European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 26 stars and stripes Mideast edition april 2007 winning by losing Aba Eastern heat 82 i Jones 02 22 Waiker 814 00 l pct a Detroit 50 27 mourning 03 00 Wade 612 22 49 00 Kapono 36 22 Doleac 13 Chicago 47 32 Posey 13 22 Ouinn 36 46 Wright Toronto 45 33 12 Barren 02 22 Simien la 00 to a Miami 42 36 3068 1720 Cleveland 46 32 Washington 39 38 new Jersey 37 40 11 Wallace 811 78 Herrmann 815 11 Okafor 36 56 Fenton 413 d0 Knight 15 00 Mclnnis 26 00 Brezec 13 00 19 00 Orlando 36 41 69 22 Hollins 01 12 to 3478 1619 92 Indiana 34 43 20 16 19 2782 Philadelphia 32 45 new York 32 46 Charlotte 32 47 18v2 26 22 26 1892 three Point goal Miami 513 Ouinn Kapono Posey Walker Jones Charlotte 819 Atlanta 29 49 Herrmann Wallace Fenton 13 Milwaukee 26 51 Mclnnis fouled out Boston 23 54 Miami 46 Walker 9 42 Wallace As Western 12 Quinn Charlotte 24 Knight total foul Miami Charlotte Miami defensive three Sec w l Dallas 64 13 Phoenix 58 19 wizards 92 san Antonio 56 21 Utah 48 29 Jersey Jefferson 1319 711 35 Houston 49 29 Denver 41 36 56 33 Collins 01 00 Carter 820 1313 Kidd 18 22 Nachbar 48 00 10 Williams 13 00 Boone 02 00 lakers 40 38 02 00 Wright 00 00 totals 3269 Golden state 38 40 Hayes 17 00 3 Jamison clippers 37 40 1115 Thomas 45 36 Stevenson new Orleans 37 41 Minnesota 32 45 01 Daniels 510 55 Songaila 714 56 Taylor 35 12 Blatche 01 00 Ruffin 00 00 Mason 14 00 totals 3175 Sacramento 32 45 Portland 31 46 Jersey 16 24 25 3196 Seattle 31 47 24 16 27 2592 Memphis 19 60 clinched playoff spot clinched division Sci inched goals new Jersey 722 Jefferson Nachbar Carter Williams Kidd Washington 519 Taylor Daniels Stevenson 13 Hayes Jamison Mason fouled tuesdays rebounds new Jersey 47 Kidd Atlanta Boston Washington 48 Jamison As Philadelphia Indiana 86 Charlotte Miami 82 new Jersey Washington Jersey 23 Kidd Washington 17 Daniels total fouls new Jersey 28 Washington technical new Jersey defensive three Washington defend Sacramento Memphis three Haraz the new Jersey nets Vince Carter 15 looks for an option before being fouled during the third Quarter against the Washington wizards on tuesday in Carter scored 31 Points As the nets won wizards Clinch with help grizzlies boost lottery Hopes the associated press no More need for talk about tank nobody can catch Memphis for the Best shot at the 1 and the Washington wizards Are going to the playoffs even if they Are losing almost As often As the hapless grizzlies these the wizards clinched their third straight playoff berth tues Day though it came despite a Washington fell 9692 to the new Jersey but was guaranteed a spot in the playoffs after the Indiana pacers lost to the Philadelphia Washington hardly looks like a playoff team since Al stars Gil Bert Arenas knee and Caron but Ler hand went the Wiz Ards have lost five straight the grizzlies six game skid is the Only longer one in the Aba right i always say that in december and when we were going pretty darn that i Al ways Felt like in walking on the Edge of a Cliff and about to fall wizards coach Eddie Jordan Ive been feeling that Way a whole lot the grizzlies 1960 finally have something to show for their a 112100 Home loss to the Sacramento Kings Means they will have the Best Chance of win Ning next months lottery for a draft that will now include Texas freshman Kevin this draft is considered so Strong that teams have been accused of losing on purpose to get a better but Memphis didst feel like celebrating even if this loss could Lead to a in three the seasons Over and that How i look at guard Chucky Atkins the grizzlies have rarely looked As bad As they did they surrendered a 250 run second longest in the Aba this season while falling behind by Only Miami did scor ing 27 consecutive Points against the new York kicks on Ive never been a part of some thing like the Kings Ron Artest that was fun to be a part i didst even score a bucket in and i was having at the nets closed within two games of the wizards for the 6 Richard Jeffer son finished with a season High 35 Vince Carter had and Jason Kidd finished with four 14 rebounds and 11 assists for the who made 25 of 29 free we understand what it takes to win in the weve been Carter the three of us have to Lead our were two games away and we just have to get those two that How i see bobcats heat 82 Gerald Wallace had 24 Points and 10 re Bounds to Lead Host Charlotte to its second Victory in three Days Over injury plagued and tur Moi filled it was another damaging loss for the who dropped three games behind Idle Toronto with four games left in the race for Home court advantage in the first round of the dwyane in his second game Back after missing six weeks with a separated scored 14 Points for hornets clippers 10o at Oklahoma David West scored a season High 33 including three straight baskets in to Lead new the hornets moved within one game of Golden state for the eighth and final Western Confer ence playoff the clippers Are in ninth a Hal game be Hind the warriors and the same margin ahead of the new Orleans closes its season at the clippers on april Elton Brand tied his season High with 37 Corey mag Gette had 24 Points and Chris Kaman added 10 Points and 13 re Bounds for los bulls kicks 69 Ben Gor Don scored 23 and Chicago secured Home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs by handing visiting new York its most lopsided loss of the second in the Eastern Confer the bulls Lead fifth place Cleveland by a Hal game and at lactic division Winner Toronto by Chicago owns the tiebreaker Over both Nate Robinson scored 24 Points for new which lost for the sixth time in seven former Bull Eddy Curry commit Ted two offensive fouls in the open ing and finished with just four Points and seven 76ers pacers 86 at Phila Andre Miller had 19 Points and 11 and the shorthanded 76ers dealt Indiana a huge blow to its playoff Jermaine playing with a sore left knee and missed his first seven shots and finished with 21 Points on a woeful 7for22 Indiana fell two games behind Orlando for the eighth seed in the Eastern Confer ence playoff race and has five games Hawks celtics 96 at at Tyronn Lue scored 26 Points with 10 and Zaza Pachulis had 22 Points and 12 Gerald Green scored a Ca ree High 33 Points for which has lost six straight on the Road and 18 of the celtics have a fou game losing new Orleans clippers of Chicago new York 69 wednesdays games Washington at Miami Philadelphia at Boston Indiana at Milwaukee Sacramento at san Antonio Orlando at Detroit Dallas at Minnesota Denver at Utah Seattle at Phoenix Houston at Portland thursdays games new Jersey at Cleveland clippers at lakers fridays games Detroit at Toronto Milwaukee at Boston Washington at Atlanta new York at new Jersey Indiana at Miami Denver new Orleans at Oklahoma City san Antonio at Minnesota Charlotte at Chicago Utah at Dallas Golden state at Sacramento lakers at Phoenix Portland at clippers saturdays games Orlando at Philadelphia Atlanta at Cleveland Denver at Memphis Charlotte at Milwaukee new Orleans at Houston Phoenix at Utah Seattle at Portland tuesday Hawks celtics 96 Boston Green 1222 56 Gomes 310 00 Perkins 11 00 Ray 39 00 Rondo 811 Powe 414 1113 Telfair 26 00 Pinkney 35 00 totals 3678 1620 Atlanta 814 57 Jones 23 00 Pachulis 914 44 26 12 Lue 1016 44 Ivey 56 00 iams 57 45 Medvedenko 02 12 totals 4168 1924 Boston 28 31 19 1896 Atlanta 24 27 25 28104 three Point goal Boston 816 Green Ray Pinkney Gomes Telfair Atlanta 36 Lue Ivey fouled rebound Boston 31 Powe Atlanta 47 Pachulis As Sist Boston 18 Rondo Atlanta 21 Lue total foul Boston Atlanta 76ers pacers 86 Indiana Granger 217 11 Oneal 722 78 Murphy 513 00 Dunleavy 413 11 Mcleod 38 33 Foster 56 55 iams 48 22 Armstrong 26 00 Diogu 03 00 Greene 0100 Marshall 0100 0 totals 3298 1920 Philadelphia Jones 25 00 Hunter 34 12 Dalembert 51157 Green 39 22 Miller 612 78 512 78 iams 611 68 Ollie 03 00 Amundson 00 24 Henderson 00 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Brown clippers 17 Hart new Orleans 20 Paul total clippers new Orleans clippers defensive three new Orleans defensive three second Aba Calendar april 18 regular season april 19 rosters set for 3 april 21 playoffs Abril 29 Early entry eligibility May 22 draft june 7 Aba finals Start Date possibly june 18 Aba draft Early entry entrant withdrawal june 21 Aba finals latest possible end june 28 Aba new