European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 42 stars and stripes sunday april 12007 Ruffin leaves game up for grabs raptors capitalize in overtime the associated press talk about leaving things up for grabs the Washington wizards were on the verge of a Victory when Michael Ruffin threw the Ball and ultimately the Ruffin made a steal but then tossed the Ball into the air apparently thinking the clock was about to expire instead Morris Peterson came Down with it and heaved in a tying three Pointer just before the Buzzer and the Toronto raptors won 123118 in overtime Friday night just wild stuff raptors Star Chris Bosh said i dont know Man youve got to go to the libraries on that one i took mos shot As a second Chance for us when stuff happens like that youve got to win you have to try your Best and play As hard As you can be cause tie basketball gods were looking out for us Kobe Bryant also made a three Pointer to Force overtime in another 50point game but it want enough for the los Ange Les lakers the Houston rockets overcame his 53 Points winning 107104 behind Yao mings 39 at los Angeles Bryant scored 17 Points in the final of regu lation including a three that tied it 9595 he scored 25 of the Lak ers final 28 Points and finished 19for44 from the Field in his 50point Outing in seven games that  compare to the Wacky ending in Washington Ruffin intercepted Anthony parkers inbound pass from underneath the wizards Basket near mid court and Flung the Ball High into the air with 11 seconds left it was just a natural reaction to throw it in the air Ruffin said i was thinking the time would run out i guess there ended up being More time than i expected and i didst have a Good hold on the Ball i threw it off my Palm Peterson grabbed it to the left Side Well beyond the three Point line when i saw Ruffin tip it i looked and i saw i had a Chance to get it and it turned out the Ball just came to me said Peterson who played Only the final 44 seconds of regulation and the last 47 seconds of overtime i looked at the clock real Quick and there was like one second and i just t1 threw it up thankfully it went in gave us another Chance gave us another win and ill take it so did the raptors who Are third in the Eastern conference and dropped the wizards to sixth Bosh scored 37 Points for Toron to while Gilbert Arenas had 34 for stunned Washington it was like watching an Mcaa tournament game and it Felt like one Arenas said its hard to lose one like that Mavericks 105 kicks 103 at Dallas Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 of his 30 Points in the fourth Quarter with nine straight in the final and the Mavericks Over came Stephen Marbury sea so High 43 Points for their fran Chis record 61st Victory spurs 102 jazz 93 Manu i Nobili scored 25 Points and san Antonio beat Utah for its sixth straight Victory Tony Parker added 23 Points and 11 assists Tim Duncan had 20 Points and 14 rebounds and Michael Finley had 12 Points As san Antonio snapped utahs three game winning Streak suns 125 nuggets 108 at Phoenix Allstar Shawn Marion snapped out of a prolonged shoot ing slump with 33 Points and the suns overcame an 18point Defi Cit in their 54th Victory Matching last seasons total carmelo Anthony led Denver with 32 Points and 10 rebounds clippers 105 Kings 101 Cut Tino Mobley scored 26 Points for the rejuvenated clippers who snapped a 17game losing Streak in Sacramento dating to nov 7 1997 they won for the fifth time in six games and moved a Hal game behind seventh place Denver pistons 110 nets 105 at a Burn Hills Mich Chauncey Bil Lups had 32 Points and 14 assists while Lindsey Hunter and Anto Nio Mcdyess combined for 22 fourth Quarter Points magic 95 pacers 87 at or Lando Fla Grant Hill scored 11 of his 22 Points in the fourth Quarter in the magics third Victory in 10 Days against the three teams they Are fighting for the last two playoff spots in the East heat 92 Timber wolves 77 at Minneapolis Adonis haslem had 19 Points and 14 rebounds and All five starters scored at least 15 Points for Miami which led from Start to finish Kevin Garnett had 22 Points and 20 rebounds for the Timber wolves who went a miser Able 2for18 from three Point Range and guaranteed  Fin ish with a losing record for the second straight season supersonics 120 grizzlies 93 at Seattle Nick Collison scored 22 Points and grabbed 12 rebounds Rashard Lewis added 21 Points and the supersonics raced to their third straight Victory while snapping the grizzlies Only winning Streak of the season bobcats 97 Bucks 81 at Charlotte no Gerald Wallace scored 24 Points and Walter her Mann had a career High 23 to Lead the bobcats to their first Vic tory Over Milwaukee in 10 meet Ings 76ers 88 celtics 82 Kyle Korver scored 26 Points helping Philadelphia avoid a second half collapse and beat visiting Boston a Dallas Phoenix san Antonio Utah Houston la lakers Denver la 61 54 52 47 47 38 35 11 18 20 25 26 34 36 847 750 722 653 644 528 493 7 9 14 14 23 25 26 Golden state new Orleans Sacramento Minnesota Seattle Portland 32 30 30 30 29 40 41 42 42 43 444 423 417 417 403 29 30 31 31 32 43 Aba scoreboard Eastern conference a Detroit a Cleveland a Toronto Miami Chicago Washington Orlando new Jersey go w l pet 46 26 639 43 29 597 4032 556 39 33 342 43 30 389 38 33 535 39 466 12 33 39 458 13 3 6 7 3v4 7 Indiana new York Philadelphia Charlotte Atlanta Milwaukee Boston 31 41 431 31 41 431 29 43 403 28 45 384 27 46 370 25 46 352 22 50 306 15 15 17 18 19 20 24 Western conference clinched playoff spot clinched division division Leader fridays games Philadelphia 88 Boston 82 Charlotte 97 Milwaukee 81 Toronto 123 Washington 118 of Miami 92 Minnesota 77 san Antonio 102 Utah 93 Detroit 110 new Jersey 105 Orlando 95 Indiana 87 Dallas 105 new York 103 Phoenix 125 Denver 108 Seattle 120 Memphis 93 la clippers 105 Sacramento 101 Houston 107 la lakers 104 of saturdays games Cleveland at Chicago Philadelphia at new Jersey new York is new Orleans at okla City la clippers at Portland sundays games Miami at Detroit Chicago at Atlanta Dallas at Phoenix Washington at Milwaukee Memphis at Golden state Utah at Houston Minnesota at Orlando Cleveland at Boston Charlotte at Toronto san Antonio at Indiana Denver at Seattle Sacramento at la lakers mondays games no games scheduled tuesdays games Washington at Charlotte Detroit at Indiana Toronto at Miami Phoenix at Memphis Seattle at san Antonio Cleveland at Minnesota Dallas at Sacramento Denver at la lakers new Orleans at Milwaukee Friday bobcats 97 Bucks 81 Milwaukee Bell 00 7 Fly Asuva 210 00 6 Skinner 13 00 2 Redd 512 00 13 Williams 410 00 9 Patterson 610 23 14 Boykins 412 33 12 Markota 5 Noel 24 00 5 Reiner 12 00 2 Greer 26 22 6 to tals 3180 1012 81 Charlotte Wallace 620 1214 24 her Mann 1115 12 23 Okafor 315 59 11 car Roll 513 3313 Felton 213 004 Morrison 12 12 3 Knight 35 00 6 Voskuhl 25 12 5 Danderson 35 00 8 totals 3693 2332 97 Milwaukee 20 26 12 2381 Charlotte 20 2330 2497 three Point 925 Redd 35 Ilyasova 25 Williams 11 Noel 11 Bell 14 Boykins 14 Markota 01 Patterson 01 Greer Charlotte 215 Danderson 23 Carroll 03 Herrmann 03 Felton fouled outdone rebound Milwaukee 59 Skinner Charlotte 58 Wallace As Sist Milwaukee 18 Boykins Charlotte 29 Felton total foul Milwaukee 24 Charlotte la a14739 76ers 88 celtics 82 Boston Green 49 34 1 Jefferson 717 66 20 Perkins 35 00 6 west7161216 Rondo 23 22 6 Gomes 49 12 9 Ray 16 44 7 Powe 23 23 s Telfair 03 00 0 totals 30711923 82 Philadelphia Carney 35 02 7 Hunter 28 014 Dalembert 6110012 i Godala 613 1117 23 Miller 05 34 3 Korver 815 68 26 Smith 39 44 10 Williams 12 00 3 totals 2968243688 Boston 20 11 27 24s2 Philadelphia 25 19 23 2188 three Point goal Boston 314 Green 13 West 13 Ray 14 Gomes of Rondo of Telfair Philadelphia 68 Korver 45 will iams 11 Carney 11 Miller fouled out 44 Jefferson Perkins Philadelphia 52 Dalembert assist Boston 17 West Philadelphia 23 i Godala total foul Boston 26 Phila Delphia 20 technical Boston defensive three second 2 Philadelphia defensive three second 2 a16213 raptors 123 wizards 118 of Toronto Graham 610 22 16 Bosh 1524 710 37 Nesterovich 34 01 6 Parker 310 6613 Ford 1022 34 23 Calderon 05 22 2 Dixon 614 22 17 Humphries 34 00 6 Peterson 11 cd 3 totals 4794 2227123 Washington Butler 515 710 17 Jami son 516 58 16 Haywood 01 00 0 Steven son 818 2419 Arenas 9291317 34 Thomas 22 00 4 Mason 00 00 0 Songalia 57 2212 Daniels 22449 Ruffin 0100 0 Hayes 37 00 7 Booth 00 00 0 totals 3998 3345 Lia Toronto 31 26 20 32 14123 Washington 26282530 9118 three Point goal Toronto 718 Dixon 37 Graham 23 Peterson 11 Parker 15 Cal Deron 01 Ford Washington 725 Are Nas 311 Daniels 11 Hayes 13 Stevenson 14 Jamison 15 Butler fouled out Ford 60 Bosh Washington 63 Jamison Stevenson As 28 Calderon Washington 24 Arenas total 30 Washington 22 a20173 magic 95 pacers 87 Indiana Granger 59 22 13 Oneal 418 2410 Foster 3312 7 Dunleavy 39118 tin Sley 820 1113 27 Murphy 58 00 11 will iams 23 00 4 Armstrong 15 22 5 Baston 00 00 0 Greene 11 00 2 Mcleod 00 00 0 totals 32761924 87 Orlando Turkoglu 313 44 10 Battie 4712 9 Howard 410 2410 Hill 4101416 22 Nelson 25 34 7 Dooling 1112 3 Milicic 11 00 2 Ariza 67 57 17 Arroyo 23 34 8 Redick 24 22 7 totals 29613545 95 Indiana 27 14 15 31s7 Orlando 26 25 16 2895 three Point 416 Granger 13 Dunleavy 13 Murphy 13 Armstrong 14 Oneal 01 Tinsley 01 Williams or Lando 27 Arroyo 11 Redick 12 Nelson 02 Turkoglu fouled re 38 Tinsley Orlando 53 Battie assist Indiana 12 Tinsley Orlando 16 Turkoglu total Ana 36 Orlando 23 defensive three second Oneal a17451 pistons 110 nets 105 new Jersey Jefferson 6101213 Moore 813 0116 Collins 11 25 4 Carter 925 55 27 Kidd 48 00 10 Nachbar 35 00 7 Boone 69 5817 22 2 erobinspn35 Oro 7 wright1100 2 totals Detroit Prince 5115615 Wallace 810 14 22 Webber 29 24 6 Murray 03 00 0 Bil Lups 717 1414 32 Maxiel 11 00 2 Delfino 15 00 2 Mcdyess 77 4518 Hunter 510 00 13 Davis 00 00 0 totals 36732633 110 new Jersey 21 21 34 29105 Detroit 26 19 26 39110 three Point Jersey 818 cart or 48 Kidd 24 Robinson 11 Nachbar 13 Jefferson 01 Williams Detroit 1224 Wallace 56 Billups 49 Hunter 37 Delfino 01 Murray fouled rebound Snew Jersey 49 Kidd Detroit 43 Prince assists new Jersey 28 Kidd Detroit 27 Billups total Jersey 20 Detroit 22 a22076 heat 92 Timber wolves 77 Miami Posey 613 3316 haslem 91212 19 Oneal 610 31115 Jones 717 0018 will iams 715 00 15 mourning 12 22 4 Quinn 02 00 0 Walker 27 00 5 Dwright 00 00 0 totals 3878 918 92 Minnesota Hassell 12 02 2 Garnett 916 44 22 Blount 715 4618 Davis 49 22 10 James 0500 0 Jaric 18 12 4 Foye 415 12 10 Smith 36 00 6 Mccants 28 12 5 Madsen 0000 0 totals 31841320 77 Miami 25 22 17 2392 Minnesota 14 21 22 2077 three Point goal Miami 727 Jones 48 Walker 14 Posey 16 Williams 17 Quinn Minnesota 218 Jaric 13 Foye 17 Blount of James of Mccants 02 Ridalis fouled outdone rebound Miami 55 haslem Minnesota 54 Garnett 28 Williams Minnesota 17 Foye James total 17 spurs 102 jazz 93 Utah Kirilenko 410 22 11 Boozer 815 2218 Okur 59 5716 Fisher 5115515 will iams 816 66 23 Collins 03 00 0 Jiricek 16 00 2 Millsap 25 44 8 Miles 02 00 0 drown 00 Oro 0 totals 3377 2426 93 san Antonio Bowen 24 00 5 Duncan 712 610 20 Elson 24 00 4 Barry 04 00 0 Parker 917 56 23 Ginobile 1016 44 25 Horry 11 00 2 Finley 411 00 12 Oberto 1111 3 Vaughn 24 22 6 Bonner la 00 2 Urrih 00 300 totals 3975 1823 102 Utah 25 21 22 2593 san 23 35 23 21102 three Oihi goals Utah 312 Kirilenko 11 Okur 13 Williams 14 Jiricek 02 Fisher san Antonio 615 Finley 47 Bowen 11 Ginobile 14 Barry fouled outdone re Boun Sutah 41 Okur san Antonio 46 Duncan assists Utah 20 Williams san Antonio 24 Parker total fouls Tah 21 san Antonio 20 technical Fisher Ginobile flagrant foul Okur a18797 Mavericks 105 kicks 103 new York Jeffries 02 00 0 Frye 23 02 4 Curry 712 3517 Robinson 47 5715 mar Bury 14291013 43 James 0100 0 Balkman 37 6712 Collins 310 23 8 Rose 25 00 4 to tals 3576 2637 103 Dallas Howard 513 78 20 Nowitzki 102188 30 Dampier 34 22 8 Terry 513 24 14 de Harris 27 55 9 Stackhouse 391112 19 Diop 03 00 0 George 26 00 5 croshere 0100 0 Buckner 0100 0 totals 3078 3539 105 new York 29 24 23 27103 Dallas 22 35 19 29105 three Point goals new York 71j mar Bury 512 Robinson 23 Frye 01 Collins Dallas 1022 Howard 34 Nowitzki 24 Terry 25 Stackhouse 26 George 12 croshere fouled rebound Snew York 61 James Dallas 43 Dampier York 12 Marbury col Lins Dallas 20 de Harris Stackhouse total fouls new York 28 Dallas 25 techno York coach Thomas Dallas coach Johnson a20468 suns 125 nuggets 108 Denver Anthony 1324 57 32 Nene 711 45 18 Camby 614 22 14 Iverson 816 1013 26 Blake 48 00 9 Kleiza 1712 4 Najera 12 22 4 Dianara 01121 Johnson 0100 0 to tals 4084 2533 Phoenix Thomas 15 22 4 Marion 1317 68 33 Stoudemire 611 01 12 Bell 711 22 19 Nash 712 22 18 Barbosa 816 00 19 Diaw 37 22 8 Banks 13 00 2 Jjones 37 3410 totals 49891721125 Denver 36 29 21 22108 Phoenix 24 36 35 30125 three Point goal Denver 316 Blake 12 Anthony 13 Kleiza 17 Dianara 01 Johnson 01 Iverson Phoenix 1020 Bell 35 Barbosa 36 Nash 22 Marion 13 Jjones fouled outdone rebound 47 Camby Phoenix 49 Tho Mas 12 Anthony Phoenix 30 Nash total 21 Phoenix 27 Phoenix defensive three second flagrant a18422 rockets 107 lakers 104 of Houston Hayes 37 00 6 Battier 48 00 11 Yao 1118172139 Mcgrady 724151630 Alston 618 4419 Howard 05 00 0 Mutombo 00 00 0 Snyder 13 00 2 Lucas 0100 0 totals 3284 3641107 a lakers Walton 26 00 4 Odom 39 101516 Brown 58 5815 Bryant 19441214 53 Parker 47 0010 Turiaf 36 00 6 Williams 04 00 0 Vujacic 01 00 0 Bynum 03 00 0 totals 3688 2738104 Houston 31 22 22 20 12107 la lakers 22 26 19 28 9104 three Point goals Houston 722 Battier 37 Alston 311 Mcgrady la lakers 516 Bryant 39 Parker 22 Williams 01 Odom 02 Walton fouled out Hayes Odom rebounds Houston 65 Hayes la lakers 55 Odom assists Houston 21 Mcgrady la lakers 16 Odom Parker total 29 la lakers 27 la lakers defensive three second Vujacic supersonics 120 grizzlies 93 Memphis Kinsey 814 45 20 Warrick 1013 69 26 gaol 611 44 16 Gay 413 23 10 Harrington 410 12 9 Atkins 00 00 0 Swift 29 00 4 Jones 27 44 8 Johnson 00 00 0 Padgett 00 00 0 totals 3677 2127 93 Seattle Ras Lewis 813 00 21 Wilcox 1312 3 Collison 1016 22 22 Wilkins 59 44 16 Ridnour 59 3313 Petro 1114 00 22 wat son 23 12 7 Brown la 22 4 Gela Bale 26 22 7 Sene 24 12 5 Wilks 03 00 0 totals 47811619120 Memphis 28 27 17 2193 Seattle 40 29 32 19120 three Point goal Memphis 07 Gay 02 Kinsey 02 Harrington Seattle 1019 Ras Lewis 57 Watson 22 Wilkins 25 Gela Bale 12 Collison 01 Ridnour fouled outdone rebound Memphis 45 War Rick Seattle 39 Collison As 17 Harrington Seattle 32 Ridnour total 15 Seattle 21 coach Barone Seattle defensive three second clippers 105 Kings 101 la clippers 105 Maggette 513 99 19 Brand 616 0012 Kaman 56 0010 mob Ley 920 45 26 Hart 610 4416 Tthomas 58 3316 a Wiliiams 1112 3 Ewing 01000 Davis 00 00 0 Ross 14 00 2 Singleton 00 00 0 Cassell 01121 totals 3880 2225105 Sacramento attest 1019 610 29 Abdurrahim 13 04 2 Miller 49 12 9 mar tin 613 91223 bibby519 5516 Williamson 58 33 13 Salmons 05 00 0 Kthomas 00 00 0 Garcia 35 23 9 Price 00 00 0 totals 34812639101 la dippers 30 27 21 27105 Sacramento 19 31 20 31101 three Point Grasla clippers 712 mob Ley 46 Tthomas 34 Cassell 01 Ross Sacramento 724 Artest 35 Martin 23 Gar Cia 13 Bibby 110 Salmons fouled out Martin clippers 54 Kaman Sacramento 51 Miller As clippers 22 Hart Sacramento 16 Bibby total fouls la clippers 31 Sacramento 24 clippers defensive three second 2 Tthomas Hart Sac Ramento defensive three second 2 a17317 Aba Calendar april 18 regular season ends april 19 rosters set for playoffs 3 pm not april 21 playoffs begin april 29 Early entry eligibility deadline pm not May 22draft lottery june 7 Aba finals Start Date possibly june june 18 Aba draft Early entry entrant withdrawal deadline june 21 Aba finals latest possible end Date june 28 Aba draft new York