Lamar Odom scored a season-high 31 points against a subpar Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Pacific Division-leading Lakers put a crimp in the Dallas Mavericks’ postseason push with a 112-108 victory on Friday night.
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Steve Nash had 14 points and 11 assists, then sat out the final quarter Friday night while the Phoenix Suns completed a 117-88 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Jazz reversed the roles Friday night in a 90-64 victory that matched the Spurs’ lowest point total in franchise history and ended San Antonio’s eight-game winning streak.
Richard Hamilton and Vince Carter both missed the game Friday night between the Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets. Hamilton has missed five of Detroit’s last six games with a sore hip, while Carter has been bothered by an ankle injury.
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Washington forward Antawn Jamison missed a game for the first time this season Friday night against Miami because of a sprained right shoulder. Jamison, averaging 21.5 points and a team-leading 10.2 rebounds, injured his shoulder late in Wednesday’s loss
Milwaukee Bucks rookie forward Yi Jianlian will miss the final eight games of the regular season with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The Bucks made the announcement Friday night before their game against the Indiana Pacers.
Tracy McGrady scored 18 of his 25 points in the third quarter, and the Houston Rockets kept pace in the wild Western Conference playoff race with a 79-66 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night.
Andris Biedrins had 21 points and 17 rebounds, and the Warriors climbed within a half-game of eighth place in the Western Conference with a 117-86 victory over the Grizzlies on Friday night.
Caron Butler scored 29 points as the Washington Wizards clinched their fourth straight playoff berth with a 109-95 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
Chris Paul had 33 points and 15 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets became the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff berth by beating the New York Knicks 118-110 on Friday night.
A game after winning while resting three starters, the Pistons didn’t need much from the top five in a 106-87 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Friday night.
Mike Dunleavy had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers kept their faint playoff hopes alive by edging the Milwaukee Bucks 105-101 on Friday night.
Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Earl Boykins converted a three-point play after stealing the ball from T.J. Ford in the final minute of the Charlotte Bobcats’ 105-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Richard Hamilton and Vince Carter both missed the game Friday night between the Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets. Hamilton has missed five of Detroit’s last six games with a sore hip, while Carter has been bothered by an ankle injury.
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Washington forward Antawn Jamison missed a game for the first time this season Friday night against Miami because of a sprained right shoulder. Jamison, averaging 21.5 points and a team-leading 10.2 rebounds, injured his shoulder late in Wednesday’s loss
Milwaukee Bucks rookie forward Yi Jianlian will miss the final eight games of the regular season with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The Bucks made the announcement Friday night before their game against the Indiana Pacers.
On CBSSportsline, “You think I’m crazy. You think I was hit in the head by Troy Polamalu. You think I’m looooosing it. Again, read carefully. No one is stating that Pat Summit’s Tennessee Volunteers can beat Bruce Pearl’s. They don’t have the physicality to do that.”
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed center Lance Allred for the remainder of the season. He was signed to a 10-day contract on March 13 and to his second 10-day contract on March 25. Allred has played in two games this season for the Cavaliers.
If I’m Dallas, the first thing you write on the board is: Cut down transition baskets. And we have to get back and have great defensive balance when we shoot the ball. We can’t give up easy baskets on the break.
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