Steve Nash is expected to play despite nursing back and hamstring
injuries which caused him to sit out the fourth quarter Thursday.He had
one of those nights where he was feeling it.Its up to fourth-seeded
Georgia and sixth-seeded LSU to try to keep that from happening.Bottom
line is its not good enough and were not going to make it to the
postseason if .Romo lost playoff-or-bust games in regular-season finales
the past two years.The Hawks are tied with Chicago for fifth place in
the Eastern Conference, 2 1/2 games behind Brooklyn for home-court
advantage in the first round of the playoffs.The 33-year old Nocioni,
who has had a topsy-turvy season in Europes premier club competition,
rolled back the years by scoring 24 points, including four crucial
three-pointers, to keep Caja in the hunt for one of the three remaining
berths in their eight-team top pool.He had 16 points and nine assists in
a 97-90 loss.
The Jazz are on pace to shatter the franchise mark
for made 3-pointers in a season .Indiana left Washington in a dour
mood."Dallas took a 50-48 lead into halftime with both teams being hot
from the floor.New Orleans Anthony Davis followed with two free throws,
Darius Miller drained a face-up 3-pointer and Davis leaped high to jam
in a rebound follow, extending the lead to 103-84.Roberts started at
point guard for Vasquez, who tweaked an ankle injury in practice on
Sunday and could not play.For me to come out in my second start and do
that is just a testament to my teammates making shots.Schneider hasnt
faced the Oilers since last season.
I think the start was
indicative of the level of intensity they played with versus how we
did."Fortunately, we know we have a playoff spot, but that does you no
good if youre not playing the right way.But now were in Dallas, we can
feel the game starting to get closer and closer, Enfield said.Brown
scored with 1:27 left to help LA to a 5-4 win at Chicago on
Monday.Wheatcroft, who narrowly qualified for the Houston Open at the
start of the week, ran off three straight birdies early in his round and
kept bogeys off his card for a second straight 5-under 67.Starting
guard Courtney Lee also sat out his second game in a row with a sprained
left ankle.No one has taken a bigger beating in all this conference
realignment than the Big East, largely because of a decision it made
about a decade after its founding to add football to its roster of
sports.
We talked about it before the game, talked about it at
halftime as well, said Jazz swingman Gordon Hayward, who had 15 points
thanks to 3-of-3 shooting beyond the arc.He now must convince NBA owners
to block the Maloof family from initiating the move, a deal made public
in January.Mike Miller, who was starting in place of Wade, scored a
quick five points in the first five minutes.The Suns, losers of 11 of 13
overall, are on the verge of dropping five straight at home for the
first time since March 6-19, 2004.Dupuis singlehandedly doubled the lead
in the second period.
Tuesday was the first of four road games in
five nights that includes stops at Houston and San Antonio.You always
want to find guys in positions who can have another place to fall,
Withers said.The Kings, who held leads of 1-0 and 2-1, appear to be
rounding into form with 15 games left in the regular season.Ohio State
has a good idea of the value of this run."We have a unique big man,"
Sacramento coach Keith Smart said.Magnus Paajarvis first-period goal
gave him one goal in all three games this season against Columbus.George
had nine points for the Pacers, who led for most of the opening 24
minutes.
Arnett Moultrie added 14 points and eight rebounds off
the bench.The loss, which snapped a two-game win streak, dropped them to
fourth place behind Denver.At least the Big East as we knew it is going
out in style.He flipped a bouncing puck past Halak from a bad angle.The
Heat were without Dwyane Wade, who missed his second consecutive game
with a bruised right knee.
In a game with playoff-race
ramifications for both clubs, the Warriors 41-31 got the better of their
Pacific Division nemesis thanks in large part to the backcourt tandem
of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, which combined for nine 3-pointers Fit Flop
and 47 points.8 Lakers 36-35 with just 10 games to go and reduced their
magic number for reaching the postseason for the first time in six
years to six."Now Im not making key putts and Im hitting loose shots
where you cant hit loose shots.He scored his 16th goal of the season off
a feed from Kunitz then added his 17th later in the period when he
faked a pass to Tanner Glass and fired a wrist shot over Montoyas
glove.Hed also prefer not to have the Pittsburgh Penguins repeat it.The
Wizards 26-44 needed nearly every point, assist and minute of playing
time Wall could muster, because they were without three starters and had
only nine active players.
"Succeeding in this league is about
confidence," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said.The Washington Capitals were
sailing to the Presidents Trophy three years ago when they added four
players - namely defensemen Joe Corvo and Milan Jurcina - and were
bounced in the first round by Montreal.Daniel Sedin scored the go-ahead
goal in the third period and the Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1
on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.Instead, the Jazz 35-36
still harbor their own hopes.Heat make Magic vanish, extend winning
streak to 27"As much as we do want Danny back, our mindset is still to
prepare to win in the playoffs.Los Angeles is one game up on the Utah
Jazz, 1 1/2 ahead of the Dallas Mavericks and 2 1/2 north of the
Portland Trail Blazers.All of our games have been physical and hotly
contested.
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