European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 20 2007 stars and stripes o Page 25 James led run helps cars win in boozers return the associated press Cleveland Lebron James silenced Carlos boozers Boos James came through with 24 Points a season High 17 rebounds and some stunning dunks to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah jazz 8273 on sat urday night for their eighth straight Victory Boozer in his first game Back in Cleveland since he left nearly three years ago for More Money in Utah had 19 Points and 14 rebounds playing through a steady chorus of Boos and derisive chants he clanked two free throws off the rim with 27 seconds left and his team Down 7973 much to the Delight of the heckling crowd however James who also had nine assists Drew even More emotion from the crowd he broke the Cavaliers out of their first half malaise with 10 straight Points during a 120 run that put Cleveland up 6556 Early in the fourth Quarter the jazz have lost four straight on the Road after winning six straight they Haven scored More than 90 Points in any game during the Streak wizards 125 hornets 103 Gilbert Arenas scored 30 Points and the Host wizards moved on half game ahead of Miami atop the Southeast division the wizards shot a season High 58 percent from the Field Arenas was 10for18 and had 11 assists Antawn Jamison added 21 Points for the wizards new Orleans trying to stay in Contention for a playoff berth in the Western conference lost for the seventh time in eight games Chris Paul playing the second game of a Bac Toback for the first time since he was diag nosed with a stress reaction in his left foot led the team with 21 Points and eight assists in 32 minutes pacers 113 Hawks 90 at Indianapolis Troy Murphy scored 22 Points and Mike Dunleavy added 21 to help Indiana snap its 11game losing Streak Danny Granger scored 19 Points Ike Diogu scored 15 and Jamaal Tinsley had 14 assists and no turnovers for Indiana Josh Smith had 16 Points 11 rebounds and four blocks and Zaza Pachulis added 16 Points for the Hawks the pacers who haunt won since a Home Victory Over Milwaukee on feb 21 put up their largest Vic tory margin since a 10169 defeat of Portland on feb 82006 the pacers shot 53 percent from the Field despite a subpar game from Jermaine Oneal their top scorer Oneal shot 2for12 and finished with 10 Points Kings 95 magic 83 Kevin Martin scored 20 Points Ron Artest added 19 and visiting Sacramento ended its five game losing Streak the Kings trailing 6250 with left in the third period went on a 172 run to end the Quarter and ended the game on a 144 run Mike Bibby had 16 Points and John Salmons 13 for Sacramento which won despite shooting 338 percent from the Field Jameer Nelson led the magic with 23 Points but the rest of the starting five combined for 17 Points Reserve Trevor Ariza had 17 Points and Ujj Redick added 12 grizzlies 104 bulls 103 Mike Miller scored 25 Points and Hakim Warrick added 15 including the winning free throw with 43 seconds left to lift Mem Phis at Home Lull Deng who had 23 Points for Chicago missed an 8foot Hook in the Lane As time ran out Kirk Hinrichs 8footer with 92 seconds left tied the game at 103 erasing a 9992 Memphis Lead with left Pau gaol added 21 Points and 11 rebounds for Memphis Miller grabbed 12 rebounds As the grizzlies out rebounded the bulls 5041 Ben Gordon led the bulls with 33 Points and Hin Rich added 16 celtics 91 spurs 85 Paul Pierce led Boston with 30 Points and the celtics won in san Antonio for the first time in More than 17 years Detroit Cleveland Washington Toronto Chicago Miami Indiana new 41 36 36 39 36 30 25 28 31 29 29 35 621 563 537 574 554 462 12vi 13 new York Orlando Philadelphia Atlanta Milwaukee Charlotte 30 26 26 25 24 37 40 41 41 43 448 394 388 379 358 13 17 18 19v4 23 a Dallas a Phoenix san Antonio Dutah Houston Denver la lakers Golden 53 50 46 43 41 33 34 11 16 20 23 25 31 32 828 758 697 652 621 516 515 4 8 11 13 20 20 23 la clippers new Orleans Sacramento Minnesota Portland Seattle 29 29 28 26 25 37 37 36 39 40 439 439 438 400 385 25 25 25 28v4 Mark Cleveland Lebron James shoots Over utahs Carlos Boozer for two of his 24 Points in Cleveland win Delonte West had 23 Points Al Jefferson added 20 Points and 12 rebounds and rajon Rondo grabbed 14 rebounds for Boston Tony Parker led the spurs with 30 Points Tim Duncan added 20 Points and 16 rebounds and Michael Finley had 10 Points the celtics last beat the spurs in san Antonio on feb 141990 the spurs had won 18 straight against the celtics and 15 straight at Home Bucks 97 bobcats 91 Michael Redd scored 27 Points and Milwaukee improved to 90 against visit ing Charlotte the Bucks Are 20 under new coach Larry Kryst Kowiak Charlotte led 4743 at halftime and Gerald Wal lace scored the first Basket of the third Quarter to make it 4943 then Milwaukee scored 18 consecutive Points seven from Redd to open a 6149 Lead with to play in the Quarter Charlotte was led by wallaces 20 Points and 13 re Bounds Reserve Walter Herrman matched his Ca reer High with 18 nuggets 131 suns 107 at Denver Allen Iver son had 44 Points and 15 assists and carmelo Anthony added 29 Points in the duos Best performance since the Trade that brought them together three months ago Iverson made 16 of 22 shots from the Field and an Thony was 13for20 the suns have lost twice by a combined 46 Points since their 129127 double overtime Victory at Dallas on wednesday night they lost to de troit 10583 Friday night which coach Mike Dantoni blamed on emotional exhaustion Reserve Leandro Barbosa led the suns with 25 Points warriors 99 supersonics 98 Baron Davis hit a jumper from just inside the three Point line at the top of the key with 23 seconds left and visiting Golden state moved on half game ahead of the los an Geles clippers for the eighth playoff spot in the West Jason Richardson had 23 Points for Golden state Al Harrington had 20 and Davis added 19 Andris Biedrina tied his season High with 18 rebounds Seattle losers of five straight fell games be Hind Golden state Ray Allen had 25 Points for seat tie and Rashard Lewis 23 Aba scoreboard Eastern conference w l pet go Western conference clinched playoff spot division Leader saturdays games Sacramento 95 Orlando 83 Indiana 113 Atlanta 90 Washington 125 new Orleans 103 Cleveland 82 Utah 73 Memphis 104 Chicago 103 Boston 91 san Antonio 85 Milwaukee 97 Charlotte 91 Denver 131 Phoenix 107 Golden state 99 Seattle 98 sunday games new York 92 Toronto 74 Dallas at Detroit Orlando at Miami Houston at Philadelphia la clippers at new Jersey Minnesota at la lakers Seattle at Portland mondays games Sacramento at Atlanta Boston is new Orleans at Oklahoma City tuesdays games Denver at new Jersey Cleveland at Charlotte Philadelphia at Detroit Dallas at new York City at Memphis la clippers at Chicago Indiana at Houston Golden state at Utah Washington at Portland Minnesota is Phoenix saturday Kings 95 magic 83 Sacramento Artest 717 56 19 Abdurrahim 28 34 7 Miller 210 33 7 mar tin 18 1720 20 Bibby 415 56 16 Salmons 57 2213 Garcia 12 22 4 Williamson 24 55 9 totals 2471 4248 95 Orlando Turkoglu 12 00 2 Battle 18 00 2 Howard 210 24 6 Hill 3d 12 7 Nel son 715 99 23 Dooling 16 22 4 Ariza 713 3517 Milicic 56 0010 Redick 48 33 12 Arroyo 00 00 0 totals 3174 2025 83 Sacramento 21 21 25 2895 Orlando 25 27 12 1983 three Point 521 Bibby 38 Salmons 13 Martin 14 Garcia 01 Miller 01 Artest Orlando 15 Redick 14 Ariza fouled out Nelson rebound Sacramento 48 Miller Orlan do 53 Howard assist Sacramento 15 Artest Orlando 20 Nelson total foul Sacramento 25 Orlando 33 techno Cal Sacramento defensive three second Abdurrahim Orlando defensive three Sec Ond Battle a17248 pacers 113 Hawks 90 Atlanta Williams 49 44 12 Smith 815 00 16 Pachulis 614 48 16 Childress 410 34 11 Ajohnson 03 00 0 Lue 26 22 6 she Williams 46 56 13 Jones 35 13 7 Stoudamire 39 00 6 Ivey 11 00 3 totals 3578 1927 90 Indiana Granger 713 4419 Oneal 212 6610 Murphy 1013 1122 Dunleavy 78 55 21 Tinsley 27 00 5 Armstrong 47 00 11 Swilliams 3912 7 Diogu 67 3115 Baston 0100 0 Mcleod 00 12 1 Greene 00 00 0 Marshall 00 22 2 totals 4177 2325 113 Atlanta 23 21 21 2590 Indiana 36 32 16 29113 three Point goal Atlanta 110 Ivey 11 Smith 01 Childress 02 Lue 02 Stoudamire 02 Williams Indiana 818 Arm Strong 36 Dunleavy 23 Tinsley 12 Murphy 12 Granger 13 Swilliams fouled out none rebound Atlanta 50 Smith in Diana 39 Oneal assist Atlanta 18 Chil dress Indiana 27 Tinsley total foul Atlanta 24 Indiana 24 a14240 wizards 125 hornets 103 new Orleans Dmason 25 77 11 West 81612 17 Chandler 28 00 4 Brown 29 22 6 Paul 710 77 21 Jackson 48 00 10 Jackson 57 0010 Butler 37 00 9 pargo 26 34 7 Armstrong 11 00 2 Simmons 33 00 6 totals 3980 2022 103 Washington Blatche 510 00 10 Jami son 1015 00 21 Haywood 36 02 6 Stevenson 7112218 Arenas 1018 66 30 Booth 22 00 4 reason 38 00 7 Daniels 33 24 9 Hayes 38 00 6 Songaila 66 0012 Thomas 00121 Ruf Fin 02 of 1 totals 5289 1218 125 new Orleans 30 25 30 18103 Washington 39 26 30 30125 three Point goals new Orleans 519 Butler 36 Jackson 24 Paul 01 West 01 Brown 03 pargo Washington 922 Arenas 48 Stevenson 24 Daniels 11 reason 12 Jamison 13 Blatche 02 Hayes fouled or leans 37 Chandler Washington 49 Blatche assists new Orleans 23 Paul Washington 24 Arenas total Orleans 19 Washington 19 tech Orleans defensive three Sec Ond a20173 Cavaliers 82 jazz 73 Utah Kirilenko 3612 7 Boozer 92014 19 Okur 617 77 19 Fisher 310 00 8 will iams 514 22 12 Collins 02 00 0 Brewer 25 00 4 Millsap 04 22 2 Miles 15 00 2 totals 2983 1317 73 Cleveland James 821 813 24 Gooden 5114814 Lugauskas 49 00 8 Pavlovic 918 12 21 Hughes 217 03 4 Varjao 13 00 2 Marshall 24 00 5 Snow 02 00 0 Newble 23 00 4 totals 33881326 82 Utah 20 12 24 1773 Cleveland 17 14 29 2282 three Point 214 Fisher 26 Kirilenko 01 Miles 02 Williams 02 Okur Cleveland 317 Pavlovic 25 Marshall 12 Hughes 04 James fouled out none 57 Boozer Cleveland 77 James assists Utah 18 Williams Cleveland 22 James total fouls Utah 20 Cleveland 16 a20562 grizzlies 104 bulls 103 Chicago Deng 918 55 23 Brown 15 00 2 Wallace 36 37 9 Gordon 1120 56 33 Hin Rich 513 5516 Thomas 37 22 8 Duhon 04 00 0 Sweetney 16 00 2 Griffin 02 00 0 be Kolosha 35 00 8 Allen 12 00 2 totals 3788 2025103 Memphis Miller 917 22 25 Warrick 310 91115 gaol 512 1113 21 Gay 512 00 13 Stoudamire 36 00 6 Atkins 51178 19 Kin sey 02 00 0 Swift 00 00 0 Roberts 2313 5 Jones 00 00 0 totals 3273 3037 104 Chicago 17 25 35 26103 Memphis 27 27 21 29104 three Point goal Chicago 921 Gordon 612 Sefo Losha 23 Hinrich 14 Duhon Memphis 1020 Miller 57 Gay 34 Atkins 26 Kinsey 01 Stoudamire fouled out none 50 Thomas Wallace Memphis 54 Miller As 17 Hinrich Memphis 22 gaol Miller Stoudamire total foul Chicago 27 Memphis 25 flagrant foul Duhon a14793 celtics 91 spurs 85 Boston Pierce 1021 812 30 Jefferson 918 23 20 Perkins 13 22 4 West 818 56 23 Rondo 16 00 2 Oil Wolandi 47 00 8 Green 1100 2 Ray 03 00 0 Powe 0022 2 totals 3477 1925 91 san Antonio Bowen 18 00 2 Duncan 614 814 20 Elson 01 00 0 Barry 14 11 3 Parker 814 1414 30 Oberto 37 00 6 Gino Bili 28 44 8 Finley 410 1110 Vaughn 00 00 0 Horry 02 00 0 Bonner 24 00 4 Urrih 13 00 2 totals 2875 2834 85 Boston 29 16 30 1691 san Antonio 15 25 22 2385 three Point goal Boston 415 West 25 Pierce 28 Ray 01 Rondo san Antonio 117 Finley 14 Barry 02 Bowen 02 Horry 02 Urrih 02 Bonner 02 Ginobile fouled outdone rebound Boston 53 Rondo san Antonio 49 Duncan assist Boston 15 Rondo san Antonio 20 Ginobile total foul Boston 24 san Antonio 22 tech  san Antonio defensive three second a18797 Bucks 97 bobcats 91 Charlotte Wallace 7116820 Dander son 510 34 15 Voskuhl 37 410 10 Carroll 24 45 8 Felton 06 56 5 Brezec 01 00 0 Mclnnis 49 00 8 Morrison 39 00 7 her Mann 711 23 18 Hollins 00 00 0 totals 3168243691 Milwaukee Bell 815 00 18 Skinner 16 02 2 Bogut 711 34 17 Redd 818 1010 27 Williams 515 56 17 Patterson 38 14 7 Noel 0100 0 Greer 02 22 2 Ilyasova 35 00 7 totals 3581 2128 97 Charlotte 20 27 23 2191 Milwaukee 24 19 24 3097 three Point Goa Scharlotte 515 her Mann 24 Danderson 24 Morrison 14 car Roll 01 Felton Milwaukee 617 will iams 24 Bell 26 Ilyasova 11 Redd 14 Greer fouled outdone Charlotte 50 Wallace Milwaukee 52 Skinner Assis Scharlotte 22 Mclnnis Milwaukee 22 Bell total fouls Char Lotte 21 Milwaukee 29 technical Char Lotte coach Brickerstaff Danderson Mclnnis a16674 nuggets 131 suns 107 Phoenix Diaw 481110 Marion 51111 12 Stoudemire 410 56 13 Bell 517 00 12 Nash 611 33 15 Thomas 35 24 8 Barbosa 1019 23 25 Jjones 03 22 2 Piatkowski 12 00 2 Rose 22 22 8 Bujones 02 00 0 totals 4090 1822 107 Denver Anthony 1320 34 29 Nene 57 46 14 Camby 57 22 12 Iverson 1622 1012 44 Blake 26 01 5 Najera 35 22 8 Smith 4111210 Kleiza 14 22 5 Evans 23 00 4 i Awara 00 00 0 Johnson 03 00 0 Sampson 01 00 0 totals 5189 2431131 Phoenix 25 19 29 34107 Denver 37 33 three Point goal Phoenix 927 Barbosa 37 Rose 22 Bell 27 Diaw 13 Marion 13 Piatkowski 01 Jjones 02 Nash Denver 514 Iverson 23 Blake 11 Kleiza 12 Smith 15 Sampson 01 Johnson fouled out none rebound Phoenix 48 Marion Denver 51 Nene assist Phoenix 26 Nash Denver 35 Iverson total foul Phoenix 20 Denver 18 Bell Denver coach Karl a19809 warriors 99 sonics 98 Golden state Jackson 412 00 8 Harrington 812 22 20 Biedrina 410 00 8 Rich Ardson 719 66 23 Davis 612 56 19 Ellis 48 00 8 Barnes 04 00 0 Powell 23 00 4 Pietrus 25 13 6 Azubuike 11 00 3 totals 3886 1417 99 Seattle Ras Lewis 818 36 23 Wilcox 71112 15 Collison 26 45 8 Allen 72199 25 Ridnour 14 22 5 Petro 38 14 7 Watson 26 34 7 Wilkins 36 22 8 totals 3380 2534 98 Golden state 27 32 18 2299 Seattle 16 29 30 2398 three Point goal Golden state 924 Richardson 38 Davis 23 Harrington 24 Azu Buike 11 Pietrus 13 Barnes 02 Jackson Seattle 723 Ras Lewis 49 Allen 28 Ridnour 11 Wilkins 02 Watson fouled outdone rebound Golden state 49 Biedrina Seattle 58 Collison As Sist Golden state 21 Jackson Seattle 19 Ridnour Watson total foul Golden state 24 Seattle 18 a15742