European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 132007 stars and stripes Page 37 pistons pass on Celebration Detroit locks up top seed in East eyes bigger goals the associated press so much for the Champagne cigars and other fun that comes with winning a division title the Detroit pistons clinched the Central division and the no 1 seed in the Eastern conference but skipped the Celebration after beating the Orlando magic 10499 on wednesday night thais nothing Tayshaun Prince said in a Cowkey locker room after the game after what Joe Dunmars has brought Here and what weve accomplished on the floor were not going to get excited about this were not going to celebrate a thing unless we win it All the Miami heat Are also re peat division champions Locking up the Southeast division with an 8582 Victory Over the washing ton wizards thais not the repeat the heat Are looking for of course our goal is higher dwyane Wade said our goal is to get to the championship and de fend our title this was some thing we expected coming in but it was hard on us if s too late for the nuggets to be a division Champion but they might scare one in the playoffs Denver clinched a playoff spot with a 115106 Victory at Utah if s a situation where we know were dangerous and we have a lot of weapons and we continue to keep our composure and have some mental toughness in the fourth Quarter Denver coach George Karl said Allen Iverson had 22 Points and 12 assists and carmelo an Thony scored 32 Points for the nuggets who have won seven straight games to climb into sixth place in the West what in Happy about is were just approaching every game the same Way Iverson said we won six games in a Row but we didst care about that we was concerned about this game Here tonight the jazz have lost a sea so High five in a Row and could be starting the playoffs on the Road despite being the Northwest division champions there Are lessons to be Learned from the last two or three weeks weve kind of destroyed a Little bit of a great season jazz coach Jerry Sloan said look at where this team could have been if we just had a Little More Effort on three or four different Occa Sions Miami also could be opening the playoffs on the Road despite a division title but considering How much the heat struggled ear Lier this season that wont seem so bad to Battle Back from six games under 500 to come Back and win the division is a tremendous Confidence boost for everybody Anto Ine Walker said pacers 104 Bucks 98 at Mil Waukee Mike Dunleavy scored 25 Points including four free throws in the final 77 seconds and Indiana pulled within a game of eight place Orlando Mavericks 105 Timber wolves 88 with Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse resting Josh Howard and Jason Terry scored 16 Points apiece to Lead Dallas to its franchise record 30th Road Vic tory Minnesota announced shortly before game time that ail Star Kevin Garnett is out indefinitely with an injured right quadriceps the Timber wolves lost their sixth straight Home game their longest skid since a fran Chis record 14game Streak in 1994 spurs 1o9 Kings 100 Tim Duncan scored 26 Points Michael Finley added 19 and san Anto Nio won its season est ninth straight at Home with four games remaining the spurs 5721 have a shot at their second consecutive 60win season and their third in the last five seasons they have won five straight and 11 of 12 suns 109 supersonics 91 at Phoenix Shawn Marion had 24 Points and 10 rebounds and the suns stayed two games ahead of for the no 2 play off spot in the Western Confer ence Leandro Barbosa added 20 Douglas c Denver nuggets guard Ailen Iverson 3 forces his Way around Utah jazz guard Derek Fisher during the fourth Quarter wednes Day in Salt Lake City the nug gets Defeated the jazz 115106 Points As six suns reached double figures in the teams 59th Victory of the season Rashard Lewis scored 30 for the sonics and Mike Wilks added a career High 20 Points rockets 99 blazers 95 Tracy Mcgrady scored32 Points and Houston Defeated shorthanded Portland for its 50th win Yao Ming added 27 Points and 12 re Bounds for the rockets who won their fifth straight Road game Portland which trailed by As Many As 25 Points has lost seven of nine the blazers had just 10 players available for the game 76ers 102 celtics 94 at bos ton Steven Hunter tied a career High with 20 Points and Louis Wil Liams also tied a career High with 18 to Lead Philadelphia to its third straight Victory Ryan Gomes scored a game High 26 Points to Lead the celtics who lost their fifth straight after announcing that leading scorer Paul Pierce would miss the rest of the season with a sore left Elbow Eastern hours of 8am8pm sat Samburn 7333ehelm or Scon Sdale a 85250 Tel 4804435621 fax 4804839230 Kanig Tochita Aba scoreboard Eastern conference Detroit Chicago a Toronto Miami Cleveland Washington new Jersey Orlando w l pet go 51 27 554 47 32 395 Fth 45 33 577 43 36 544 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44 14 Gad Zuric 917 00 18 Boykins 17 01 2 Williams 1022 00 23 Noel 710 11 18 Reiner 13 00 2 Ilyasova 14 00 2 Greer 47 019 totals 4292 710 9a Indiana 26 27 27 24104 Milwaukee 22 22 26 2898 three Point goal Indiana 517 Arm Strong 37 Dunleavy 12 Murphy 12 Greene 01 Swilliams 01 Granger 02 Mcleod Milwaukee 718 Noel 33 Williams 38 Greer 11 Bell 02 Ilyasova 02 Boykins fouled outdone rebound Indiana 64 Foster Milwaukee 44 Gad Zuric As lists Indiana 29 Granger Milwaukee 25 Williams total foul Indiana 11 Mil Waukee 23 spurs 109 Kings 100 Sacramento Martin 414 44 12 Abdurrahim 510 2212 Miller 03 00 0 Gar Cia 816 44 22 Bibby 614 66 22 Williams 79 1315 Salmons 39 23 10 Price 26 12 7 to tals 35812024100 san Antonio Bowen 27 23 6 Duncan 1114 49 26 Elson 2312 5 Finley 710 2219 Parker 513 44 14 Ginobile 49 55 14 Barry 24 00 6 Horry 14 00 2 Vaughn 57 12 11 Oberto 34 00 6 Bonner 00 00 0 Urrih 00 00 0 totals 4275 1927 109 Sacramento 22 26 32 20100 san Antonio 23 31 25 30109 three Point 1019 Bibby 47 Salmons 22 Price 23 Garcia 25 Martin san Antonio 616 Finley 35 Barry 24 Ginobile 12 Bowen 02 Horry fouled 38 Williams san Antonio 53 Duncan 18 Bibby Salmons san Antonio 27 total Ramento 19 san Antonio 19 pistons 104 magic 99 Orlando Turkoglu 26 22 7 Battle 35 00 6 Howard 312 61612 Hill 1012 22 22 Nelson 614 45 17 Milicic 12 24 4 Ariza 49 12 9 Redick 22 00 5 Dooling 612 4417 to tals 3774 2135 99 Detroit Prince 611 22 17 Wallace 48 00 9 Webber 13 12 3 Hamilton 92122 21 Billups 1013 55 28 Mcdyess 69 22 14 Davis 22 115 Maxiell 11 00 2 Murray 13 12 3 Deffino 01 00 0 Hunter 13 00 2 to tals 4175 1416 104 Orlando 2125272699 Detroit 34 22 28 20104 three Point 47 Dooling 11 Redick 11 Turkoglu 12 Nelson de troit 815 Billups 34 Prince 34 Hamilton 12 Wallace 13 Delfino 01 Hunter fouled 49 Howard Detroit 38 Mcdyess As Sist Orlando 22 Nelson Detroit 31 Bil Lups total foul Orlando 15 Detroit 22 a22076 Mavericks 105 wolves 88 Dallas Howard 614 33 16 croshere 714 46 19 Diop 57 01 10 George 512 33 14 Terry 712 00 16 Buckner 25 00 4 Ager 28 14 7 mensa Bonsu 35 02 6 Barea 49 33 13 Willis 00 00 0 totals 4186 1422 105 Minnesota Jaric 02 00 0 Smith 612 24 14 Blount 510 00 10 Davis 28 22 7 James 49 6614 Foye 49 22 11 Madsen 12 00 2 Mccants 28 56 9 Reed 512 7817 has sell 11 00 2 Wright 12 00 2 totals 3175 242888 Dallas 23 25 38 19105 Minnesota 23 28 15 2288 three Point 923 Terry 23 Ager 24 Barea 24 Howard 13 croshere 14 George 14 Buckner Minnesota 214 Davis 13 Foye 15 James 02 Mccants fouled 54 Diop Minnesota 47 Blount As 24 Terry Minnesota 17 Davis total 20 Minnesota 20 Reed a13671 nuggets 115 jazz 106 Denver Anthony 919 1212 32 Nene 78 56 19 Camby 68 1113 Iverson 715 68 22 Blake 58 22 16 Smith 00 00 0 Najera 14 22 4 Kleiza 38 12 9 Dianara 00 00 0 to tals 38712933 115 Utah Brewer 13 00 2 Boozer 918 11 19 Okur 814 12 20 Fisher 210 12 5 will iams 819 12 18 Harpring 1319 56 31 col Lins 12 00 2 Brown 34 00 9 Millsap 02 00 0 totals 4591913106 Denver 23 32 31 29115 Utah 21 27 30 28106 three Point 1021 Blake 45 Anthony 24 Kleiza 26 Iverson Utah 714 otur34 Brown 34 Williams 13 Fisher fouled rebound Denver 42 Camby Utah 45 Boozer assist Denver 22 Iverson Utah 34 Williams total foul Denver 18 Utah 25 Fisher suns 109 supersonics 91 Seattle Ras Lewis 1223 23 30 Wilcox 714 12 15 Collison 26 00 4 Wilkins 49 11 12 Wilks 713 67 20 Petro 37 00 6 Gela Bale 13 00 2 Livingston 0100 0 Brown 00 00 0 Sene 12 00 2 totals 37781013 91 Phoenix Jjones 511 00 13 Marion 1015 22 24 Stoudemire 713 45 18 Bell 411 44 14 Nash 511 00 11 Diaw 14 00 2 bar Bosa 815 00 20 Thomas 24 00 4 Banks 11 00 3 Burke 01 00 0 Rose 01 00 0 totals 4387 1011 109 Seattle 33 25 19 1491 Phoenix 31 33 19 26109 three Point 714 Ras Lewis 48 Wilkins 35 Wilcox Phoe Nix 1330 Barvosa 46 Jjones 34 Marion 25 Bell 27 Banks 11 Nash 15burke 01 Diaw fouled attle 46 Wilcox Phoenix 43 Stoudemire assist Seattle 15 Wilks Phoenix 29 Nash total foul Seattle 17 Phoenix 13 defensive three Sec Ond a18422 rockets 99 train blazers 95 Houston Battier 13 00 3 Hayes 33 12 7 Yao 818 1113 27 Mcgrady 1025 1014 32 Alston 713 58 23 head 25 12 7 Mutombo 00 02 0 Howard 04 00 0 Jlucas 00 00 0 totals 3171 284199 Portland Webster 26 00 4 Lafrentz 38 23 8 Magloire 36 78 13 Roy 918 11 20 Jack 18 22 5 outlaw 714 12 16 Rodriguez 01 00 0 Jones 813 01 18 Schescher 34 016 Dickau 15 34 5 totals 3784 1522 95 Houston 28 25 25 2199 Portland 16 20 23 3695 three Point goals Houston 921 Alston 48 head 25 Mcgrady 26 Battier port land 514 Jones 23 outlaw 11 Jack 12 Roy 13 Webster 01 Rodriguez 01 Dickau fouled of Tschentscher rebounds Houston 54 Yao Portland 52 Magloire assists Houston 17 Mcgrady port land 20 Roy total fouls Houston 22 Portland 27 a19980