European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 42 stars and stripes sunday april 15 2007 Aba scoreboard Eastern conference Miami new new Western conference san la lakers f Golden la new clinched playoff spot clinched division clinched conference fridays games Toronto 87 Detroit 84 Milwaukee 104 Boston 102 Washington 98 Atlanta 85 new Jersey 100 new York 86 Miami 100 Indiana 95 Denver i07 new Orleans 105 san Antonio 110 Minnesota 91 5 Chicago 100 Charlotte 81 Utah 104 Dallas 89 Golden state 125 Sacramento 108 Phoenix 93 la lakers 85 la clippers 107 Portland 89 saturdays games Orlando at Philadelphia Atlanta at Cleveland Denver at Memphis Charlotte at Milwaukee new Orleans at Houston Phoenix at Utah Seattle at Portland sundays games Chicago at Washington new Jersey at Indiana Sacramento at la clippers san Antonio at Dallas Minnesota at Golden state Boston at Orlando v new York at Toronto Philadelphia at Detroit Seattle at la lakers mondays games new Jersey at new York Boston at Miami Atlanta at Milwaukee san Antonio at Memphis Phoenix at Houston Minnesota at Denver Portland at Utah new Orleans at Sacramento Friday raptors 87 pistons 84 Detroit Prince 311 00 8 Wallace 17 00 2 Webber 19 44 6 Hamilton 1015 22 24 Murray 36 02 6 Johnson 12 11 3 Hunter 39 22 9 Maxiell 26 13 5 Mcdyess 46 22 it 10 Delfino 39 5811 Dupree 00 00 0 totals 3180172484 Toronto Graham 5113413 Bosh 819 22 18 Nesterovich 13 00 2 Parker 714 22 21 Ford 411 56 13 Humphries 28 46 8 Peterson 03 00 0 Calderon 36 12 8 Dixon 18 22 4 Jackson 0100 0 totals 31841924 87 Detroit 20 30 19 1584 Toronto 14 23 21 2987 three Point goal Detroit 517 Hamilton 22 Prince 25 Hunter 14 Delfino 02 Wal lace Toronto 617 Parker 58 Calderon 13 Peterson 01 Ford 01 Jackson 01 Dixon fouled rebounds Detroit 55 Mcdyess Toronto 59 Humphries assist Detroit 22 Murray Toronto 18 Ford total foul Detroit 21 Toronto 16 a19800 Bucks 104 celtics 102 Milwaukee Patterson 5101112 21 Llya Sova 14 00 3 Gad Zuric 1012 13 21 Bell 816 68 24 Boykins 511 44 15 Noel 26 34 8 Reiner 12 00 2 Greer 47 0010 totals 3668 2531104 Boston Green 916 23 21 Gomes 58 33 13 Perkins 49 11 9 West 512 23 13 Rondo 27115 Powe 812 22 18 Ray 36 22 10 Telfair 28 00 6 Pinkney 31012 7 totals 41881417102 Milwaukee 31 25 27 21104 Boston 25 18 29 30102 three Point goal Milwaukee 718 Greer 24 Bell 26 Ilyasova 12 Noel 12 Boykins Boston 620 Ray 24 Telfair 25 West 14 Green 15 Gomes fouled out 38 Gad Zuric Boston 50 Powe assist Milwaukee 22 Bell Patterson Boykins Boston 22 West total foul Milwaukee 19 Boston 23 a17759 sue new Orleans hornets guard Chris Paul holds his head in his hands Friday night after the teams final regular season game in Oklahoma City the hornets lost to the Denver nuggets 107105 wizards 98 Hawks 85 Washington Hayes 814 00 20 Jami son 17 24 4 Thomas 35 24 8 Stevenson 916 34 25 Daniels 58 57 16 Songaila 38 22 8 Haywood 13 002 Blatche 35 01 6 Taylor 02 12 1 Ruffin 34 22 8 Mason 01 00 0 totals 36731726 98 Atlanta Williams 1120 25 24 Jones 36117 s Williams 67 2514 Ajohnson 25 00 4 Lue 514 55 16 Ivey 37 349 Wright 01 00 0 Medvedenko 28 34 7 Batista 11 23 4 totals 3369 1827 85 Washington 28 21 26 2398 Atlanta 20 15 26 2485 three Point goal Washington 922 Hayes 47 Stevenson 48 Daniels 12 Tay Lor 01 Jamison Atlanta 12 Lue fouled 49 Ruffin Atlanta 42 Swilliams As Sist Washington 27 Daniels Atlanta 22 Lue total foul Washington 23 at Lanta 22 flagrant foul Jones a16658 nets 100 kicks 86 new York Jeffries 1412 3 Frye 16 00 2 Curry 816 48 20 Collins 714 56 21 Francis 68 911 22 Robinson 411 00 9 Rose 49 00 9 James 00 00 0 Cato 00 00 0 totals 31681927 86 new Jersey Jefferson 815 34 24 Moore 57 34 13 Collins 00 00 0 Carter 918 66 25 Kidd 512 0013 nachbar49 2413 Rob Inson 14 00 3 Wiliiams 27 00 6 Boone 01 00 0 Adams 00 00 0 Wright 12 00 3 Robinson 00 00 0 totals 3575 1418 100 new York 1532211886 new Jersey 18264016100 three Point goals new York 59 col Lins 23 Rose 11 Francis 12 Robinson new Jersey 1636 Jefferson 59 Nach bar 36 Kidd 38 Williams 25 Robinson Al Wright 11 Carter fouled out York 43 Collins new Jersey 46 Kidd assists new York 18 Francis new Jersey 28 Kidd total fouls new York 19 new Jersey 19 York defensive three Sec Ond Curry new Jersey defensive three Sec Ond flagrant fou Jeffries a20032 heat 100 pacers 98 Indiana Granger 711 811 24 Joneal 213 24 6 Foster 45 2210 Dunleavy 512 44 14 Mcleod 35 00 7 Murphy 39 2210 Arm Strong 27 00 6 Swilliams 47 00 10 Diogu 33 34 9 totals 3372 2127 96 Miami Jones 13 00 2 haslem 511 00 10 Oneal 1012 15 21 Wade 922 56 23 Jwilliams 25 00 5 Walker 511 00 11 Kapono 03 00 0 Quinn 12 00 3 mourning 23 34 7 Posey 65 12 18 totals 4178 1017 100 Indiana 16 30 23 2296 Miami 26 27 18 23100 three Point goal Indiana 917 swill iams 22 Granger 24 Armstrong 25 Mur Phy 25 Mcleod Miami 815 Posey 55 Quin 12 jail learns 13 Walker 14 Jones fouled 47 Dunleavy Miami 42 haslem Oneal assists Indiana 19 Armstrong Miami 20 Jwilliams total fou Sindi Ana 20 Miami 22 defensive three second a19600 nuggets 107 hornets 105 Denver Anthony 1222 56 31 Nene 69 00 12 Camby 610 34 15 Blake 511 00 10 Iverson 92147 23 Najera 35 23 8 Smith 23 00 6 Evans 00 00 0 Kleiza 13 00 2 i Awara 00 00 0 totals 44841420 107 new Orleans Butler 516 00 13 West 1322 46 31 Jackson 59 33 13 Paul 821 1218 Brown 49 00 8 Jackson 47 4413 Armstrong 1100 2 pargo 35117 Vinicius 0100 0 totals 43911316105 Denver 22 31 24 30107 new Orleans 35212920105 three Point goal Denver 515 Smith 23 Anthony 26 Iverson 13 Blake 01 Kleiza new Orleans 625 Butler 312 West 12 Jackson 13 Paul 14 pargo 01 Vini Cius 01 Brown pouted re 44 Camby new or leans 53 West Jackson assists Den ver 23 Blake new Orleans 16 Paul total 13 new Orleans 16 technical Najera a19164 spurs 110 Timber wolves 91 san Antonio Bowen 25 00 5 Duncan 56 24 12 Horry 47 00 11 Finley 211 22 8 Parker 00 00 0 Vaughn 35 34 9 Ginobile 811 22 21 Bonner 710 23 18 Barry 48 33 13 Oberto 1212 3 Urrih 26 22 7 Ely 1512 3 totals 3976 1824 110 Minnesota Hassel 48 00 8 Smith 110 36 5 Blount 28 22 6 Davis 613 22 15 James 1014 0123 Reed 05 00 0 Foye 715 2216 Mccants 510 0014 Madsen 1122 4 Wright 02 00 0totals 36861115 91 san Antonio 30 25 30 25110 Minnesota 21 18 21 3191 three Point goals san Antonio 1429 Horry 35 Ginobile 36 Bonner 24 Barry 25 Finley 26 Bowen 11 Urrih Minnesota 819 Mccants 48 James 34 Davis 14 Blount 01 Foye fouled outdone re bound Ssan Antonio 49 Duncan Minne Sota 48 Smith Antonio 20 Barry Vaughn Minnesota 10 Blount Davis Foye James total fouls san an Tonio 14 Minnesota 22 flagrant foulsblounta19356 bulls 100 bobcats 81 Charlotte Herrmann 612 0014 Okay or 37 37 9 Brezec 02 00 0 Felton 313 22 10 Knight 613 1413 Danderson 39 33 10 Aanderson 48 56 13 Harrington 36 00 6 Mclnnis 25 22 6 Hollins 01 00 0 totals 3076162481 Chicago Deng 612 2214 Brown 2500 4 Wallace 58 24 12 Gordon 715 22 20 Hinrich 713 22 18 Duhon 25 22 7 Thomas 22 23 6 Nocini 14 00 2 Allen 48 00 8 be Kolosha 34 24 9 Sweetney 00 00 0 totals 39761419 100 Charlotte 23 19 20 1981 Chicago 30 26 19 25100 three Point Goa Scharlotte 516 her Mann 24 Felton 26 Danderson 14 Aanderson 01 Mclnnis Chicago 816 Gordon 45 Hinrich 26 be Kolosna 11 Duhon 13 Nocini fouled 42 Okafor Chica go 54 Wallace Assis Scharlotte 17 Knight Chicago 28 Hinrich total fou Scharlotte 22 Chicago 21 a22340 jazz 104 Mavericks 89 Utah harprinq5144414 Boozer 1219 81132 Okur 36 0t 7 Fisher 37 8815 will iams 613 2217 Collins 23 12 5 Brown 13 02 2 Millsap 56 00 10 Brewer 00 22 2 Miles 00 00 0 totals 37712531104 Dallas Howard 410 36 12 Nowitzki 912 44 23 Diop 15 00 2 George 57 0011 de Harris 37 23 8 Willis 25 22 6 Barea 615 22 16 croshere 14 00 2 Buckner 04 00 0 Ager 14 3s 5 mensa Bonsu 1124 4 totals 33741827 89 Utah 26 23 23 32104 Dallas 19 19 26 2589 three Point goals Utah 513 Williams 34 Fisher 12 Okur 13 Harpring 02 Brown Dallas 518 Barea 24 Nowitzki 11 Howard 12 George 12 Ager 01 de Harris 02 Buckner 03 croshere fouled out 56 Boozer dal Las 34 Diop Nowitzki assists Utah 25 Williams Dallas 18 de Harris total fouls Utah 25 Dallas 25 a20411 125 Kings 108 Golden state Richardson 49 68 17 Jackson 1120 23 26 Harrington 51512 12 Ellis 6111213 Davis 920 56 25 Barnes 611 34 17 Pietrus 3544 11 bied rms 24 01 4 Azubuike 00 00 0 totals 4695 2230 125 Sacramento Salmons 58 45 15 Gar Cia 513 66 16 Abdurrahim 814 710 23 Martin 6114418 Bibby 38 00 9 Artest 210 78 13 Price 0214 1 Douby 18 22 4 will iams 4415 9 totals 3478 3244108 Golden state 32422625125 Sacramento 30 23 40 15108 three Point state 1128 Richardson 36 Davis 25 Barnes 25 Jackson 25 Pietrus 12 Harrington Sacramento 821 Bibby 35 Artest 24 Martin 24 Salmons 12 Price 01 Garcia 02 Douby fouled state 63 Biedrina Sacramento 50 Abdurrahim assist Golden state 19 Richardson Sacramento 21 Salmons total foul Golden state 29 Sacramento 20 state defensive three second a17317 suns 93 lakers 85 la lakers Walton 817 12 19 Odom 719 14 16 Turiaf 46 22 10 Bryant 726 22 17 Parker 04 00 0 Bynum 35 22 8 Evans 25 0q 5 Farmar 01 00 0 Vujacic 35 00 8 Cook 11 00 2 totals 3589 812 85 Phoenix Jjones 06 22 2 Marion 718 22 16 Stoudemire 416 79 15 Bell 615 22 18 Nash 1016 55 26 Barbosa 310 00 8 Diaw 46 008 Thomas 02 00 0 totals 3489 1820 93 la lakers 26 24 13 2285 Phoenix 2724251793 three Point go Aisla lakers 720 Vujacic 23 Walton 24 Evans 11 Odom 14 Bry ant 16 Parker 01 Farmar Phoenix 725 Bell 48 Barbosa 25 Nash 13 Marion 04 Jjones fouled rebound Sla lakers 58 Odom Phoenix 57 Stoudemire assists la lakers 15 Walton Phoenix 18 Nash total lakers 18 Phoenix 11 techno lakers coach Jackson clippers 107 Trail blazers 89 Portland Webster 39 4410 Lafrentz 39 11 7 Magloire 36 26 8 Roy 812 00 18 Jack 39 22 8 Jones 36117 Schescher 03 00 0 Rodriguez 35 12 8 outlaw 713 0014 Dickau 24 57 9 totals 35751623 89 la cuppers Maggette 49 910 17 Brand 712 67 20 Kaman Sll 5517 Mobley 61178 22 Hart 27 00 4 Cassel 36 22 8 Thomas 13 56 8 Ross 33 12 7 Singleton la of 2 Ewing oooo 0 Davis 11 002 totals 34643540107 Portland 19 18 21 3189 la clippers 26 24 30 27107 three Point goal Portland 311 Roy 23 Rodriguez 11 Jack 01 Dickau 01 Lafrentz 01 Webster 02 Jones la clippers 412 Mobley 38 Thomas 13 Maggette fouled 39 Magloire Roy la clippers 44 Brand assists Portland 19 Jones la clippers 22 Mobley total foul Portland 27 la clippers 20  2 Kaman ejected Cassell a19318 Western conference t headed Down to wire lakers Lead for no 7 spot shrinks to Hal game after 4th straight loss the associated press better hold off calling the Lak ers suns game a playoff preview los Angeles might not get that no 7 spot and suddenly eighth is to guarantee either the nabs regular season headed into its final weekend with two spots left in the Western Confer ence arid the lakers playing the worst of the three teams competing for them Phoenix beat los Angeles 9385 on Friday night the lakers fourth straight loss and eighth in 10 games having dropped to 500 for the first time this season the lakers Are a Hal game ahead of Golden state and the los Angeles clippers for the no 7 seed and a Likely first round matchup with the suns the lakers have two games left i think we have to win both of our last two games personally coach Phil Jackson said the clippers and warriors Are playing much better the clip pers beat Portland 10789 for their ninth Victory in 13 games and Golden state has won six of seven after beating Sacramento 125108 the clippers and warriors each have three games remain ing this is up to us we dont expect any of them to lose clip pers Star Elton Brand said refer ring to the warriors and lakers in disappointed were in the situation that we Are in How we cant look Back we have to win we need to go 30 Baron Davis scored 25 Points on his 28th birthday and the warriors won for the 13th time in 18 games while playing in front of a Large contingent of their fans who made the trip to Sacramento Golden state Hast made the playoffs since 1994 Well probably have to win out to have a Chance warriors coach Don Nelson said this was the first step and weve got three More Steps to go the Eastern conference is clearer the nets clinched a spot and eliminated the kicks with a 10086 Victory in new Jersey leaving one spot left Orlando has the Lead for it at one Point playoffs for us seemed farfetched in a lot of peo Ples minds said Vince Carter who led new Jersey with 25 Points As a unit we stuck together As bad As we played some nights we still had our goal of making the playoffs nuggets 107 hornets 105 carmelo Anthony scored 31 Points men Iverson added 23 and Denver spoiled the hornets final game in Oklahoma City with their eighth straight Victory raptors 87 pistons 84 at Toronto Anthony Parker scored 21 Points and the raptors moved closer to clinching Home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs Chris Bosh added 18 Points and 16 rebounds Richard Hamilton had 24 Points for the pistons who clinched the no 1 seed in the Eastern conference on wednes Day they rested Chauncey Bil Lups and sat their starters in the fourth Quarter heat 100 pacers 96 at Miami dwyane Wade scored 14 of his 23 Points in the fourth Quarter plus got a steal that set up James poses godhead three Pointer with left Danny Granger scored 24 Points and Mike Dunleavy added 14 Points and 10 rebounds for in Diana which fell Ivi games be Hind Orlando for the final Eastern conference playoff spot jazz 104 Mavericks 89 car los Boozer had 32 Points 15 re Bounds and seven assists helping visiting Utah end a five game los ing Streak the jazz trying to catch hous ton for Home court advantage in their first round series had dropped six of seven Utah haunt won in Dallas since dec 202002 dropping seven straight spurs 110 Timber wolves 91 at Minneapolis Manu Ginobile scored 21 Points to help san anti Nio win its sixth straight game and 25th in 28 games bulls 10o bobcats 81 Ben Gordon scored 20 Points and Host Chicago won for the ninth time in 11 games to move a Hal game ahead of Cleveland and maintain a Ivi game Lead Over Toronto for the no 2 seed in the Eastern con Ference the 48 victories Are the most for the bulls since 199798 when they closed out the Michael apr Dan Scottie Pippen Era with 62 victories and their sixth championship in eight years wizards 98 Hawks 85 de Shawn Stevenson scored 25 Points and visiting Washington used a 140 run at the end of the first half to end its six game los ing Streak the playoff bound wizards 4039 were on the verge of falling below 500 for the first time since mid december Bucks 1o4 celtics 102 at Boston Charlie Bell scored 24 Points and Dan Gad Zuric added a season High 21 Points and 11 re Bounds to help Milwaukee snap a fou game losing Streak Gerald Green led the celtics with 21 Points Leon Powe had 18 Points and Ryan Gomes added 13 for Boston which lost its sixth straight