Basketball NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best of 7) Saturday, April 2
FIRST ROUND
(Best of 7)
Saturday, April 28
Detroit 97, Orlando 93, Detroit wins series 4-0
Cleveland 98, Washington 92
San Antonio 96, Denver 91, San Antonio leads series 2-1
Utah 98, Houston 85
Sunday, April 29
Chicago 92, Miami 79, Chicago wins series 4-0
Phoenix 113, L.A. Lakers 100, Phoenix leads series 3-1
New Jersey 102, Toronto 81, New Jersey leads series 3-1
Golden State 103, Dallas 99, Golden State leads series 3-1
Monday, April 30
Cleveland 97, Washington 90, Cleveland wins series 4-0
Houston 96, Utah 92, Houston leads series 3-2
San Antonio at Denver, late.
New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2
Denver at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 3
Houston at Utah, 8 or 9 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m., if necessary
Friday, May 4
San Antonio at Denver, TBD, if necessary
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, TBD, if necessary
Toronto at New Jersey, TBD, if necessary
Saturday, May 5
Utah at Houston, TBD, if necessary
Golden State at Dallas, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 6
Denver at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
New Jersey at Toronto, TBD, if necessary
Monday’s Boxscores
Cavaliers 97, Wizards 90
CLEVELAND — James 8-22 14-17 31, Gooden 6-11 2-2 14, Ilgauskas 9-16 2-2 20, Hughes 5-13 8-8 19, Pavlovic 0-4 0-0 0, Gibson 3-4 0-0 8, Varejao 0-2 0-0 0, Snow 0-1 2-2 2, Marshall 1-2 0-0 3, Newble 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-75 28-31 97.
WASHINGTON — Hayes 1-5 2-2 5, Jamison 12-25 4-5 31, Thomas 2-5 2-2 6, Stevenson 0-8 0-0 0, Daniels 3-8 6-7 13, Blatche 3-4 1-1 7, Booth 2-3 0-0 4, Songaila 8-13 0-0 16, Mason 2-5 0-0 5, Taylor 1-4 1-1 3, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-80 16-18 90.
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Rockets 96, Jazz 92
UTAH — Kirilenko 4-5 0-0 8, Boozer 12-23 2-3 26, Okur 3-7 2-4 9, Fisher 6-11 3-3 17, Williams 4-16 5-6 13, Giricek 2-5 0-0 6, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Harpring 3-7 1-2 7, Millsap 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 37-79 13-18 92.
HOUSTON — Battier 5-7 0-0 15, Hayes 0-1 0-0 0, Yao 6-18 9-10 21, McGrady 11-25 2-4 26, Alston 4-10 3-4 14, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Head 3-7 0-0 8, Howard 6-6 0-0 12, Snyder 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-75 14-18 96.
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