denver Utah
25202338 — 106 31 23 32 31 — 117
Denver Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.
Anthony 44:27 13-26 9-9 6-11 1 5 39 Martin 34:50 5-11 4-5 4-9 0 5 14 Nene 39:34 2-3 6-12 4-11 2 4 10 Billups 32:59 6-14 1-1 0-3 4 6 14 Afflalo 20:42 4-8 1-1 0-2 1 4 9 Smith 34:29 3-11 3-3 3-7 2 5 10 Lawson 16:34 3-7 2-4 0-0 3 3 8 Andersen 12:55 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 Graham 0:20 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Petro 3:10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240 37-84 26-35 18-45 13 34 106
Percentages: FG .440, FT .743. 3-Point Goals: 6-16, .375 (Anthony 4-4, Billups 1-4, Smith 1-4, Lawson 0-1, Afflalo 0-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 18 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Anthony, Billups, Martin, Smith). Turnovers: 18 (Anthony 9, Billups 2, Lawson 2, Martin 2, Afflalo, Nene, Smith). Steals: 12 (An- thony 4, Nene 2, Lawson 2, Martin 2, Andersen, Smith). Technical Fouls: Delay of game, 3:00 fourth.
Utah Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.
Miles 37:55 8-15 4-4 1-3 1 3 21 Boozer 40:20 13-19 5-9 6-13 5 5 31 Fesenko 29:13 1-4 4-7 0-5 1 5 6 Williams 41:57 6-14 10-12 0-4 13 4 24 Matthews 42:17 7-11 3-4 2-5 3 3 18 Millsap 21:38 4-7 4-6 2-5 0 6 12 Korver 19:39 1-5 0-0 0-3 1 1 3 Price 6:03 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Koufos 0:59 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
Totals 240:01 41-77 30-42 12-39 24 29 117
Percentages: FG .532, FT .714. 3-Point Goals: 5-18, .278 (Williams 2-5, Korver 1-3, Matthews 1-3, Miles 1-7). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 15 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Boozer 2, Fesenko 2, Matthews, Miles, Price). Turnovers: 15 (Miles 5, Boozer 3, Mill- sap 3, Fesenko 2, Williams 2). Steals: 6 (Matthews 3, Boozer, Korver, Williams). Technical Fouls: None.
A: 19,911 (19,911). T: 2:41.
7 2.33 9 2.25 9 2.25 6 2.00 8 2.00 7 1.75 7 1.75
Ginobili, SAN .................................. 4 12 3.00 Nelson, ORL .................................... 3
9 3.00 8 2.67 7 2.33
9 2.25 8 2.00 8 2.00 8 2.00 7 1.75 7 1.75 5 1.67
Tinsley, RB Keith Toston and RB DeMaundray Woolridge.
San Diego Chargers—Agreed to terms with WR Seyi Ajirotutu, OT Brady Bond, TE Richard Brockel, TE Dajleon Farr, WR Richard Goodman, C-G Jeff Hansen, FB Cory Jackson, WR Jordyn Jackson, OT Justin Jeffries, P Cort Johnson, LB Brandon Lang, RB Shawnbrey McNeal, OT Ryan Otterson, OT Ste- phan Richmond, CB Traye Simmons, WR Ernest Smith, WR Marcel Thompson, WR Bryan Walters, WR Jeremy Williams and LB Kion Wilson. San Francisco 49Ers—Signed LB Travis LaBoy to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with LB Mike Balogun LB, CB Tramaine Brock, QB Jarrett Brown, WR Shay Hodge, LB Keaton Kristick, WR Scott Long, S Christopher Maragos, WR Jared Per- ry, CB Patrick Stoudamire and CB-S Leroy Vann. Tampa Bay Buccanners—Signed DE Brandon Gil- beaux, OT Derek Hardman, PK Hunter Lawrence, TE Jeron Mastrud, LB Rico McCoy, WR Preston Parker, G Sergio Render, G Vladimir Richard, DB Dennis Rogan, DE James Ruffin, QB Jevan Snead and OT James Williams. Tennessee Titans—Agreed to terms with RB Le- Garrette Blount, RB Stafon Johnson, C Kevin Mat- thews, C Bruce Matthews, C Kenneth Alfred, OL Nick Howell, OL John Malecki, RB Dominique Lind- say, FB Willie Rose, TE Gerald Harris, TE Steve Pfahler, WR Mico McSwain, WR Bobby Sewall, LB Jacob Lewko, LB Patrick Trahan and DT Joe Jo- seph.
NHL
Carolina Hurricanes—Named Jim Ballweg senior director of corporate sponsorships and Brian Ta- tum senior director of team operations. Montreal Canadiens—Recalled D P.K. Subban from Hamilton (AHL). New Jersey Devils—Announced the retirement of coach Jacques Lemaire.
Colleges
Creighton—Named Greg McDermott men’s bas- ketball coach. Oregon—Named Dana Altman men’s basketball coach and signed him to a seven-year contract.
GOLF
PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders
Through April 25
Rank Name Money
1. Ernie Els................................................... $3,143,141 2. Jim Furyk ................................................. $2,386,987 3. Anthony Kim........................................... $2,342,557 4. Steve Stricker......................................... $2,033,714 5. Camilo Villegas...................................... $2,104,050 6. Phil Mickelson........................................ $1,842,719 7. Dustin Johnson....................................... $1,827,934 8. Matt Kuchar............................................ $1,731,563 9. Bill Haas................................................... $1,387,120 10. Ben Crane.............................................. $1,355,276 11. Jason Bohn............................................ $1,547,321 12. K.J. Choi ................................................. $1,310,310 13. Luke Donald.......................................... $1,531,271 14. Hunter Mahan...................................... $1,516,593 15. Ian Poulter ............................................ $1,700,025
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