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nba.1 stefan,
Dakle, košarka je jedini sport koji je dobio dve teme. Razlozi leže u specifičnosti NBA košarke, mnoštvu informacija i statistika koje nju prate kao i u tome što ima ljudi koji imaju jako lepo ili jako loše mišljenje o njoj. Sada vam više niko neće zanovetati da šaljete mnogo tabela i statistika ;)
nba.2 junior,
Evo, da prenesem jednu poruku iz stare, dobre grupe ;) Pa ako neko oće da da komentar ... ako ga ne mrzi da čita ;) Kol'ko sam provalio, najzanimljiviji je bio prelazak Tim Hardwaya iz GS-a u Miami. Izgleda da su oba tima dobila tim trade-om. Tim se nikako nije slagao sa ostatkom tima GS-a, i sad je GS konačno dobio jednog vođu, tj. Sprivel zna da je glavni ... a Majami koliko je dobio smešno je i pričati. Sad su otvorili i spoljnu liniju (Corbin i Tim) te Alonzo ne mora svaku akciju sam da završava, već može da vrati loptu šuterima. Uz to, Rayli je dolaskom Walt Williamsa i Chrisa Gatlinga, dobio na onome što najviše voli - odbrani. Obojica su strvine, i mogu da izdrže jak tempo Raylijevih treninga, što Kevin Willis i Billy Owens nikako nisu mogli. Uz to, čuo sam da je Owens tražio veliku lovu za produženje ugovora (jer mu ističe uskoro), a pošto celokupna klupska blagajna ide za finansiranje Alonza ;) morali su da puste inače odličnog Owensa. Međutim, ni to ne pomaže Sacramentu, koji je puko već 10-ti meč zaredom ;( Od ostalih, meni interesantnih tradova, je posebno zanimljiv dolazak Sharona Wrighta u Toronto. Dečko jeste odličan, neko kao on nam je stvarno trebao - centar, a može da igra i četvorku, svakako će dobro upotpuniti sastav Toronta i pojačati odbranu. On i Carlos zajedno, nadam se da će biti nepremostiva prepreka za ostale... Ali gde je nastao problem? U bekovima... Za Sharona smo dali 2 igrača (Tony Massenburga i Ed Pickneya) + pick na sledećem draftu. Ne znam koliko nam se to isplatilo, pogotovo zato što je Sharon igrao vrlo malo ove sezone - često se povređuje ... ;( Tu je takođe još jedan novi igrač, koji svakako zaslužuje ulazak u prvu petorku - Doug Christie. Talenat, bio je odličan dok nije došao u New York. A tu se jednostavno nije uklopio u koncepciju Raylijevog tima ... šteta. ;( No, sad je u Torontu, imaće šansu da prikaže svoj raskošni talenat, verovatno, startujući iz prve petorke ... Ali kao utisak čitave ove nedelje, koji je zasenio sve ove trade-ove razmene, poraz Čikaga od Majamija, poraz Indijane od Orlanda, ... izdvajam jednu komentar Olivera Millera, nakon utakmice sa Detroitom: "We really wanted this one for Isiah," Miller said. "We just got off to a slow start in the third quarter. That can't go on. If we can just get on a roll, we can put fear in people's eyes for that eighth playoff spot. All we have to do is just play like we're capable of." Sa naglaskom na ovaj deo: >If we can just get on a roll, we can put fear in people's eyes >for that eighth playoff spot. :)))) Dečko ima bujnu maštu, zar ne? Pozdrav, jr.
nba.3 nick,
Sad bi bas bilo zgodno da se ovde ponovo mogu naci oni iscrpni izvestaji i tabele koje je vpoznanovic ostavljao petkom u stara dobra vremena. pozdrav, nick
nba.4 stefan, -> #3, nick
> Sad bi bas bilo zgodno da se ovde ponovo mogu naci oni > iscrpni izvestaji i tabele koje je vpoznanovic ostavljao petkom > u stara dobra vremena. Pa čuvena grupa NBA sada sasvim slobodno može da se preseli u temu :) Zato je i otvorena :)
nba.5 junior, -> #4, stefan
> Pa čuvena grupa NBA sada sasvim slobodno može da se preseli u > temu :) Zato je i otvorena :) Evo nas ... polako se selimo ;) Za početak evo tabele(poslednje koju ja imam), tradeova izvršenih prošle nedelje i par zanimljivih vesti: News from February 22. The NBA trading deadline has passed and there was a flurry of activity yesterday. No more trades can be made this season. TRADE: Atlanta traded Andrew Lang and Spud Webb to Minnesota for Christian Laettner and Sean Rooks. TRADE: Miami traded Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles to Golden State for Tim Hardaway and Chris Gatling. TRADE: Miami traded Billy Owens and Kevin Gamble to Sacramento for Tyrone Corbin and Walt Williams. TRADE: Miami traded Terrence Rencher to Phoenix for Tony Smith. TRADE: Philadelphia traded Sharone Wright to Toronto for Ed Pinckney, Tony Massenburg, and the right to swap 1st round draft picks in 1996 or 1997. If Philadelphia does not swap draft picks this year, they also receive Toronto's 2nd round draft pick. TRADE: Orlando traded Jeff Turner to Vancouver for Kenny Gattison and the worst of the 3 2nd round draft picks that Vancouver owns. The Washington Bullets announced that they will change their name to the Washington Wizards for the 97-98 season. Portland suspended Rod Strickland for one game for "numerous violations of team rules". Strickland is unhappy in Portland and wanted to be traded. Toronto released Herb Williams. Toronto signed Dwyane Whitfield. [thanks to Jeff Joseph] Clyde Drexler (Hou) will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. His time frame for returning will not be known until after the surgery, but it could be anywhere from 3 to 10 weeks or longer. Houston placed Drexler on IR. Rod Strickland (Por) skipped the team's Saturday practice and Portland announced that Strickland's suspension would be extended indefinitely. Standings through 2/24/96. WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 Utah Jazz .............. 36 17 0.679 - 21 4 15 13 Lost 1 7-3 San Antonio Spurs ...... 35 17 0.673 0.5 20 6 15 11 Won 1 6-4 Houston Rockets ........ 36 20 0.643 1.5 19 7 17 13 Won 2 6-4 Denver Nuggets ......... 22 31 0.415 14.0 14 10 8 21 Won 1 4-6 Dallas Mavericks ....... 17 35 0.327 18.5 11 15 6 20 Lost 1 2-8 Minnesota Timberwolves . 16 36 0.308 19.5 11 14 5 22 Won 2 5-5 Vancouver Grizzlies .... 11 40 0.216 24.0 8 18 3 22 Lost 3 1-9 Pacific Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 Seattle Sonics ......... 41 12 0.774 - 25 2 16 10 Won 9 9-1 Los Angeles Lakers ..... 33 20 0.623 8.0 21 7 12 13 Lost 1 8-2 Phoenix Suns ........... 26 26 0.500 14.5 15 13 11 13 Won 3 7-3 Golden State Warriors .. 26 28 0.481 15.5 16 10 10 18 Won 1 7-3 Sacramento Kings ....... 24 27 0.471 16.0 15 9 9 18 Lost 10 0-10 Portland Trailblazers .. 25 29 0.463 16.5 15 12 10 17 Won 1 4-6 Los Angeles Clippers ... 17 36 0.321 24.0 11 17 6 19 Lost 3 1-9 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 Orlando Magic .......... 40 14 0.741 - 28 0 12 14 Won 6 9-1 New York Knicks ........ 32 20 0.615 7.0 19 10 13 10 Lost 1 5-5 Miami Heat ............. 25 29 0.463 15.0 17 11 8 18 Won 2 6-4 New Jersey Nets ........ 23 30 0.434 16.5 15 8 8 22 Lost 1 6-4 Washington Bullets ..... 23 30 0.434 16.5 16 10 7 20 Lost 3 1-9 Boston Celtics ......... 19 34 0.358 20.5 10 15 9 19 Lost 3 3-7 Philadelphia 76ers ..... 10 42 0.192 29.0 6 20 4 22 Lost 6 2-8 Central Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 Chicago Bulls .......... 48 6 0.889 - 24 0 24 6 Lost 1 7-3 Indiana Pacers ......... 34 20 0.630 14.0 20 6 14 14 Won 2 5-5 Cleveland Cavaliers .... 31 22 0.585 16.5 19 9 12 13 Won 1 8-2 Atlanta Hawks .......... 29 24 0.547 18.5 17 11 12 13 Won 1 5-5 Detroit Pistons ........ 26 25 0.510 20.5 17 10 9 15 Lost 2 5-5 Charlotte Hornets ...... 27 26 0.509 20.5 19 10 8 16 Lost 1 6-4 Milwaukee Bucks ........ 20 32 0.385 27.0 11 16 9 16 Lost 2 4-6 Toronto Raptors ........ 14 38 0.269 33.0 10 16 4 22 Lost 4 2-8 Western Conference Team W L GB 1. Seattle Sonics ......... 41 12 - 2. Utah Jazz .............. 36 17 5.0 3. San Antonio Spurs ...... 35 17 5.5 4. Houston Rockets ........ 36 20 6.5 5. Los Angeles Lakers ..... 33 20 8.0 6. Phoenix Suns ........... 26 26 14.5 7. Golden State Warriors .. 26 28 15.5 8. Sacramento Kings ....... 24 27 16.0 9. Portland Trailblazers .. 25 29 16.5 10. Denver Nuggets ......... 22 31 19.0 11. Dallas Mavericks ....... 17 35 23.5 12. Los Angeles Clippers ... 17 36 24.0 13. Minnesota Timberwolves . 16 36 24.5 14. Vancouver Grizzlies .... 11 40 29.0 Eastern Conference Team W L GB 1. Chicago Bulls .......... 48 6 - 2. Orlando Magic .......... 40 14 8.0 3. Indiana Pacers ......... 34 20 14.0 4. New York Knicks ........ 32 20 15.0 5. Cleveland Cavaliers .... 31 22 16.5 6. Atlanta Hawks .......... 29 24 18.5 7. Detroit Pistons ........ 26 25 20.5 7. Charlotte Hornets ...... 27 26 20.5 9. Miami Heat ............. 25 29 23.0 10. New Jersey Nets ........ 23 30 24.5 10. Washington Bullets ..... 23 30 24.5 12. Milwaukee Bucks ........ 20 32 27.0 13. Boston Celtics ......... 19 34 28.5 14. Toronto Raptors ........ 14 38 33.0 15. Philadelphia 76ers ..... 10 42 37.0 Games won/lost by # points 20- 15- 10- WINS LOSSES 6- 11- 16- >20 16 11 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 >20 Dallas ....... 1 0 4 4 2 1 2 3 0 2 0 5 0 2 8 13 2 3 Denver ....... 1 1 3 8 3 1 4 1 0 2 2 0 1 4 9 4 3 6 Houston ...... 3 4 8 10 4 2 3 2 0 3 4 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 Minnesota .... 1 2 3 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 2 13 4 4 5 San Antonio .. 5 4 6 13 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 4 2 0 Utah ......... 7 5 5 12 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 2 2 5 3 1 0 Vancouver .... 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 3 13 7 3 10 Golden State . 3 2 4 7 1 2 6 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 9 5 4 2 LA Clippers .. 1 1 3 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 16 5 8 3 LA Lakers .... 5 5 4 7 2 2 3 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 3 1 Phoenix ...... 2 0 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 4 8 6 3 1 Portland ..... 2 4 4 8 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 7 6 3 4 3 3 1 Sacramento ... 3 5 0 9 2 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 10 4 4 5 Seattle ...... 7 6 5 12 5 2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 Boston ....... 3 3 2 3 1 3 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 5 7 5 4 7 Miami ........ 2 4 4 10 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 2 2 1 7 4 4 3 New Jersey ... 1 3 4 7 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 12 7 0 5 New York ..... 3 1 7 13 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 2 2 1 Orlando ...... 5 3 10 10 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 1 2 Philadelphia . 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 4 6 11 8 9 Washington ... 6 3 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 12 5 3 1 Atlanta ...... 2 2 6 10 3 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 8 2 3 3 Charlotte .... 1 3 6 11 1 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 1 2 10 6 0 1 Chicago ...... 8 8 12 11 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 Cleveland .... 5 3 8 6 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 5 5 1 Detroit ...... 4 3 4 9 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 5 2 2 6 6 1 0 Indiana ...... 2 5 8 14 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 9 1 1 2 Milwaukee .... 0 1 5 5 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 2 12 5 2 6 Toronto ...... 0 2 3 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 6 2 3 8 6 7 4 Win-Loss for last # games (H=home, R=road): L5 L10 L15 L20 HL5 HL10 HL15 HL20 RL5 RL10 RL15 RL20 Dallas ...... 1-4 2-8 5-10 8-12 2-3 5-5 6-9 8-12 0-5 3-7 3-12 4-16 Denver ...... 2-3 4-6 6-9 8-12 4-1 6-4 8-7 13-7 0-5 2-8 3-12 5-15 Houston ..... 3-2 6-4 9-6 11-9 4-1 6-4 10-5 14-6 2-3 5-5 8-7 10-10 Minnesota ... 2-3 5-5 5-10 8-12 2-3 5-5 7-8 10-10 2-3 2-8 3-12 4-16 San Antonio . 4-1 6-4 9-6 12-8 4-1 8-2 12-3 16-4 3-2 5-5 8-7 11-9 Utah ........ 4-1 7-3 11-4 14-6 5-0 9-1 14-1 16-4 2-3 5-5 7-8 10-10 Vancouver ... 1-4 1-9 4-11 5-15 1-4 3-7 6-9 7-13 0-5 2-8 2-13 2-18 Golden State 3-2 7-3 9-6 11-9 4-1 6-4 11-4 13-7 3-2 4-6 7-8 8-12 LA Clippers . 1-4 1-9 2-13 4-16 1-4 2-8 4-11 6-14 0-5 2-8 4-11 4-16 LA Lakers ... 4-1 8-2 12-3 16-4 5-0 8-2 10-5 15-5 4-1 8-2 10-5 11-9 Phoenix ..... 4-1 7-3 11-4 12-8 4-1 6-4 8-7 10-10 3-2 6-4 8-7 9-11 Portland .... 1-4 4-6 5-10 9-11 1-4 4-6 7-8 11-9 3-2 5-5 7-8 7-13 Sacramento .. 0-5 0-10 2-13 5-15 1-4 5-5 8-7 12-8 0-5 1-9 3-12 4-16 Seattle ..... 5-0 9-1 14-1 18-2 5-0 10-0 14-1 19-1 4-1 7-3 11-4 13-7 Boston ...... 1-4 3-7 4-11 5-15 1-4 4-6 7-8 8-12 1-4 3-7 4-11 4-16 Miami ....... 3-2 6-4 7-8 9-11 3-2 5-5 8-7 10-10 2-3 2-8 4-11 5-15 New Jersey .. 4-1 6-4 7-8 10-10 3-2 6-4 8-7 12-8 3-2 4-6 5-10 7-13 New York .... 2-3 5-5 8-7 11-9 3-2 6-4 8-7 12-8 2-3 5-5 7-8 10-10 Orlando ..... 5-0 9-1 11-4 13-7 5-0 10-0 15-0 20-0 3-2 5-5 6-9 9-11 Philadelphia 0-5 2-8 3-12 3-17 2-3 2-8 3-12 4-16 1-4 2-8 3-12 4-16 Washington .. 1-4 1-9 4-11 6-14 1-4 5-5 9-6 12-8 1-4 1-9 3-12 6-14 Atlanta ..... 3-2 5-5 8-7 13-7 3-2 8-2 11-4 13-7 3-2 5-5 7-8 8-12 Charlotte ... 4-1 6-4 9-6 11-9 4-1 7-3 9-6 12-8 2-3 5-5 6-9 8-12 Chicago ..... 4-1 7-3 12-3 17-3 5-0 10-0 15-0 20-0 4-1 7-3 12-3 16-4 Cleveland ... 3-2 8-2 10-5 13-7 4-1 7-3 11-4 15-5 3-2 6-4 8-7 11-9 Detroit ..... 2-3 5-5 7-8 10-10 3-2 6-4 10-5 13-7 1-4 4-6 7-8 9-11 Indiana ..... 3-2 5-5 9-6 13-7 2-3 7-3 12-3 17-3 2-3 6-4 9-6 10-10 Milwaukee ... 1-4 4-6 5-10 8-12 2-3 3-7 6-9 9-11 2-3 4-6 6-9 8-12 Toronto ..... 1-4 2-8 4-11 5-15 1-4 3-7 5-10 8-12 2-3 2-8 2-13 3-17 Month and Division Records Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mid Pac Atl Cen Dallas ....... 5-8 3-11 6-8 3-8 0-0 0-0 5-10 7-9 3-7 2-9 Denver ....... 4-9 9-7 5-9 4-6 0-0 0-0 8-5 5-16 4-4 5-6 Houston ...... 11-4 11-4 7-8 7-4 0-0 0-0 11-5 11-5 5-6 9-4 Minnesota .... 3-9 4-11 4-10 5-6 0-0 0-0 6-10 6-11 1-7 3-8 San Antonio .. 8-4 11-4 9-5 7-4 0-0 0-0 12-4 13-4 4-3 6-6 Utah ......... 12-4 8-5 9-5 7-3 0-0 0-0 9-8 13-4 7-3 7-2 Vancouver .... 2-13 3-12 5-9 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-10 4-15 4-7 2-8 Golden State . 5-10 7-7 6-8 8-3 0-0 0-0 8-8 5-9 8-5 5-6 LA Clippers .. 7-8 4-11 5-8 1-9 0-0 0-0 8-11 6-10 2-6 1-9 LA Lakers .... 7-7 9-8 9-3 8-2 0-0 0-0 11-8 10-5 6-3 6-4 Phoenix ...... 6-7 7-7 6-9 7-3 0-0 0-0 7-9 6-9 7-3 6-5 Portland ..... 7-8 5-9 9-6 4-6 0-0 0-0 9-9 4-9 8-3 4-8 Sacramento ... 11-4 6-5 6-7 1-11 0-0 0-0 7-10 6-7 6-6 5-4 Seattle ...... 9-6 11-2 12-3 9-1 0-0 0-0 14-4 13-1 6-2 8-5 Boston ....... 5-7 7-9 4-11 3-7 0-0 0-0 3-9 4-8 6-6 6-11 Miami ........ 9-3 6-10 4-12 6-4 0-0 0-0 6-3 4-8 7-9 8-9 New Jersey ... 5-8 5-9 7-9 6-4 0-0 0-0 3-5 2-9 7-9 11-7 New York ..... 10-4 9-5 8-6 5-5 0-0 0-0 7-2 4-4 12-4 9-10 Orlando ...... 13-2 10-4 8-6 9-2 0-0 0-0 9-3 7-2 12-2 12-7 Philadelphia . 2-10 3-12 3-12 2-8 0-0 0-0 4-5 1-8 2-12 3-17 Washington ... 5-8 10-5 6-8 2-9 0-0 0-0 5-1 6-4 6-10 6-15 Atlanta ...... 9-5 4-10 11-4 5-5 0-0 0-0 4-5 6-6 11-5 8-8 Charlotte .... 7-8 7-8 7-5 6-5 0-0 0-0 4-5 4-5 11-8 8-8 Chicago ...... 12-2 13-1 14-0 9-3 0-0 0-0 11-1 9-2 11-2 17-1 Cleveland .... 6-8 9-4 8-8 8-2 0-0 0-0 5-5 5-2 12-7 9-8 Detroit ...... 5-9 10-5 6-6 5-5 0-0 0-0 6-5 4-3 7-10 9-7 Indiana ...... 6-6 9-6 14-2 5-6 0-0 0-0 6-2 6-4 10-7 12-7 Milwaukee .... 4-9 6-8 5-9 5-6 0-0 0-0 5-6 4-4 6-10 5-12 Toronto ...... 5-10 4-11 3-10 2-7 0-0 0-0 2-5 3-9 8-6 1-18 Division Records W-L HW HL RW RL Mid Pac Atl Cen Midwest 173-196 104 74 69 122 52-52 59-64 28-37 34-43 Pacific 192-178 118 70 74 108 64-59 50-50 43-28 35-41 Atlantic 172-199 111 74 61 125 37-28 28-43 52-52 55-76 Central 229-193 137 78 92 115 43-34 41-35 76-55 69-69 10 Largest Win Margins (home team listed first) 11/8 49 SA 111, Van 62 12/12 40 Sac 93, Hou 133 12/29 39 Sea 124, Bos 85 12/30 38 SA 122, Min 84 2/14 37 Sea 130, Min 93 1/31 36 Atl 84, Pho 120 11/11 36 Sea 117, Van 81 1/25 35 Was 120, Hou 85 12/22 33 LAL 116, Sac 83 12/12 33 Ind 125, Den 92 10 Lowest Scores (home team listed first) 2/21 57 Phi 57, Mia 66 11/8 62 SA 111, Van 62 1/13 65 Van 69, Mia 65 2/21 66 Phi 57, Mia 66 12/21 68 Sea 92, Van 68 1/16 69 Por 87, Den 69 1/13 69 Van 69, Mia 65 2/19 70 Cle 73, Mia 70 2/1 70 Det 87, Ind 70 12/19 70 NY 89, Mia 70 10 Highest Scores (home team listed first) 1/12 140 Pho 130, Dal 140 11/15 137 Pho 127, Den 137 2/8 136 Dal 136, Uta 133 12/27 135 Por 135, Bos 109 12/2 135 Was 135, Bos 107 2/8 133 Dal 136, Uta 133 12/12 133 Sac 93, Hou 133 12/22 132 GS 132, Was 117 1/31 131 Bos 131, Van 98 12/1 131 Bos 123, NJ 131
nba.6 gnjida,
Samo me interesuje sta mislite ko ce ove godine bititi prviÚ]. Po mom skromnom misljenju Njujork nema sanse, cak mislim da nece doci ni do polu finala.?!
nba.7 koky,
rezultati od 01.03.1996. Atlanta - Cleveland 74:68 Boston - Seattle 96:106 Miami - Portland 88:102 Minnesota - Charlotte 105:101 Utah - New York 99:88 Chicago - Golden State 110:87 Phoenix - Detroit 97:102 Vancouver - Dallas 111:119 LA Lakers - Washington 100:95
nba.8 junior, -> #6, gnjida
> Samo me interesuje sta mislite ko ce ove godine bititi prvi. Pa znamo ko je najveći favorit - Čikago. Na istoku, nema ekipe koja bi mogla da ga izbaci, koja bi uopšte mogla da mu parira ... eventualno Orladno, ali mladi su oni još za to. A i namučiće se oni dok eliminišu Šarlot ... Na zapadu, biće mnogo jača borba za finale ... imamo favorita, Hjustona, koji opet loše igra u sezoni, ali kad dođe play-off, zna se ko je gazda. Imamo jedan povampireni Seattle, koji bi već jednom mogao da se smiluje, pa da prođe prvo kolo play-offa :) A tu su naravno i uvek opasni SA i Phoenix. Ostali timovi, realno .. nemaju šanse ;( > Po mom skromnom misljenju Njujork nema sanse, cak mislim da > nece doci ni do polu finala.?! Njujork je veoma slab. Iako je promenio sastav u ovom prelaznom roku (doveo je Willie Andersona, J.R. Reida), nema tim za velike domete. A lično mislim da su najviše izgubili kad su pustili Rayli-a. On je bio sve što vredi u tom timu ... Zaključak: Čikago je šampion ;( jr.
nba.10 koky,
02.03.1996. New Jersey - Seattle 92:103 Orlando - Portland 115:89 Chicago - Boston 107:75 Milwaukee - Atlanta 110:106 San Antonio - Philadelphia 115:101 Denver - Vancouver 108:82 LA Clipers - Detroit 103:107 Dejan
nba.11 severian,
Pošto u ovu conf ne može da se UL fajl, u nastavku poruke mozete da vidite podatke o Divcu sa http://www.nba.com Position: Center Born: 2/3/68, Prijepolje, Yugoslavia College: None Height: 7' 1" Weight: 260 lbs. Stats Background: A skilled shooter, passer, and shotblocker, Yugoslav-born Vlade Divac has become one of the most multitalented centers in the NBA. Although he never played college ball, Divac put in five pro seasons in his home country before joining the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989. In 1988 he won an Olympic silver medal for Yugoslavia and competed against the Boston Celtics in the McDonald's Open. The following year the Lakers made him the 26th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had just retired, and the Lakers were searching for a starting center for the first time in nearly 15 years. In 1989-90 Divac shared time in the pivot with Mychal Thompson and appeared in all 82 games. Divac's efforts that year earned him a spot on the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He led the Lakers in blocked shots and ranked second on the club in rebounding despite logging only 19.6 minutes per game. The following season Divac became the Lakers' No. 1 man in the middle, leading the club in rebounding and posting the league's fifth-best field-goal percentage. Los Angeles surprised many by reaching the NBA Finals in 1991, only to lose to the Chicago Bulls in five games. A back operation kept Divac out of 44 games in 1992-93, but he made a full recovery and stepped back into the starting lineup. By 1993-94 Divac's name was appearing on lists of the league's finest centers. That year he ranked 12th in the NBA with 40 double-doubles. Early in the campaign he corralled 24 rebounds in a game, the most for a Los Angeles player since Abdul-Jabbar had grabbed 25 boards in 1979. In 1994-95 Divac's play won universal kudos. He ranked in the league's top 40 in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots, assists, field-goal percentage, and steals and averaged 4.1 assists to lead all NBA centers. In March, Divac won a Player of the Week Award. His three 20-20 performances led the league, and his back-to-back 20-20 efforts were the first by a Lakers player since Abdul-Jabbar's in 1975. Following the 1994-95 campaign he helped lead Yugoslavia to the European Championship. Transactions: Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. 1994-95: Divac's terrific play in the middle helped the Los Angeles Lakers post a 15-game turnaround and stage a return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Divac notched several career highs, including scoring (16.0 ppg), assists (4.1 apg), blocked shots (2.18 per game), free-throw percentage (.777), double-doubles (42), and minutes played (35.1 per game). An all-around threat, he ranked in the NBA's top 40 in blocked shots (7th), rebounding (11th), field-goal percentage (29th), assists (35th), steals (33rd), and scoring (40th). He led the team in rebounding for the third time in five seasons, with an average of 10.4 boards per outing. Divac was magnificent down the stretch, filling up the scoring vacuum left when All-Star Cedric Ceballos hurt his thumb in February. In March, Divac snagged a Player of the Week Award after averaging 24.3 points, 13.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.33 blocks during a three-game stretch. A month earlier he had recorded the first back-to-back 20-20 performances (points and rebounds) for Los Angeles since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pulled off the feat in December 1975. Divac's three 20-20 efforts for the year led the league. A keen passer, he averaged 7.1 assists during a 10-date stretch in February and March. His season assists average was tops among NBA centers. He dished out 10 assists against the Miami Heat on January 8 on the way to his third career triple-double (21 points, 11 rebounds). A high-energy defender, Divac became the first Los Angeles player to average more than 2 blocks per game since Abdul-Jabbar in 1984-85. Divac swatted away a career-high 8 shots on December 23 against the Sacramento Kings, and on February 24 he hauled down a career-high-tying 24 rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets. He also showed off his shooting touch, fashioning a .507 field-goal percentage and draining 62 of his final 71 free-throw attempts, including a team-season-high string of 22 straight from March 31 to April 11. After missing the campaign's final two games with the flu, Divac went on to have a slightly subpar postseason (15.6 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.1 apg) as the Lakers upset the Seattle Sonics before bowing to top-seeded San Antonio. He set a career playoff high with 15 rebounds against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the second-round series. 1993-94: VLADE DIVAC Sea. Team G Min. FG 3Pt. FT Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Tot. PG 89-90 L.A. Lakers 82 1611 .499 .000 .708 512 75 79 114 701 8.5 90-91 L.A. Lakers 82 2310 .565 .357 .703 666 92 106 127 921 11.2 91-92 L.A. Lakers 36 979 .495 .263 .768 247 60 55 35 405 11.3 92-93 L.A. Lakers 82 2525 .485 .280 .689 729 232 128 140 1050 12.8 93-94 L.A. Lakers 79 2685 .506 .191 .686 851 307 92 112 1123 14.2 94-95 L.A. Lakers 80 2807 .507 .189 .777 829 329 109 174 1277 16.0 95-96 LA Lakers 55 1688 .510 .188 .643 455 197 57 103 711 12.9 Career Totals: 496 14605 .509 .231 .710 4289 1292 626 805 6188 12.5 Playoff Totals: 47 1482 .523 .286 .734 329 105 54 84 619 13.2 All-Star Totals: 0 0 --- --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 .000
nba.13 dizel,
> Samo me interesuje sta mislite ko ce ove godine bititi prviÚ]. > Po mom skromnom misljenju Njujork nema sanse, cak mislim da > nece doci ni do polu finala.?! Pa tu si u pravu,iako mi je zao zbog toga.Ove godine bi trebalo da Chicago uzme titulu(ne daj boze),ukoliko im Lakersi uz pomoc Medzika ne pokvare planove!!! U poslednje vreme Lakersi su u odlicnoj formi i jedva cekam play-off. Orlando po mom misljenju nema sanse za titulu,a i Houston veovatno nece nista uraditi.(iako su dobre ekipe)
nba.14 vpoznanovic,
NBA Scoring Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 35 games played or 952 points scored) Player GP Pts Avg Michael Jordan, CHI 57 1744 30.6 Karl Malone, UTH 56 1479 26.4 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 58 1516 26.1 David Robinson, SAS 55 1385 25.2 Charles Barkley, PHO 49 1158 23.6 Mitch Richmond, SAC 53 1247 23.5 Cedric Ceballos, LAL 54 1269 23.5 Alonzo Mourning, MIA 46 1078 23.4 Glen Rice, CHA 54 1232 22.8 Penny Hardaway, ORL 57 1299 22.8 Patrick Ewing, NYK 50 1133 22.7 Clifford Robinson, POR 54 1182 21.9 Vin Baker, MIL 55 1177 21.4 Scottie Pippen, CHI 57 1215 21.3 Grant Hill, DET 54 1148 21.3 Larry Johnson, CHA 55 1167 21.2 Sean Elliott, SAS 50 1060 21.2 Reggie Miller, IND 55 1160 21.1 Juwan Howard, WAS 56 1165 20.8 Shawn Kemp, SEA 56 1157 20.7 Glenn Robinson, MIL 55 1125 20.5 Jim Jackson, DAL 56 1103 19.7 Dino Radja, BOS 53 1043 19.7 Clyde Drexler, HOU 44 865 19.7 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN 51 994 19.5 Armon Gilliam, NJN 53 1032 19.5 Rod Strickland, POR 50 963 19.3 Terrell Brandon, CLE 55 1058 19.2 Allan Houston, DET 55 1051 19.1 Isaiah Rider, MIN 53 1008 19.0
nba.15 vpoznanovic,
NBA Rebounding Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 35 games played or 544 rebounds) Player GP Reb Avg Dennis Rodman, CHI 45 703 15.6 David Robinson, SAS 55 680 12.4 Shawn Kemp, SEA 56 678 12.1 Charles Barkley, PHO 49 593 12.1 Dikembe Mutombo, DEN 53 611 11.5 Jayson Williams, NJN 54 593 11.0 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 58 633 10.9 Popeye Jones, DAL 52 546 10.5 Patrick Ewing, NYK 50 518 10.4 Alonzo Mourning, MIA 46 472 10.3 Vin Baker, MIL 55 560 10.2 Karl Malone, UTH 56 563 10.1 Loy Vaught, LAC 55 546 9.9 Armon Gilliam, NJN 53 526 9.9 Michael Cage, CLE 56 555 9.9 Dino Radja, BOS 53 522 9.9 Gheorghe Muresan, WAS 57 558 9.8 Grant Long, ATL 56 548 9.8 Olden Polynice, SAC 53 507 9.6 Clarence Weatherspoon, PHI 51 488 9.6
nba.16 vpoznanovic,
NBA Assist Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 35 games played or 272 assists) Player GP Ast Avg John Stockton, UTH 56 631 11.3 Jason Kidd, DAL 55 556 10.1 Rod Strickland, POR 50 474 9.5 Avery Johnson, SAS 55 503 9.2 Damon Stoudamire, TOR 55 499 9.1 Kenny Anderson, CHA 49 441 9.0 Mark Jackson, IND 56 441 7.9 Greg Anthony, VAN 48 356 7.4 Nick Van Exel, LAL 55 407 7.4 Gary Payton, SEA 56 413 7.4 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN 51 365 7.2 Penny Hardaway, ORL 57 406 7.1 Tim Hardaway, MIA 56 393 7.0 Terrell Brandon, CLE 55 363 6.6 Grant Hill, DET 54 356 6.6 Tyus Edney, SAC 52 335 6.4 Chris Childs, NJN 53 333 6.3 Scottie Pippen, CHI 57 343 6.0 Jalen Rose, DEN 53 315 5.9 Clyde Drexler, HOU 44 256 5.8
nba.17 vpoznanovic,
NBA Steal Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 35 games played or 85 steals) Player GP Stl Avg Gary Payton, SEA 56 156 2.8 Mookie Blaylock, ATL 56 146 2.6 Jason Kidd, DAL 55 123 2.2 Michael Jordan, CHI 57 127 2.2 Alvin Robertson, TOR 55 120 2.2 Penny Hardaway, ORL 57 121 2.1 Clyde Drexler, HOU 44 90 2.1 Scottie Pippen, CHI 57 109 1.9 Eddie Jones, LAL 44 83 1.9 Hersey Hawkins, SEA 56 105 1.9 Charles Barkley, PHO 49 89 1.8 Karl Malone, UTH 56 100 1.8 Nate Mcmillan, SEA 38 68 1.8 Tom Gugliotta, MIN 56 99 1.8 Robert Horry, HOU 52 90 1.7 John Stockton, UTH 56 96 1.7 Terrell Brandon, CLE 55 91 1.7 Kenny Anderson, CHA 49 81 1.7 Greg Anthony, VAN 48 78 1.6 Malik Sealy, LAC 37 60 1.6
nba.18 vpoznanovic,
NBA Blocked Shot Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 35 games played or 68 block shots) Player GP Blk Avg Dikembe Mutombo, DEN 53 240 4.5 David Robinson, SAS 55 193 3.5 Shawn Bradley, NJN 53 172 3.3 Alonzo Mourning, MIA 46 141 3.1 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 58 164 2.8 Patrick Ewing, NYK 50 124 2.5 Shaquille Oneal, ORL 31 73 2.4 Elden Campbell, LAL 56 129 2.3 Gheorghe Muresan, WAS 57 127 2.2 Lorenzo Williams, DAL 39 79 2.0 Oliver Miller, TOR 52 102 2.0 Jim Mcilvaine, WAS 55 106 1.9 Vlade Divac, LAL 55 103 1.9 Andrew Lang, MIN 56 91 1.6 Shawn Kemp, SEA 56 88 1.6 Theo Ratliff, DET 52 81 1.6 Joe Smith, GSW 57 88 1.5 Dino Radja, BOS 53 81 1.5 Dale Davis, IND 53 78 1.5 Robert Horry, HOU 52 76 1.5
nba.19 vpoznanovic,
NBA Field Goal Percentage Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 204 field goals made) Player GP FGM FGA Pct Gheorghe Muresan, WAS 57 344 576 .597 Shaquille Oneal, ORL 31 336 570 .589 Shawn Kemp, SEA 56 402 700 .574 Chucky Brown, HOU 58 214 374 .572 Matt Geiger, CHA 53 237 420 .564 Arvydas Sabonis, POR 51 256 457 .560 Dale Davis, IND 53 222 398 .558 John Stockton, UTH 56 320 575 .557 Brian Williams, LAC 50 319 577 .553 Anthony Mason, NYK 56 287 531 .540 Cedric Ceballos, LAL 54 481 895 .537 Rik Smits, IND 39 296 555 .533 Oliver Miller, TOR 52 284 535 .531 Olden Polynice, SAC 53 269 512 .525 Loy Vaught, LAC 55 404 775 .521
nba.20 vpoznanovic,
NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 85 free throws made) Player GP FTM FTA Pct Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN 51 128 138 .928 Terrell Brandon, CLE 55 252 279 .903 Jeff Hornacek, UTH 56 187 209 .895 Hersey Hawkins, SEA 56 159 179 .888 Brent Price, WAS 56 102 115 .887 Dana Barros, BOS 55 97 110 .882 Mitch Richmond, SAC 53 284 326 .871 Chris Childs, NJN 53 177 204 .868 Kevin Johnson, PHO 31 212 245 .865 Dee Brown, BOS 48 107 124 .863 Mario Elie, HOU 36 88 102 .863 Reggie Miller, IND 55 318 369 .862 Chris Mullin, GSW 54 133 155 .858 Joe Dumars, DET 42 114 134 .851 Robert Pack, WAS 31 154 182 .846
nba.21 vpoznanovic,
NBA 3-Point Percentage Leaders Through March 2, 1996 (Minimum of 54 3-point field goals made) Player GP 3FM 3FA Pct Tim Legler, WAS 56 96 185 .519 Steve Kerr, CHI 57 84 165 .509 Hubert Davis, NYK 55 92 187 .492 Eldridge Recasner, HOU 41 57 119 .479 Brent Price, WAS 56 86 180 .478 Jeff Hornacek, UTH 56 70 149 .470 B J Armstrong, GSW 57 60 128 .469 John Stockton, UTH 56 79 170 .465 Terry Dehere, LAC 56 86 192 .448 Bobby Phills, CLE 54 71 159 .447 Brent Barry, LAC 55 95 215 .442 Keith Askins, MIA 54 84 194 .433 Michael Jordan, CHI 57 73 169 .432 Lee Mayberry, MIL 55 60 139 .432 Glen Rice, CHA 54 127 296 .429
nba.22 vpoznanovic,
Specialty Records Through March 2, 1996 Under 100 Pts OT Decided by Team Own Opp Games 3-pts(less) 10-pts(more) Atlanta 14-19 23-7 2-0 6-4 12-8 Boston 2-21 8-5 2-3 4-6 9-19 Charlotte 7-12 15-4 1-3 4-6 14-10 Chicago 10-5 36-2 2-0 5-0 31-1 Cleveland 19-22 29-17 2-0 7-5 20-12 Dallas 4-17 9-4 4-4 5-7 8-19 Denver 9-23 16-12 2-0 5-4 6-14 Detroit 13-22 25-15 3-2 6-8 14-8 Golden State 5-20 13-5 1-1 7-3 10-17 Houston 8-12 22-7 1-2 5-7 16-7 Indiana 10-17 27-8 1-0 5-6 17-5 LA Clippers 5-20 13-6 0-1 1-0 6-17 LA Lakers 6-16 22-9 0-0 8-7 18-11 Miami 12-27 21-18 2-1 6-8 11-12 Milwaukee 9-28 14-14 1-1 3-4 7-16 Minnesota 6-28 14-5 0-4 3-7 7-18 New Jersey 16-27 21-14 3-2 5-4 8-15 New York 14-19 26-10 3-2 3-0 13-9 Orlando 13-10 31-4 2-0 9-3 22-10 Philadelphia 1-29 6-10 0-1 5-4 4-29 Phoenix 2-17 13-5 4-3 4-2 12-13 Portland 8-20 17-11 2-3 5-10 12-10 Sacramento 8-17 17-5 0-1 4-3 9-17 San Antonio 7-13 25-6 0-3 5-4 18-6 Seattle 15-8 32-2 2-2 4-5 20-5 Toronto 6-25 10-13 1-3 4-8 5-19 Utah 10-9 28-4 1-1 5-4 24-5 Vancouver 5-35 8-17 4-2 3-2 1-23 Washington 5-19 16-10 1-2 1-6 14-13
nba.23 vpoznanovic,
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1995/96 (Saturday, March 2 - 114 days, 820 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Seattle Supersonics 57 45 12 26 2 19 10 104.0 96.1 78.9 - W13 Los Angeles Lakers 56 36 20 23 7 13 13 102.8 99.4 64.3 8.5 W 3 Phoenix Suns 56 28 28 16 14 12 14 103.8 104.0 50.0 16.5 L 1 Sacramento Kings 54 25 29 16 10 9 19 101.1 103.1 46.3 18.5 L 1 Golden State Warriors 57 26 31 16 10 10 21 103.5 105.0 45.6 19.0 L 3 Portland Trail Blazers 59 26 33 15 13 11 20 99.2 99.2 44.1 20.0 L 1 Los Angeles Clippers 57 19 38 13 19 6 19 100.2 104.6 33.3 26.0 L 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Utah Jazz 56 39 17 24 4 15 13 104.1 97.4 69.6 - W 3 San Antonio Spurs 56 38 18 22 6 16 12 103.5 97.3 67.9 1.0 W 2 Houston Rockets 58 38 20 21 7 17 13 103.0 99.1 65.5 2.0 W 4 Denver Nuggets 56 24 32 16 11 8 21 98.5 101.7 42.9 15.0 W 1 Dallas Mavericks 56 20 36 12 16 8 20 103.2 106.9 35.7 19.0 W 2 Minnesota Timberwolves 56 17 39 12 16 5 23 98.1 103.5 30.4 22.0 W 1 Vancouver Grizzlies 55 11 44 8 21 3 23 90.9 101.2 20.0 27.5 L 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Orlando Magic 58 43 15 30 0 13 15 103.8 99.1 74.1 - W 3 New York Knicks 56 32 24 19 10 13 14 97.4 95.7 57.1 10.0 L 5 Miami Heat 58 27 31 18 12 9 19 93.5 94.1 46.6 16.0 L 2 Washington Bullets 57 24 33 17 10 7 23 102.6 101.6 42.1 18.5 L 3 New Jersey Nets 57 24 33 16 11 8 22 93.7 96.6 42.1 18.5 L 3 Boston Celtics 58 20 38 11 17 9 21 104.0 108.2 34.5 23.0 L 2 Philadelphia 76ers 56 11 45 6 20 5 25 95.2 105.2 19.6 31.0 L 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 58 52 6 28 0 24 6 106.3 94.4 89.7 - W 4 Indiana Pacers 57 37 20 22 6 15 14 100.0 96.1 64.9 14.5 W 5 Cleveland Cavaliers 56 33 23 20 9 13 14 91.8 89.2 58.9 18.0 L 1 Atlanta Hawks 57 32 25 19 11 13 14 98.2 97.3 56.1 19.5 L 1 Detroit Pistons 56 30 26 17 10 13 16 95.5 93.2 53.6 21.0 W 2 Charlotte Hornets 56 28 28 19 10 9 18 103.8 103.2 50.0 23.0 L 2 Milwaukee Bucks 56 21 35 12 18 9 17 95.4 99.8 37.5 30.0 W 1 Toronto Raptors 55 14 41 10 16 4 25 96.3 102.5 25.5 36.5 L 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Seattle Supersonics 57 45 12 26 2 19 10 104.0 96.1 78.9 - W13 2. Utah Jazz 56 39 17 24 4 15 13 104.1 97.4 69.6 5.5 W 3 3. San Antonio Spurs 56 38 18 22 6 16 12 103.5 97.3 67.9 6.5 W 2 4. Houston Rockets 58 38 20 21 7 17 13 103.0 99.1 65.5 7.5 W 4 5. Los Angeles Lakers 56 36 20 23 7 13 13 102.8 99.4 64.3 8.5 W 3 6. Phoenix Suns 56 28 28 16 14 12 14 103.8 104.0 50.0 16.5 L 1 7. Sacramento Kings 54 25 29 16 10 9 19 101.1 103.1 46.3 18.5 L 1 8. Golden State Warriors 57 26 31 16 10 10 21 103.5 105.0 45.6 19.0 L 3 9. Portland Trail Blazers 59 26 33 15 13 11 20 99.2 99.2 44.1 20.0 L 1 10. Denver Nuggets 56 24 32 16 11 8 21 98.5 101.7 42.9 20.5 W 1 11. Dallas Mavericks 56 20 36 12 16 8 20 103.2 106.9 35.7 24.5 W 2 12. Los Angeles Clippers 57 19 38 13 19 6 19 100.2 104.6 33.3 26.0 L 1 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 56 17 39 12 16 5 23 98.1 103.5 30.4 27.5 W 1 14. Vancouver Grizzlies 55 11 44 8 21 3 23 90.9 101.2 20.0 33.0 L 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 58 52 6 28 0 24 6 106.3 94.4 89.7 - W 4 * 2. Orlando Magic 58 43 15 30 0 13 15 103.8 99.1 74.1 9.0 W 3 3. Indiana Pacers 57 37 20 22 6 15 14 100.0 96.1 64.9 14.5 W 5 4. Cleveland Cavaliers 56 33 23 20 9 13 14 91.8 89.2 58.9 18.0 L 1 5. New York Knicks 56 32 24 19 10 13 14 97.4 95.7 57.1 19.0 L 5 6. Atlanta Hawks 57 32 25 19 11 13 14 98.2 97.3 56.1 19.5 L 1 7. Detroit Pistons 56 30 26 17 10 13 16 95.5 93.2 53.6 21.0 W 2 8. Charlotte Hornets 56 28 28 19 10 9 18 103.8 103.2 50.0 23.0 L 2 9. Miami Heat 58 27 31 18 12 9 19 93.5 94.1 46.6 25.0 L 2 10. Washington Bullets 57 24 33 17 10 7 23 102.6 101.6 42.1 27.5 L 3 11. New Jersey Nets 57 24 33 16 11 8 22 93.7 96.6 42.1 27.5 L 3 12. Milwaukee Bucks 56 21 35 12 18 9 17 95.4 99.8 37.5 30.0 W 1 13. Boston Celtics 58 20 38 11 17 9 21 104.0 108.2 34.5 32.0 L 2 14. Toronto Raptors 55 14 41 10 16 4 25 96.3 102.5 25.5 36.5 L 7 15. Philadelphia 76ers 56 11 45 6 20 5 25 95.2 105.2 19.6 40.0 L 2 IF THE PLAYOFFS START NOW... WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle Supersonics Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Phoenix Suns EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Bulls Charlotte Hornets Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks Orlando Magic Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Atlanta Hawks TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 58 52 6 28 0 24 6 106.3 94.4 89.7 - W 4 2. Seattle Supersonics 57 45 12 26 2 19 10 104.0 96.1 78.9 6.5 W13 3. Orlando Magic 58 43 15 30 0 13 15 103.8 99.1 74.1 9.0 W 3 4. Utah Jazz 56 39 17 24 4 15 13 104.1 97.4 69.6 12.0 W 3 5. San Antonio Spurs 56 38 18 22 6 16 12 103.5 97.3 67.9 13.0 W 2 6. Houston Rockets 58 38 20 21 7 17 13 103.0 99.1 65.5 14.0 W 4 7. Indiana Pacers 57 37 20 22 6 15 14 100.0 96.1 64.9 14.5 W 5 8. Los Angeles Lakers 56 36 20 23 7 13 13 102.8 99.4 64.3 15.0 W 3 9. Cleveland Cavaliers 56 33 23 20 9 13 14 91.8 89.2 58.9 18.0 L 1 10. New York Knicks 56 32 24 19 10 13 14 97.4 95.7 57.1 19.0 L 5 11. Atlanta Hawks 57 32 25 19 11 13 14 98.2 97.3 56.1 19.5 L 1 12. Detroit Pistons 56 30 26 17 10 13 16 95.5 93.2 53.6 21.0 W 2 13. Charlotte Hornets 56 28 28 19 10 9 18 103.8 103.2 50.0 23.0 L 2 14. Phoenix Suns 56 28 28 16 14 12 14 103.8 104.0 50.0 23.0 L 1 15. Miami Heat 58 27 31 18 12 9 19 93.5 94.1 46.6 25.0 L 2 16. Sacramento Kings 54 25 29 16 10 9 19 101.1 103.1 46.3 25.0 L 1 17. Golden State Warriors 57 26 31 16 10 10 21 103.5 105.0 45.6 25.5 L 3 18. Portland Trail Blazers 59 26 33 15 13 11 20 99.2 99.2 44.1 26.5 L 1 19. Denver Nuggets 56 24 32 16 11 8 21 98.5 101.7 42.9 27.0 W 1 20. Washington Bullets 57 24 33 17 10 7 23 102.6 101.6 42.1 27.5 L 3 21. New Jersey Nets 57 24 33 16 11 8 22 93.7 96.6 42.1 27.5 L 3 22. Milwaukee Bucks 56 21 35 12 18 9 17 95.4 99.8 37.5 30.0 W 1 23. Dallas Mavericks 56 20 36 12 16 8 20 103.2 106.9 35.7 31.0 W 2 24. Boston Celtics 58 20 38 11 17 9 21 104.0 108.2 34.5 32.0 L 2 25. Los Angeles Clippers 57 19 38 13 19 6 19 100.2 104.6 33.3 32.5 L 1 26. Minnesota Timberwolves 56 17 39 12 16 5 23 98.1 103.5 30.4 34.0 W 1 27. Toronto Raptors 55 14 41 10 16 4 25 96.3 102.5 25.5 36.5 L 7 28. Vancouver Grizzlies 55 11 44 8 21 3 23 90.9 101.2 20.0 39.5 L 7 29. Philadelphia 76ers 56 11 45 6 20 5 25 95.2 105.2 19.6 40.0 L 2 -------- TG - ukupan broj odigranih utakmica TW - ukupan broj pobeda TL - ukupan broj poraza HW - broj pobeda na domaćem terenu HL - broj poraza na domaćem terenu AW - broj pobeda na gostujućem terenu AL - broj poraza na gostujućem terenu TPA - prosek postignutih koševa OPA - prosek primljenih koševa % - procenat pobeda GB - broj zaostalih utakmica Str - poslednja serija pobeda (W) ili poraza (L) * - ekipa je već osigurala učešće u playoff-u ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1996 Vladimir Poznanović <vpoznanovic@sezam.co.yu>
nba.25 junior,
Hm, da vas pitam nešto. :) Nabrojte nadimke svih igrača NBA-a (aktivnih, dabome) koje znate ... i njihova imena, naravno.
nba.26 lexus, -> #25, junior
=> Nabrojte nadimke svih igrača NBA-a (aktivnih, dabome) koje znate => ... i njihova imena, naravno. Ajde :) Karl Malone - The Mailman Michael Jordan - Air Hakeem Olajuwon - The Dream Theodore Edwards - Blue Ken Norman - Snake Ron Jones - Popeye Shawn Kemp - The Rainman Sam Cassel - Spark Robert Horry - The Ironman Glen Robinson - Big Dog Anfernee Hardaway - Penny David Robinson - Admiral Dennis Rodman - Worm, Demolition Man Toni Kukoč - Kuki ;))) Earvin Johnson - Magic Kevin Johnson - KJ Charles Barkley - Sir Charles Predrag Danilović - Saša :) Alonzo Moruning - Zo Pozdrav -Lex->
nba.27 schef, -> #26, lexus
­=-> Ajde :) Harold Miner - baby Jordan Glen Rice - Baby Magic :))) Srleř
nba.28 lexus, -> #27, schef
=> Harold Miner - baby Jordan => Glen Rice - Baby Magic Kao što sam i u grupi rekao: Steve Smith je Baby Magic!!!
nba.29 schef, -> #28, lexus
­=-> Kao što sam i u grupi rekao: Steve Smith je Baby Magic!!! Da, da, pomešao sam pošto su sva trojica igrali u Majamiju. Srleř
nba.30 miko, -> #26, lexus
WW>> Robert Horry - The Ironman Kako je Otis Thorpe jos uvek ziv,mislim da bar za neko dogledno vreme ima pravo na svoj nadimak. Takodje,licno sam uvredjen ne pominjanjem Tyron Bogues - "Mugsy" Larry Johnson - "GrandMa" koji vec predstavljaju klasiku...a zatim Clyde Drexler - "The Glide" S. Marculionis - "Runey" (ili kako li se vec "Runi" pise) Vernon Maxvell - "Mad Max" koji vec nisu klasika...pa onda imamo i Mark "Action" Jackson John "Spider" Salley koji svoje nadimke vec dugo nose,a imamo i jedan novi Copyright by JA (1996) Mich "The Bitch" Richmond (uz pozdrav junioru ;)
nba.31 lexus, -> #30, miko
=> WW>> Robert Horry - The Ironman => => Kako je Otis Thorpe jos uvek ziv,mislim da bar za neko => dogledno vreme ima pravo na svoj nadimak. Xmmm... Ja i dalje mislim da je Horry Ironman, ajde neka neko arbitrira :))) => Takodje,licno sam uvredjen ne pominjanjem Ja sam naveo one koji su mi prvi pali na pamet, što će reći, ajde još nadimaka ;))
nba.32 vitez.koja, -> #31, lexus
#=> Xmmm... Ja i dalje mislim da je Horry Ironman, ajde neka neko #=> arbitrira :))) Nisi u pravu, Torp je Ironman (igrao je nekoliko sezona bez propuštene utakmice), a Horija su naši komentatori zvali Pecaroš, ne znam kako je u originalu (fisherman?). sk
nba.33 vpoznanovic,
S obzirom da su na akademskoj mreži zabranili upotrebu većine najvažnijih Internet servisa, pretpostavio sam da ovog jutra nećete moći doći do svojih omiljenih pregleda i statistika NBA utakmica. :) Naravno, ja sam tu da se za to pobrinem. O;) Evo ih: Atlanta (83) At Cleveland (72) Atlanta Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Ehlo F 42 4-8 0-0 0 4 4 3 2 0 3 9 Long F 45 8-12 4-4 7 5 12 5 2 2 0 20 Laettner C 43 8-15 6-6 2 4 6 2 4 0 3 22 Smith G 41 7-18 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 3 4 16 Blaylock G 43 5-12 0-0 2 2 4 5 4 5 2 12 Henderson 8 1-4 1-2 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 3 Jordan 5 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bullard 13 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 Mundt Dnp - Coach'S Decision Norman Dnp - Coach'S Decision Rooks Dnp - Coach'S Decision Augmon Dnp - Sprained Left Ankle Totals 240 33-71 12-14 12 23 35 19 17 10 13 83 (.465) (.857) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 13(10 Pts) Cleveland Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Mills F 46 2-15 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 4 Ferry F 43 2-9 2-3 2 4 6 4 4 0 1 7 Cage C 30 1-3 0-0 4 6 10 0 2 3 0 2 Majerle G 48 8-14 2-2 3 4 7 4 1 1 6 24 Crotty G 9 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Sura 35 6-12 5-6 0 3 3 8 3 1 5 19 Hill 21 5-8 2-5 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 12 Johnson 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Lang 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 Marshall Dnp - Coach'S Decision Miner Dnp - Did Not Dress Phills Dnp - Did Not Dress Totals 240 26-65 11-16 11 21 32 20 17 6 17 72 (.400) (.688) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 17(19 Pts) Atlanta 24 14 25 20 - 83 Cleveland 26 17 17 12 - 72 Blocked Shots: Atlanta - Laettner 3. Cleveland - Cage 2, Majerle 2, Lang. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Atlanta 5-21 (.238), Ehlo 1-5, Long 0-1, Laettner 0-1, Smith 2-6, Blaylock 2-6, Bullard 0-2. Cleveland 9-24 (.375), Mills 0-4, Ferry 1-5, Majerle 6-10, Crotty 0-1, Sura 2-4. Technicals: Atlanta - Illegal Defense. Officials: Jess Kersey, Bernie Fryer, Mark Wunderlich. A - 15,780. T - 1:55.
nba.34 vpoznanovic,
HAWKS SOAR OVER STRUGGLING CAVS CLEVELAND -- Christian Laettner scored 22 points and Grant Long had 20 to lead the Atlanta Hawks to an 83-72 victory over the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers. Laettner, Long and Steve Smith combined for 35 of the team's 49 second-half points, including all 20 in the fourth quarter. The Hawks snapped a two-game losing skid and are now even with the Cavs for third place in the Central Division. "The fellows were swinging the ball," Laettner said. "They were moving the ball nicely. We kept our spacing a few times and I was able to knock down a few easy jumpers. You have to force the tempo against the Cavs because they control the tempo of the game most of the time. You have to increase the defensive pressure, try to make the game a little faster, try to get up and down the court." Dan Majerle tied a season high with 24 points and Bob Sura scored a career-high 19 for the Cavs, who have dropped all four games since starting guards Terrell Brandon and Bobby Phills were injured. "We can't function with a 29-point (second) half," Cavs coach Mike Fratello said. "Atlanta played extremely well. They really did some things execution-wise that were fun to watch from a basketball standpoint, unless you are the opposition. We just couldn't function. We got out of sync and I don't know when was the last time that we had 17 turnovers in a game." Chris Mills extended Cleveland's 43-38 halftime lead with a layup 30 seconds into the third period, but Atlanta countered with a 9-2 burst to tie the game at 47-47 with 5:51 left. Smith's dunk 3 1/2 minutes later gave the Hawks the lead for good at 59-57. Laettner opened up the period by scoring seven points in a 9-3 Hawks run that upped the advantage to 72-63 with 9:16 to play. All the Cavs could muster in the final 5:18 were two free throws by Danny Ferry. "In the second half, we made adjustments defensively and we made adjustments offensively," Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens said. "I thought there would be certain things that Laettner could do and we look for those things and the guys began to see them more and more. Once he gets really acclimated, then you will see even more." Mookie Blaylock recorded 12 points, five assists and five steals, while Long grabbed 12 rebounds for Atlanta, which is 3-0 against Cleveland this season. The team made 12-of-14 free throws and received just four points from the bench. Forward Stacey Augmon did not play due to a sprained left ankle. Tyrone Hill netted 12 points off the bench and Michael Cage pulled down 10 rebounds for Cleveland, which shot 40 percent from the field (26-of-66). Mills, who was averaging 22.3 points over the last three games, had just four on 2-of-15 shooting.
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Dallas (105) At Charlotte (119) Dallas Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Mccloud F 33 6-17 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 1 1 14 Jackson F 29 4-16 3-3 0 4 4 3 2 0 1 12 Williams C 27 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 Dumas G 33 10-18 4-6 2 2 4 3 3 0 1 28 Kidd G 30 6-14 2-2 3 3 6 6 0 2 3 16 Harris 26 4-8 0-0 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 8 Wood 19 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 2 Brooks 24 7-10 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 15 Parks 12 3-5 0-0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 6 Meyer 7 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 Davis Dnp - Did Not Travel Jones Dnp - Did Not Travel Totals 240 43-93 9-11 7 24 31 28 14 6 10 105 (.462) (.818) Team Rebs: 6 Total To: 10(15 Pts) Charlotte Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L Johnson F 34 9-14 3-4 7 3 10 10 2 0 2 21 Myers F 36 2-4 0-0 0 6 6 6 5 0 1 5 Geiger C 27 9-16 2-2 4 11 15 1 2 0 3 20 Rice G 36 6-13 3-4 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 17 Goldwire G 40 7-10 1-2 0 5 5 15 4 2 3 20 Curry 30 9-16 2-2 1 4 5 3 2 2 1 21 Bogues 8 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Addison 21 5-10 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 10 Parish 8 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 Anderson Dnp - On Injured List Hancock Dnp - Coach'S Decision Zidek Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 49-87 12-16 14 35 49 38 17 4 17 119 (.563) (.750) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 17(20 Pts) Dallas 24 24 26 31 - 105 Charlotte 35 32 32 20 - 119 Blocked Shots: Dallas - Williams 2, Mccloud. Charlotte - Addison 2, Geiger. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Dallas 10-35 (.286), Mccloud 2-10, Jackson 1-5, Dumas 4-10, Kidd 2-6, Harris 0-2, Wood 0-1, Brooks 1-1. Charlotte 9-16 (.563), Myers 1-1, Rice 2-5, Goldwire 5-6, Curry 1-4. Technicals: Dallas - Dumas, Charlotte - Myers, Illegal Defense. Officials: Joe Crawford, Tommie Wood, Paul Mihalak. A - 24,042. T - 1:49.
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SUB AS GOOD AS GOLD FOR HORNETS CHARLOTTE -- Rookie Anthony Goldwire, playing in place of the injured Kenny Anderson, posted career highs with 20 points and 15 assists and Larry Johnson notched his fifth career triple-double as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 119-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Goldwire, who was signed to a 10-day contract on Jan. 22, entered the game with averages of 3.1 points and 1.9 assists in 9.6 minutes over 18 games. Goldwire, who played for the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA after his days at the University of Houston, hit 5-of-6 3-pointers with five rebounds and two steals. Johnson had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double of the season. Dell Curry added 21 points and Matt Geieger had 20 points and 15 rebounds for Charlotte, which improved to 20-11 at home and swept the season series from the Mavericks. Anderson was placed on the injured list earlier Thursday with a sprained right ankle. Tony Dumas scored 28 points, Jason Kidd added 16 and Scott Brooks had 15 for Dallas, which lost for just the second time in five games. The Mavericks shot 10-of-35 from 3-point range -- one game after attempting a record 49 -- and have hoisted 247 3-pointers over their last seven games. After George McCloud made a layup to close the Mavericks within 56-46 late in the second quarter, Johnson made a lay-in to trigger a 21-5 run. Goldwire scored 11 points in that run, including a layup that gave Dallas a 77-51 bulge four minutes into the third quarter. The Hornets settled for a 99-74 lead entering the fourth quarter behind Curry's 21 points. Geiger's 12 helped Charlotte to a 35-24 lead after one period as his 18 points and Johnson's 17 led the Hornets to a 19-point halftime advantage. Glen Rice scored 17 points for Charlotte, which shot 56 percent (49-of-87) from the field and held a 49-31 rebounding edge. Kidd added six rebounds and six assists for Dallas, which shot 46 percent (43-of-93) and was outscored 60-36 in the paint.
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Detroit (81) At Chicago (102) Detroit Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Hill F 40 5-16 1-1 3 10 13 6 4 0 6 13 Thorpe F 22 3-11 2-2 2 5 7 2 3 0 2 8 Reid C 20 1-2 2-2 2 2 4 1 5 1 2 4 Houston G 38 9-14 0-0 2 3 5 2 0 0 4 21 Dumars G 37 4-8 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 13 Mills 30 3-9 1-3 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 10 Curry 22 2-5 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 6 Ratliff 10 1-2 0-0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 2 Roe 3 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 Hunter 14 0-4 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 West 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Leckner Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 29-73 12-14 11 30 41 16 26 2 22 81 (.397) (.857) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 22(34 Pts) Chicago Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Pippen F 40 5-17 0-0 2 3 5 10 3 2 2 11 Rodman F 32 1-4 1-4 7 6 13 1 4 0 1 3 Longley C 29 6-9 1-1 0 5 5 2 4 0 1 13 Harper G 27 3-8 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 7 Jordan G 38 21-28 9-10 2 9 11 2 3 6 4 53 Kukoc 29 3-8 1-2 1 3 4 4 2 1 0 7 Buechler 9 0-6 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Kerr 23 2-7 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 7 Brown 6 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 Caffey 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salley 3 0-3 1-2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 Simpkins Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 41-91 15-23 16 30 46 25 20 12 9 102 (.451) (.652) Team Rebs: 10 Total To: 9(5 Pts) Detroit 15 25 28 13 - 81 Chicago 23 21 32 26 - 102 Blocked Shots: Detroit - None. Chicago - Longley 2, Rodman, Kukoc. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Detroit 11-24 (.458), Hill 2-3, Houston 3-6, Dumars 3-7, Mills 3-6, Curry 0-1, Hunter 0-1. Chicago 5-24 (.208), Pippen 1-7, Rodman 0-2, Harper 0-3, Jordan 2-4, Kukoc 0-4, Buechler 0-1, Kerr 2-3. Technicals: Detroit - Head Coach Collins. Officials: Lee Jones, Don Vaden, Jack Nies. A - 23,369. T - 2:00.
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JORDAN HITS ON ALL PISTONS WITH 53-POINT NIGHT CHICAGO -- Michael Jordan scored 53 points -- scoring at least 50 for the 35th time in his career -- as the Chicago Bulls earned their 37th consecutive home win, a 102-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Jordan, who scored 34 points in the second half, made 21-of-28 shots, 9-of-10 free throws and added 11 rebounds and six steals. His effort was a United Center record for points in a game, breaking the 50 scored by Dallas' Jamal Mashburn on Nov. 12, 1994. "It was just one of those nights for me," Jordan said. "Nobody else on our team could make a shot. My jump shot was working, so quite naturally, I kept taking it. I feel more now like this is my home court than ever before. "One of my security guards was kidding me before the game, wondering when I was going to get 50 points in this building, and I told him, 'Don't worry, it'll come when it comes.' " Scottie Pippen and Luc Longley added 13 points apiece for Chicago, which improved to 30-0 at home this season, tying the current Orlando Magic for the best home start in history and moving within one win of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics for consecutive home wins in a season. With victories in their ensuing home games, Chicago and Orlando will tie the NBA record for the most consecutive home victories set the by the Celtics over the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons. The Bulls (54-6), who won their sixth straight, need to go 16-6 over their final 22 games to become the first team in NBA history to win 70 games in a regular season. Chicago improved to 18-1 against Central Division teams, winning its last 12. "We were talikng throughout the whole game," said Jordan, in reference to his verbal sparring with former coach and current Pistons coach Doug Collins. "I know he wanted to come in here and break our winning streak, but we don't want him or anybody else to beat us. I have a lot of respect for him and his team. They have some nice, young players there." "I told my players a long time ago that Michael Jordan could come into any situation and wipe you out," Collins said. "He did that pretty well tonight. We played a good game for three quarters, but ran out of gas. I'm proud of my players' effort, but when Michael wants to get going like tonight, the party's over." Allan Houston scored 21 points, while Grant Hill and Joe Dumars were held to 13 each for Detroit, which had its four-game winning streak snapped and lost to the Bulls for the 15th straight meeting. The Pistons have not beaten the Bulls since March 14, 1993 and have not won in Chicago since March 16, 1990 -- a span of 12 games. "We were lucky tonight that Michael bailed us out," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "Offensively, in the first half, we didn't have a very good effort. Obviously when you go 0-for-15 in the 3-point area (in the first half), you're not doing a good job, but our effort on defense was good all evening." Michael Curry opened the fourth quarter with a basket to pull the Pistons within 76-70 before Jordan hit a 12-footer to trigger a 19-3 run. Jordan followed with a 15-footer, a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer. Jordan scored 15 points in the burst, including a slam that gave the Bulls a 95-73 lead with 3:27 to go. Jordan left the game to a thunderous standing ovation four seconds later. Jordan and Longley each had nine points as the Bulls took a 23-15 lead into the second period. The Pistons pulled within 44-40 at halftime behind Houston's 12. Dennis Rodman grabbed 13 rebounds and Pippen added 10 assists for Chicago, which shot 45 percent (41-of-91) from the field, held a 46-41 rebounding edge and committed just nine turnovers. Hill added 13 rebounds and six assists for Detroit, which shot just 40 percent (29-of-73) and committed 22 turnovers that led to 34 points for the Bulls.
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Houston (86) At Golden State (95) Houston Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Brown F 21 4-10 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 Horry F 42 4-12 1-2 1 4 5 7 3 0 3 10 Olajuwon C 44 14-27 6-8 2 9 11 2 2 2 4 34 Mack G 36 3-8 0-0 1 4 5 5 5 1 1 6 Recasner G 39 3-11 0-0 1 6 7 10 2 0 3 8 Breaux 13 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 Bryant 22 4-5 7-8 3 3 6 0 3 1 4 15 Chilcutt 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Booker 19 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 5 Jackson Dnp - Coach'S Decision Jones Dnp - Coach'S Decision Smith Dnp - Strained Back Totals 240 34-78 14-18 11 28 39 27 20 4 17 86 (.436) (.778) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 17(20 Pts) Golden State Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kersey F 19 4-9 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 9 Smith F 39 7-13 0-0 3 9 12 1 2 1 2 14 Seikaly C 25 4-5 2-4 3 2 5 1 5 0 1 10 Armstrong G 31 3-12 3-4 0 4 4 7 1 1 0 11 Sprewell G 42 9-20 3-4 3 3 6 4 0 1 2 21 Coles 27 3-10 6-8 0 2 2 9 1 4 1 12 Marshall 24 6-12 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 1 2 13 Willis 19 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 0 5 0 2 2 Barry 10 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 3 Rozier 4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Declercq Dnp - Coach'S Decision Mullin Dnp - Injured Hand Totals 240 38-87 14-20 14 31 45 27 18 9 11 95 (.437) (.700) Team Rebs: 11 Total To: 12(7 Pts) Houston 21 17 26 22 - 86 Golden State 18 19 33 25 - 95 Blocked Shots: Houston - Olajuwon 2, Horry, Brown. Golden State - Seikaly 2, Marshall 2, Sprewell, Willis. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Houston 4-17 (.235), Horry 1-5, Mack 0-3, Recasner 2-6, Chilcutt 0-1, Booker 1-2. Golden State 5-15 (.333), Kersey 1-1, Armstrong 2-3, Sprewell 0-5, Coles 0-2, Marshall 1-3, Barry 1-1. Technicals: None. Officials: Mike Mathis, Ted Bernhardt, Hank Armstrong. A - 15,025. T - 2:09.
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WARRIORS GET DEFENSIVE AGAINST ROCKETS OAKLAND -- Rony Seikaly scored all 10 of his points in a third-quarter run and Latrell Sprewell scored 15 points as the Golden State Warriors rallied to snap the Houston Rockets' six-game winning streak with a 95-86 victory. Joe Smith had 14 points and 12 rebounds and B.J. Armstrong added 11 points -- including a key 3-pointer in the final minute -- for Golden State, which won its second straight following a four-game losing streak and beat the Rockets for the first time in 12 meetings. "We did a great job on the defensive end," Smith said. "We got into the open floor and made things happen." Hakeem Olajuwon had 34 points and 11 rebounds and Mark Bryant added 15 points for Houston, which lost for just the third time in 13 games and lost at Golden State for the first time since Jan. 2, 1992. "We didn't run out of steam," Olajuwon said. "It was a game where we didn't make the right decisions at the right time. We didn't take care of the ball, that's the bottom line." Seikaly tipped in a missed shot to open the third quarter and give the Warriors a 39-38 lead, triggering a 14-5 run. Seikaly added three layups and a pair of free throws as Golden State raced to a 51-43 advantage and never looked back. "I think the second half was as well as we've played all year long at both ends of the court," Warriors coach Rick Adelman said. "We defended well, rebounded well, executed well and we finally made some shots, which really helps." Jerome Kersey scored all nine of his points in the third quarter when the Warriors shot 63 percent (15-of-24) of their shots to help take a 70-64 edge into the fourth quarter. Bryant sank a pair of free throws with 1:14 left in the fourth to pull the Rockets within 90-86. But Armstrong answered in a big way. Armstrong received a pass from Sprewell and drilled a shot from behind the arc to seal the game with 54 seconds to go. Only Olajuwon, who scored 13 points over the final 12 minutes, and Bryant scored in the fourth quarter for Houston, which scored 22 points in the final period. Bimbo Coles had 12 points and nine assists and Armstrong added seven assists for the Warriors, who shot 44 percent (38-of-87) from the field and held a 45-39 rebounding edge. Olajuwon added 11 rebounds and Eldridge Recasner dished out 10 assists for the Rockets, who shot 44 percent (34-of-78) and committed 17 turnovers that led to 20 points for the Warriors. Olajuwon blocked two shots to increase his career total to 3,154, just 35 away Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time record of 3,189.
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La Lakers (102) At Sacramento (89) La Lakers Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Ceballos F 31 6-9 1-1 3 4 7 1 1 1 2 13 Campbell F 37 11-21 7-9 2 9 11 1 4 1 5 29 Divac C 34 7-12 0-0 4 5 9 0 2 2 1 14 Jones G 31 4-7 3-3 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 12 Van Exel G 30 1-8 5-6 0 4 4 6 2 2 2 7 Lynch 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnson 30 5-10 4-4 1 4 5 7 1 1 5 15 Peeler 17 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 8 Threatt 18 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 Strong 6 0-3 0-2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Blount 1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Miller Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 38-77 22-27 12 30 42 20 17 9 17 102 (.494) (.815) Team Rebs: 11 Total To: 18(10 Pts) Sacramento Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Owens F 24 8-10 1-2 0 2 2 6 1 2 4 18 Grant F 33 9-15 1-2 4 3 7 1 5 0 2 19 Polynice C 43 9-20 3-3 4 9 13 0 5 0 0 21 Richmond G 46 6-15 2-2 0 1 1 1 3 3 4 19 Hurley G 20 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 2 Smith 26 1-4 0-0 2 4 6 4 2 0 2 3 Edney 28 1-5 3-4 0 2 2 3 5 1 2 5 C Williamson 11 0-4 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 Causwell 5 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Gamble 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Simmons Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 34-77 14-19 10 24 34 21 26 7 14 89 (.442) (.737) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 17(22 Pts) La Lakers 22 30 23 27 - 102 Sacramento 35 20 21 13 - 89 Blocked Shots: La Lakers - Campbell 5, Ceballos, Divac, Jones, Peeler. Sacramento - Grant 2, Owens. 3-Pt. Field Goals: La Lakers 4-16 (.250), Ceballos 0-3, Divac 0-1, Jones 1-3, Van Exel 0-4, Johnson 1-2, Peeler 2-2, Threatt 0-1. Sacramento 7-11 (.636), Owens 1-1, Richmond 5-8, Hurley 0-1, Smith 1-1. Technicals: None. Officials: Joe Forte, Jim Capers, Nolan Fine. A - 17,317. T - 2:10.
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MAGIC DISHES FOR 10,000TH TIME SACRAMENTO -- Elden Campbell scored 29 points and Magic Johnson hit a career milestone as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away for a 102-89 victory over the reeling Sacramento Kings. Johnson's fifth of seven assists on the night gave him 10,000 for his career, making him only the second player to reach the plateau. Utah's John Stockton, who passed Johnson during his four-year absence from the NBA, went over the 11,000 mark last month and is the only player ahead of Johnson. Midway through the fourth quarter, Campbell hit a jumper from the foul line on a dish from Johnson to put him at the 10,000 mark. "It was a great moment," said Johnson of his 10,000th assist. "Joining John Stockton with 10,000 is a special moment in my career. I hadn't even thought about it until the media brought it up. I'm just happy to be back playing." Vlade Divac added 14 points for the Lakers, who won for the 21st time in 26 games. Olden Polynice scored 21 points and Brian Grant and Mitch Richmond added 19 apiece for Sacramento, which has lost four consecutive games and 15 of its last 16. After Grant tied the game at 85-85, the Lakers scored the next seven points to break the game open. Campbell hit a pair of hook shots around two free throws by Eddie Jones to give Los Angeles a 91-85 lead with 3:47 to play. Nick Van Exel capped the run by making one of two free throws to give the Lakers a 92-85 edge with 3:10 to play. The Kings came no closer than five points thereafter. "Magic brought us leadership that we've missed the past couple of years," said Divac. "Late in the game, he is the man. He needs some more time to get his old skills back, but every game he is getting better." Sacramento had taken an 81-75 lead with 10:28 to play on a layup by Polynice, but the Lakers used a 10-0 run to retake the lead as Campbell made one of two free throws, Divac converted a layup and Ceballos added a three-point play and layup to give Los Angeles an 83-81 lead with 6:47 remaining. Johnson capped the spurt with two free throws but Mitch Richmond sank a pair of foul shots before Grant's hook shot tied the game at 85-85 with 5:17 to play. Johnson finished with 15 points off the bench for Los Angeles, which shot 49 percent (38-of-77) from the field and outrebounded the Kings, 42-34. Campbell grabbed 11 rebounds for the Lakers and Jones finished with 12 points. Billy Owens scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting for the Kings, who made 44 percent (34-of-77) of their shots. Polynice grabbed 13 rebounds. Sacramento's point guards, Tyus Edney and Bobby Hurley, combined to make just 1-of-7 shots, and dish out only eight assists. "It was a bit frustrating," said Owens. "But going into the game, I knew that I would be playing only the first and third quarters. We didn't take care of the ball down the stretch. We missed some easy shots that we normally make." The Lakers' bench outscored Sacramento's reserves 24-10.
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Phoenix (92) At Denver (103) Phoenix Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Bennett F 13 0-1 2-2 0 4 4 0 5 1 0 2 Barkley F 38 8-22 9-12 1 2 3 1 5 1 2 26 Williams C 29 1-6 0-0 2 4 6 1 3 1 0 2 Finley G 47 4-6 3-4 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 11 Johnson G 38 7-16 7-9 0 5 5 7 1 1 1 21 W Person 30 4-6 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 10 Perry 11 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Manning 21 5-13 4-4 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 14 Green 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Carr 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kleine 8 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 Tisdale Dnp - Bruised Right Shoulder Totals 240 32-80 25-31 7 20 27 15 22 6 5 92 (.400) (.806) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 6(4 Pts) Denver Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L Ellis F 24 2-4 2-4 0 11 11 0 5 0 2 6 Mcdyess F 14 2-8 2-4 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 6 Mutombo C 40 3-12 5-6 3 7 10 2 3 0 0 11 Rose G 31 7-9 2-2 0 3 3 4 4 0 3 17 Stith G 25 1-7 0-0 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 2 D Ellis 40 13-21 2-2 5 3 8 5 2 0 3 33 Williams 24 2-4 2-2 1 4 5 2 2 1 2 6 Overton 17 3-7 2-2 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 8 Hammonds 21 6-8 0-0 5 1 6 0 3 0 0 12 Fish 4 0-1 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Abdul-Rauf Dnp - Sprained Right Ankle Maclean Dnp - Sprained Left Ankle Totals 240 39-81 19-26 17 37 54 20 23 1 13 103 (.481) (.731) Team Rebs: 13 Total To: 15(13 Pts) Phoenix 23 27 27 15 - 92 Denver 24 25 28 26 - 103 Blocked Shots: Phoenix - Williams 2, Johnson 2, Green. Denver - Mutombo 8, Mcdyess 2, D Ellis, Rose, Williams, Fish. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Phoenix 3-7 (.429), Barkley 1-4, W Person 2-3. Denver 6-13 (.462), L Ellis 0-2, Rose 1-2, Stith 0-1, D Ellis 5-7, Williams 0-1. Technicals: Phoenix - Illegal Defense, Denver - Illegal Defense 2, L Ellis. Officials: Jim Clark, Blane Reichelt, Ed F Rush. A - 17,171. T - 2:12.
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Denver 103, Phoenix 92 Dale Ellis scored five of his season-high 33 points during a game-ending 20-9 run as the Denver Nuggets rallied to defeat the Phoenix Suns, 103-92. Jalen Rose scored 17 points and Tom Hammonds added 12 for Denver, which won for just the second time in five games without guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Rauf missed his second straight game due to a sprained right ankle for the Nuggets, who beat the Suns for the third time in four games. "It was a lot of fun," Ellis said. "I shot the ball well and I could have played all night. They're the Suns. They played a good game tonight. It was a difficult win. Jalen did a good job of getting the ball to me. And the picks got me open." "I noticed Dale was in a groove a long time ago, but it was a just conveying a message to deliver the ball to him," Nuggets coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. "He's a rhythm shooter and you can't hesitate to give it to him. We outrebounded them significantly and we didn't turn the ball over. We were persistant and insistant and that's very good for a change." Charles Barkley scored 26 points, just three in the fourth quarter, Kevin Johnson added 21 and Danny Manning had 14 for Phoenix, which had its two-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the eighth time in 24 games since Barkley returned from toenail surgery. "I'm going to have bad nights, but I'm not going to go crazy," Barkley said. "I just have to do a better job. (Dikembe) Mutombo did a great job on me. He played me very well. I can't really post him up like I want to. I had a bad night, plain and simple. I didn't do a good job on the boards." After the Suns' Elliot Perry nailed a jumper to tie the game at 83-83, Matt Fish made one free throw to give the Nuggets the lead for good at 84-83. Ellis followed with a 14-footer and Rose made a jumper. But a jumper from Michael Finley pulled Phoenix within 88-87 before Ellis sank a technical free throw to trigger a 15-3 burst. Hammonds followed with a short jumper, Mutombo made a hook and Reggie Williams made a running jumper for a 95-88 lead with 2:50 remaining. After Barkley tipped in a missed shot to draw the Suns within five, Doug Overton made a layup, Ellis nailed a 17-footer and Williams and Overton each made a pair of free throws to give the Nuggets a 103-90 advantage with one minute to go. The Nuggets took a 24-23 lead into the second quarter behind Rose's nine points before the Suns gained a 50-49 advantage at the half behind Johnson's 15. The game was tied at 77-77 after three. Mutombo, who had 11 points and 10 rebounds, came within two blocks of a triple-double and LaPhonso Ellis grabbed 11 boards for Denver, which shot 48 per cent (39-of-81) from the field and outrebounded Phoenix by an outstanding 54-27 margin. Finley and Wesley Person scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, for Phoenix, which shot 40 per cent (32-of-80) and lost a season series to the Nuggets for the first time since the 1987-88 campaign.
nba.45 vpoznanovic,
A evo i novosti koje su stigle u toku noći... SPURS' ADMIRAL QUESTIONABLE FOR FRIDAY GAME SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio Spurs All-Star center David Robinson is listed as questionable for Friday's game against New Jersey because of a laceration to the middle finger of his right hand. Robinson sustained the injury when he inadvertently hit teammate Charles Smith's upper arm with 3:44 left in the first half of Wednesday's 100-90 victory over Denver. X-rays taken of the finger were negative. "It was a freak thing," said Robinson, the NBA's reigning Most Valuable Player. "I hit Charles' arm while I was going up for a block. My finger bent back, I thought it was a sprain. I looked down and I could see in the finger." HORNETS PUT ANDERSON ON INJURED LIST CHARLOTTE -- The Charlotte Hornets placed point guard Kenny Anderson on the injured list Thursday with a sprained right ankle, leaving the team with 11 active players. Anderson turned the ankle during Tuesday night's game at Orlando. He returned to start the third quarter, but played sparingly for the rest of the game. He underwent an MRI on Wednesday which revealed just a sprain. Anderson was acquired along with Gerald Glass for Kendall Gill and Khalid Reeves from the New Jersey Nets on Jan. 19. Anderson is averaging 14.9 points and 10.6 assists with Charlotte in 20 games and 15.1 points and nine assists in 51 games overall. The loss of Anderson will put Muggsy Bogues back at the starting point guard spot. Bogues was activated from the injured list last week after missing six games with a sore left knee. The 5-foot-3 Bogues was placed on the injured list for the second time this season on Feb. 22. He had missed the first 46 games of the year while recovering from arthroscopic surgery performed on his left knee last August. In four games this season, Bogues is averaging 2.5 points and 4.3 assists. Bogues, who is the franchise's all-time leader in games (563), minutes (15,218), assists (5,082) and steals (983), has been the starting point guard for the last six seasons. CAVS' MINER HAS MAJOR SURGERY CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Cavaliers guard Harold Miner underwent successful surgery on his right knee to repair two torn meniscus and to remove a cyst on the medial meniscus of his right knee. The surgery was performed by Dr. John Bergfeld at the Cleveland Clinic. Miner has begun rehabilitation and is expected to miss six weeks of action. Miner has appeared in just 19 games this season for the Cavs, averaging 3.2 points per contest. FISH THAT SAVED DENVER? HE HAS 10 DAYS TO TRY DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets signed center Matt Fish to a 10-day contract Thursday and placed center Rastko Cvetkovic on the injured list with plantar fasciatis in his left foot. Fish began the season on Detroit's injured list before being waived Dec. 6 and joining the Fort Wayne Fury of the Continental Basketball Association. The New York Knicks signed Fish on Feb. 24 and he appeared in two games, including a start against the Los Angeles Lakers. Cvetkovic has played in just 14 games this season, averaging 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. INJURIES TO KEEP LONGLEY OFF AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM MELBOURNE, Australia -- Basketball Australia reported Thursday that Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley will not play on the 1996 Australian Olympic team because of knee tendinitis and the deteriorating condition of his ankle. Luc Longley Longley Longley will undergo surgery to remove bone spurs from his left ankle as soon as the Bulls' season ends, or sooner if the problem worsens. The Bulls have the best record in the NBA at 52-6 and are on pace for the first 70-win season in league history. Longley is averaging 9.5 points and five rebounds per game this season as Chicago's starting center. He has missed nine games because of knee tendinitis. Longley was born in Melbourne, Australia, and went to high school in Perth, Australia. He played college basketball in the United States at New Mexico, and the Minnesota Timberwolves selected him in the first round of the 1991 NBA draft. The Bulls acquired Longley in a trade on Feb. 23, 1994.
nba.46 vpoznanovic,
I na kraju, naravno, najnovije tablice... NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1995/96 (Thursday, March 7 - 119 days, 855 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Seattle Supersonics 59 46 13 26 2 20 11 103.8 96.2 78.0 - L 1 Los Angeles Lakers 58 37 21 23 8 14 13 102.8 99.4 63.8 8.5 W 1 Phoenix Suns 59 30 29 17 14 13 15 104.0 104.0 50.8 16.0 L 1 Golden State Warriors 60 28 32 18 10 10 22 103.3 104.3 46.7 18.5 W 2 Sacramento Kings 57 25 32 16 13 9 19 100.8 103.3 43.9 20.0 L 4 Portland Trail Blazers 60 26 34 15 14 11 20 99.1 99.2 43.3 20.5 L 2 Los Angeles Clippers 59 20 39 13 19 7 20 100.2 104.4 33.9 26.0 L 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Utah Jazz 58 41 17 25 4 16 13 104.2 97.3 70.7 - W 5 San Antonio Spurs 58 40 18 23 6 17 12 103.4 97.1 69.0 1.0 W 4 Houston Rockets 61 40 21 21 7 19 14 102.8 99.0 65.6 2.5 L 1 Denver Nuggets 59 25 34 17 12 8 22 98.3 101.5 42.4 16.5 W 1 Dallas Mavericks 59 21 38 13 17 8 21 103.8 107.5 35.6 20.5 L 1 Minnesota Timberwolves 59 19 40 13 16 6 24 97.6 103.2 32.2 22.5 W 1 Vancouver Grizzlies 57 11 46 8 22 3 24 90.5 101.2 19.3 29.5 L 9 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Orlando Magic 60 45 15 30 0 15 15 104.2 99.0 75.0 - W 5 New York Knicks 59 34 25 20 11 14 14 97.3 95.6 57.6 10.5 W 1 Miami Heat 60 28 32 19 12 9 20 93.7 93.7 46.7 17.0 W 1 Washington Bullets 60 27 33 18 10 9 23 102.5 101.0 45.0 18.0 W 3 New Jersey Nets 58 24 34 16 11 8 23 94.1 97.1 41.4 20.0 L 4 Boston Celtics 60 22 38 13 17 9 21 104.1 107.9 36.7 23.0 W 2 Philadelphia 76ers 58 11 47 6 22 5 25 95.2 105.2 19.0 33.0 L 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 60 54 6 30 0 24 6 106.4 94.4 90.0 - W 6 Indiana Pacers 60 38 22 23 6 15 16 99.8 96.4 63.3 16.0 L 2 Cleveland Cavaliers 59 33 26 20 12 13 14 91.6 89.5 55.9 20.5 L 4 Atlanta Hawks 59 33 26 19 11 14 15 97.9 96.9 55.9 20.5 W 1 Detroit Pistons 59 32 27 18 10 14 17 95.5 93.2 54.2 21.5 L 1 Charlotte Hornets 59 29 30 20 11 9 19 103.9 103.5 49.2 24.5 W 1 Milwaukee Bucks 58 21 37 12 18 9 19 95.7 100.2 36.2 32.0 L 2 Toronto Raptors 58 15 43 10 18 5 25 95.9 102.1 25.9 38.0 L 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Seattle Supersonics 59 46 13 26 2 20 11 103.8 96.2 78.0 - L 1 2. Utah Jazz 58 41 17 25 4 16 13 104.2 97.3 70.7 4.5 W 5 3. San Antonio Spurs 58 40 18 23 6 17 12 103.4 97.1 69.0 5.5 W 4 4. Houston Rockets 61 40 21 21 7 19 14 102.8 99.0 65.6 7.0 L 1 5. Los Angeles Lakers 58 37 21 23 8 14 13 102.8 99.4 63.8 8.5 W 1 6. Phoenix Suns 59 30 29 17 14 13 15 104.0 104.0 50.8 16.0 L 1 7. Golden State Warriors 60 28 32 18 10 10 22 103.3 104.3 46.7 18.5 W 2 8. Sacramento Kings 57 25 32 16 13 9 19 100.8 103.3 43.9 20.0 L 4 9. Portland Trail Blazers 60 26 34 15 14 11 20 99.1 99.2 43.3 20.5 L 2 10. Denver Nuggets 59 25 34 17 12 8 22 98.3 101.5 42.4 21.0 W 1 11. Dallas Mavericks 59 21 38 13 17 8 21 103.8 107.5 35.6 25.0 L 1 12. Los Angeles Clippers 59 20 39 13 19 7 20 100.2 104.4 33.9 26.0 L 1 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 59 19 40 13 16 6 24 97.6 103.2 32.2 27.0 W 1 14. Vancouver Grizzlies 57 11 46 8 22 3 24 90.5 101.2 19.3 34.0 L 9 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 60 54 6 30 0 24 6 106.4 94.4 90.0 - W 6 * 2. Orlando Magic 60 45 15 30 0 15 15 104.2 99.0 75.0 9.0 W 5 3. Indiana Pacers 60 38 22 23 6 15 16 99.8 96.4 63.3 16.0 L 2 4. New York Knicks 59 34 25 20 11 14 14 97.3 95.6 57.6 19.5 W 1 5. Cleveland Cavaliers 59 33 26 20 12 13 14 91.6 89.5 55.9 20.5 L 4 6. Atlanta Hawks 59 33 26 19 11 14 15 97.9 96.9 55.9 20.5 W 1 7. Detroit Pistons 59 32 27 18 10 14 17 95.5 93.2 54.2 21.5 L 1 8. Charlotte Hornets 59 29 30 20 11 9 19 103.9 103.5 49.2 24.5 W 1 9. Miami Heat 60 28 32 19 12 9 20 93.7 93.7 46.7 26.0 W 1 10. Washington Bullets 60 27 33 18 10 9 23 102.5 101.0 45.0 27.0 W 3 11. New Jersey Nets 58 24 34 16 11 8 23 94.1 97.1 41.4 29.0 L 4 12. Boston Celtics 60 22 38 13 17 9 21 104.1 107.9 36.7 32.0 W 2 13. Milwaukee Bucks 58 21 37 12 18 9 19 95.7 100.2 36.2 32.0 L 2 14. Toronto Raptors 58 15 43 10 18 5 25 95.9 102.1 25.9 38.0 L 2 15. Philadelphia 76ers 58 11 47 6 22 5 25 95.2 105.2 19.0 42.0 L 4 IF THE PLAYOFFS START NOW... WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle Supersonics Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz Golden State Warriors San Antonio Spurs Phoenix Suns EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Bulls Charlotte Hornets New York Knicks Cleveland Cavaliers Orlando Magic Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Atlanta Hawks TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 60 54 6 30 0 24 6 106.4 94.4 90.0 - W 6 2. Seattle Supersonics 59 46 13 26 2 20 11 103.8 96.2 78.0 7.5 L 1 3. Orlando Magic 60 45 15 30 0 15 15 104.2 99.0 75.0 9.0 W 5 4. Utah Jazz 58 41 17 25 4 16 13 104.2 97.3 70.7 12.0 W 5 5. San Antonio Spurs 58 40 18 23 6 17 12 103.4 97.1 69.0 13.0 W 4 6. Houston Rockets 61 40 21 21 7 19 14 102.8 99.0 65.6 14.5 L 1 7. Los Angeles Lakers 58 37 21 23 8 14 13 102.8 99.4 63.8 16.0 W 1 8. Indiana Pacers 60 38 22 23 6 15 16 99.8 96.4 63.3 16.0 L 2 9. New York Knicks 59 34 25 20 11 14 14 97.3 95.6 57.6 19.5 W 1 10. Cleveland Cavaliers 59 33 26 20 12 13 14 91.6 89.5 55.9 20.5 L 4 11. Atlanta Hawks 59 33 26 19 11 14 15 97.9 96.9 55.9 20.5 W 1 12. Detroit Pistons 59 32 27 18 10 14 17 95.5 93.2 54.2 21.5 L 1 13. Phoenix Suns 59 30 29 17 14 13 15 104.0 104.0 50.8 23.5 L 1 14. Charlotte Hornets 59 29 30 20 11 9 19 103.9 103.5 49.2 24.5 W 1 15. Miami Heat 60 28 32 19 12 9 20 93.7 93.7 46.7 26.0 W 1 16. Golden State Warriors 60 28 32 18 10 10 22 103.3 104.3 46.7 26.0 W 2 17. Washington Bullets 60 27 33 18 10 9 23 102.5 101.0 45.0 27.0 W 3 18. Sacramento Kings 57 25 32 16 13 9 19 100.8 103.3 43.9 27.5 L 4 19. Portland Trail Blazers 60 26 34 15 14 11 20 99.1 99.2 43.3 28.0 L 2 20. Denver Nuggets 59 25 34 17 12 8 22 98.3 101.5 42.4 28.5 W 1 21. New Jersey Nets 58 24 34 16 11 8 23 94.1 97.1 41.4 29.0 L 4 22. Boston Celtics 60 22 38 13 17 9 21 104.1 107.9 36.7 32.0 W 2 23. Milwaukee Bucks 58 21 37 12 18 9 19 95.7 100.2 36.2 32.0 L 2 24. Dallas Mavericks 59 21 38 13 17 8 21 103.8 107.5 35.6 32.5 L 1 25. Los Angeles Clippers 59 20 39 13 19 7 20 100.2 104.4 33.9 33.5 L 1 26. Minnesota Timberwolves 59 19 40 13 16 6 24 97.6 103.2 32.2 34.5 W 1 27. Toronto Raptors 58 15 43 10 18 5 25 95.9 102.1 25.9 38.0 L 2 28. Vancouver Grizzlies 57 11 46 8 22 3 24 90.5 101.2 19.3 41.5 L 9 29. Philadelphia 76ers 58 11 47 6 22 5 25 95.2 105.2 19.0 42.0 L 4 -------- TG - ukupan broj odigranih utakmica TW - ukupan broj pobeda TL - ukupan broj poraza HW - broj pobeda na domaćem terenu HL - broj poraza na domaćem terenu AW - broj pobeda na gostujućem terenu AL - broj poraza na gostujućem terenu TPA - prosek postignutih koševa OPA - prosek primljenih koševa % - procenat pobeda GB - broj zaostalih utakmica Str - poslednja serija pobeda (W) ili poraza (L) * - ekipa je već osigurala učešće u playoff-u ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1996 Vladimir Poznanović <vpoznanovic@sezam.co.yu>
nba.47 junior, -> #30, miko
> koji svoje nadimke vec dugo nose,a imamo i jedan novi > Copyright by JA (1996) Mich "The Bitch" Richmond (uz pozdrav > junioru ;) A zaboravljaš Matt "MVP" Geiger :)) BTW, za Kukoča nije Kuki, nego Pink Panther. Taj ga nadimak prati još od Jugoplastike, kad je grupa navijača na svaku utakmicu donosila lutku Pink Pantera. Ispočetka se ljutio, ali posle se navikao ... A da ne izostavimo i John "Hot Rod" Williams. I Stacey "PlasticMan" Augmon...
nba.48 junior,
Ako niste čuli, New York je smenio Dona Nelsona i imenovao pomoćnika trenera (uhh, kako se ono zove) za v.d. dok se ne nađe bolje. To je bilo odmah posle poraza od Philladelphije, a pre pobede nad Chicagom ;) Mali je gadan ... jr.
nba.49 vpoznanovic,
Tuesday, March 12 Miami at Dallas 125:118 Orlando at Denver 93:110 Phoenix at New Jersey 98:88 Portland at LA Lakers 105:99 San Antonio at Golden State 106:98 Toronto at Philadelphia 110:118 Utah at Atlanta 89:115 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1995/96 (Tuesday, March 12 - 124 days, 891 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Seattle Supersonics 61 47 14 26 3 21 11 104.2 96.6 77.0 - L 1 Los Angeles Lakers 60 38 22 23 9 15 13 103.1 99.5 63.3 8.5 L 1 Phoenix Suns 62 31 31 17 15 14 16 103.8 104.3 50.0 16.5 W 1 Portland Trail Blazers 63 29 34 17 14 12 20 99.7 99.4 46.0 19.0 W 3 Sacramento Kings 60 27 33 17 13 10 20 100.6 103.2 45.0 19.5 W 2 Golden State Warriors 63 28 35 18 12 10 23 102.9 104.2 44.4 20.0 L 3 Los Angeles Clippers 62 22 40 13 19 9 21 100.0 104.0 35.5 25.5 L 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Utah Jazz 61 43 18 26 4 17 14 104.0 97.5 70.5 - L 1 San Antonio Spurs 61 43 18 24 6 19 12 103.7 97.2 70.5 - W 7 Houston Rockets 63 41 22 21 7 20 15 102.5 99.0 65.1 3.0 W 1 Denver Nuggets 62 27 35 19 13 8 22 98.4 101.1 43.5 16.5 W 1 Dallas Mavericks 62 21 41 13 18 8 23 104.0 107.9 33.9 22.5 L 4 Minnesota Timberwolves 61 19 42 13 18 6 24 97.8 103.7 31.1 24.0 L 2 Vancouver Grizzlies 60 11 49 8 24 3 25 90.2 100.8 18.3 31.5 L12 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Orlando Magic 63 47 16 32 0 15 16 104.5 99.5 74.6 - L 1 New York Knicks 61 35 26 21 11 14 15 97.4 95.3 57.4 11.0 W 1 Miami Heat 63 31 32 21 12 10 20 94.4 93.6 49.2 16.0 W 4 Washington Bullets 62 28 34 19 11 9 23 102.2 100.7 45.2 18.5 W 1 New Jersey Nets 61 25 36 16 12 9 24 94.2 97.3 41.0 21.0 L 1 Boston Celtics 62 23 39 13 18 10 21 104.0 107.6 37.1 23.5 W 1 Philadelphia 76ers 61 13 48 8 23 5 25 95.7 105.0 21.3 33.0 W 1 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 61 54 7 30 0 24 7 105.8 94.6 88.5 - L 1 Indiana Pacers 62 39 23 23 6 16 17 99.9 96.4 62.9 15.5 L 1 Atlanta Hawks 62 35 27 21 11 14 16 98.0 96.7 56.5 19.5 W 1 Detroit Pistons 61 34 27 20 10 14 17 95.5 93.1 55.7 20.0 W 2 Cleveland Cavaliers 61 34 27 20 12 14 15 91.5 89.5 55.7 20.0 L 1 Charlotte Hornets 60 29 31 20 11 9 20 104.0 103.8 48.3 24.5 L 1 Milwaukee Bucks 60 21 39 12 19 9 20 95.7 100.2 35.0 32.5 L 4 Toronto Raptors 61 16 45 11 18 5 27 96.4 102.6 26.2 38.0 L 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Seattle Supersonics 61 47 14 26 3 21 11 104.2 96.6 77.0 - L 1 2. Utah Jazz 61 43 18 26 4 17 14 104.0 97.5 70.5 4.0 L 1 3. San Antonio Spurs 61 43 18 24 6 19 12 103.7 97.2 70.5 4.0 W 7 4. Houston Rockets 63 41 22 21 7 20 15 102.5 99.0 65.1 7.0 W 1 5. Los Angeles Lakers 60 38 22 23 9 15 13 103.1 99.5 63.3 8.5 L 1 6. Phoenix Suns 62 31 31 17 15 14 16 103.8 104.3 50.0 16.5 W 1 7. Portland Trail Blazers 63 29 34 17 14 12 20 99.7 99.4 46.0 19.0 W 3 8. Sacramento Kings 60 27 33 17 13 10 20 100.6 103.2 45.0 19.5 W 2 9. Golden State Warriors 63 28 35 18 12 10 23 102.9 104.2 44.4 20.0 L 3 10. Denver Nuggets 62 27 35 19 13 8 22 98.4 101.1 43.5 20.5 W 1 11. Los Angeles Clippers 62 22 40 13 19 9 21 100.0 104.0 35.5 25.5 L 1 12. Dallas Mavericks 62 21 41 13 18 8 23 104.0 107.9 33.9 26.5 L 4 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 61 19 42 13 18 6 24 97.8 103.7 31.1 28.0 L 2 14. Vancouver Grizzlies 60 11 49 8 24 3 25 90.2 100.8 18.3 35.5 L12 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 61 54 7 30 0 24 7 105.8 94.6 88.5 - L 1 * 2. Orlando Magic 63 47 16 32 0 15 16 104.5 99.5 74.6 8.0 L 1 3. Indiana Pacers 62 39 23 23 6 16 17 99.9 96.4 62.9 15.5 L 1 4. New York Knicks 61 35 26 21 11 14 15 97.4 95.3 57.4 19.0 W 1 5. Atlanta Hawks 62 35 27 21 11 14 16 98.0 96.7 56.5 19.5 W 1 6. Detroit Pistons 61 34 27 20 10 14 17 95.5 93.1 55.7 20.0 W 2 7. Cleveland Cavaliers 61 34 27 20 12 14 15 91.5 89.5 55.7 20.0 L 1 8. Miami Heat 63 31 32 21 12 10 20 94.4 93.6 49.2 24.0 W 4 9. Charlotte Hornets 60 29 31 20 11 9 20 104.0 103.8 48.3 24.5 L 1 10. Washington Bullets 62 28 34 19 11 9 23 102.2 100.7 45.2 26.5 W 1 11. New Jersey Nets 61 25 36 16 12 9 24 94.2 97.3 41.0 29.0 L 1 12. Boston Celtics 62 23 39 13 18 10 21 104.0 107.6 37.1 31.5 W 1 13. Milwaukee Bucks 60 21 39 12 19 9 20 95.7 100.2 35.0 32.5 L 4 14. Toronto Raptors 61 16 45 11 18 5 27 96.4 102.6 26.2 38.0 L 1 15. Philadelphia 76ers 61 13 48 8 23 5 25 95.7 105.0 21.3 41.0 W 1 IF THE PLAYOFFS START NOW... WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle Supersonics Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs Phoenix Suns EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Bulls Miami Heat New York Knicks Atlanta Hawks Orlando Magic Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 61 54 7 30 0 24 7 105.8 94.6 88.5 - L 1 2. Seattle Supersonics 61 47 14 26 3 21 11 104.2 96.6 77.0 7.0 L 1 3. Orlando Magic 63 47 16 32 0 15 16 104.5 99.5 74.6 8.0 L 1 4. Utah Jazz 61 43 18 26 4 17 14 104.0 97.5 70.5 11.0 L 1 5. San Antonio Spurs 61 43 18 24 6 19 12 103.7 97.2 70.5 11.0 W 7 6. Houston Rockets 63 41 22 21 7 20 15 102.5 99.0 65.1 14.0 W 1 7. Los Angeles Lakers 60 38 22 23 9 15 13 103.1 99.5 63.3 15.5 L 1 8. Indiana Pacers 62 39 23 23 6 16 17 99.9 96.4 62.9 15.5 L 1 9. New York Knicks 61 35 26 21 11 14 15 97.4 95.3 57.4 19.0 W 1 10. Atlanta Hawks 62 35 27 21 11 14 16 98.0 96.7 56.5 19.5 W 1 11. Detroit Pistons 61 34 27 20 10 14 17 95.5 93.1 55.7 20.0 W 2 12. Cleveland Cavaliers 61 34 27 20 12 14 15 91.5 89.5 55.7 20.0 L 1 13. Phoenix Suns 62 31 31 17 15 14 16 103.8 104.3 50.0 23.5 W 1 14. Miami Heat 63 31 32 21 12 10 20 94.4 93.6 49.2 24.0 W 4 15. Charlotte Hornets 60 29 31 20 11 9 20 104.0 103.8 48.3 24.5 L 1 16. Portland Trail Blazers 63 29 34 17 14 12 20 99.7 99.4 46.0 26.0 W 3 17. Washington Bullets 62 28 34 19 11 9 23 102.2 100.7 45.2 26.5 W 1 18. Sacramento Kings 60 27 33 17 13 10 20 100.6 103.2 45.0 26.5 W 2 19. Golden State Warriors 63 28 35 18 12 10 23 102.9 104.2 44.4 27.0 L 3 20. Denver Nuggets 62 27 35 19 13 8 22 98.4 101.1 43.5 27.5 W 1 21. New Jersey Nets 61 25 36 16 12 9 24 94.2 97.3 41.0 29.0 L 1 22. Boston Celtics 62 23 39 13 18 10 21 104.0 107.6 37.1 31.5 W 1 23. Los Angeles Clippers 62 22 40 13 19 9 21 100.0 104.0 35.5 32.5 L 1 24. Milwaukee Bucks 60 21 39 12 19 9 20 95.7 100.2 35.0 32.5 L 4 25. Dallas Mavericks 62 21 41 13 18 8 23 104.0 107.9 33.9 33.5 L 4 26. Minnesota Timberwolves 61 19 42 13 18 6 24 97.8 103.7 31.1 35.0 L 2 27. Toronto Raptors 61 16 45 11 18 5 27 96.4 102.6 26.2 38.0 L 1 28. Philadelphia 76ers 61 13 48 8 23 5 25 95.7 105.0 21.3 41.0 W 1 29. Vancouver Grizzlies 60 11 49 8 24 3 25 90.2 100.8 18.3 42.5 L12 -------- TG - ukupan broj odigranih utakmica TW - ukupan broj pobeda TL - ukupan broj poraza HW - broj pobeda na domaćem terenu HL - broj poraza na domaćem terenu AW - broj pobeda na gostujućem terenu AL - broj poraza na gostujućem terenu TPA - prosek postignutih koševa OPA - prosek primljenih koševa % - procenat pobeda GB - broj zaostalih utakmica Str - poslednja serija pobeda (W) ili poraza (L) * - ekipa je već osigurala učešće u playoff-u ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1996 Vladimir Poznanović <vpoznanovic@sezam.co.yu>
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Ovaj Manning k'o da je od papira napravljen... :( MANNING INJURED IN SUNS' VICTORY EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Phoenix forward Danny Manning gave the Suns a scare Tuesday night when he was hospitalized with a left ankle injury suffered during a 98-88 road victory over the New Jersey Nets. Manning, whose career has been hampered by injuries, missed nearly an the second half of last season and the first half of this year with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He has also torn the ACL in his right knee. Manning, who is averaging 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 20 games this season, was helped out of the game in the second quarter and taken to an undisclosed hospital, where X-rays were negative. He will be evaluated daily. "Danny's X-rays were negative and we don't know how long he's out," Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons said. "A lot has happened this year and it's nothing new for the Phoenix Suns. It wouldn't be the Suns if that didn't happen to us." Manning, 29, didn't play this season until Feb. 2 after injuring his knee in practice last February. He was the first overall pick in the 1988 draft The 6-foot-10, 234-pounder tore the same ligament in his right knee in 1989 as a member of the Clippers.
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A pogledajte ovu budalu... Sve mi se čini da ga više nećemo gledati na NBA parketima. ABDUL-RAUF SUSPENDED FOR NOT TAKING A STAND DENVER -- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, a practicing Muslim, has been suspended indefinitely by the National Basketball Association for refusing to stand for the national anthem prior to games. Abdul-Rauf has violated the league mandate that says players, coaches and trainers must stand during the American or Canadian anthems. "The NBA's rule on this point is very clear and all our rules apply equally to all players," said NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik. The suspension is without pay and will continue for as long as Abdul-Rauf refuses to comply. Abdul-Rauf used to stretch during the anthems, but recently has started remaining in the locker room until after the anthem to join his teammates. "The NBA action speaks for itself," said Charlie Lyons, president and CEO of Ascent Entertainment Group, which owns the Nuggets. "The league's rules and regulations apply to everyone involved in the NBA." Abdul-Rauf was not with the Nuggets for their game in Orlando Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, he said he doesn't believe in standing for any nationalistic ideology. ``My beliefs are more important than anything,'' Abdul-Rauf said. ``If I have to give up basketball, I will.'' Abdul-Ruaf said the United States has a long history of oppression and tyranny. ``This country has a long history of that," he said. "I don't think you can argue the facts. You can't be for God and for oppression. It's clear in the Koran, Islam is the only way. I don't criticize those who stand, so don't criticize me for sitting. I won't waver from my decision.''
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MAN GETS LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER OF JORDAN'S FATHER LUMBERTON, N.C. -- A North Carolina jury Tuesday sentenced Daniel Green to life in prison for murdering James Jordan, the father of Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan. The jury had convicted the Green, 21, of first-degree murder in the shooting death. Green could have been sentenced to death but the jury decided on life after a sentencing hearing. Green was found guilty on all charges of murder and robbery. Jordan's father was shot to death during a robbery in 1993. Green's admitted accomplice, Larry Demery, testified for the prosecution.
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UNEASY RIDER FINED $5,000 The NBA on Tuesday fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Isaiah Rider $5,000 for his actions during Sunday's game against the Utah Jazz. NBA Senior Vice President of Operations Rod Thorn fined Rider for failing to leave the court in a timely fashion following his ejection with 1:43 left in Minnesota's 104-96 loss to Utah. The ejection also carries an automatic $1,000 fine. Rider's ejection gained national attention when his mother finally stepped out of the stands and convinced him to leave the court. After being ejected by referee Ken Mauer with 1:43 left in the first half, Rider stayed on the court as teammates tried to calm him. As he continued to try to get close to Mauer, teammate Doug West tried to coax him to the exit. Finally, Rider's mother, who was sitting courtside, walked onto the court, talking to Rider from a distance. She made it halfway across the court before Rider turned and left. Rider got his first technical with 2:56 left in the half, also from Mauer. Moments later, Rider was fouled hard by Utah's Karl Malone, and the two jawed at each other briefly. While shooting his free throws, Rider continued to taunt Malone, and was assessed his second technical by Mauer, an automatic ejection.
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>> To je bilo odmah posle poraza od Philladelphije, a pre pobede nad Chicagom Ne, Nelson je dobio otkaz prije utakmice sa Philadelphiom, tako da je ekipu već tada vodio Jeff Van Gundy. Evo njegovih osnovnih podataka: Van Gundy, 34, who has no head coaching experience above the high school level, is in his seventh season with the Knicks. He joined the team in 1989 after serving as an assistant coach at Rutgers for one season and Providence College for two. A 1985 magna cum laude graduate of Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y., Van Gundy played point guard for two seasons and helped the 1983-84 squad to the NCAA Division III Eastern Regional title. His coaching career started in 1985-86, when he was head coach at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester.
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Vidim da niko ne baca rezultate dok sam ja odsutan... Evo ih unazad nekoliko dana... Sunday, March 10 Atlanta at Washington 91:99 Boston at Milwaukee 110:103 Chicago at New York 72:104 Cleveland at Miami 81:88 Dallas at Toronto 112:128 Houston at Vancouver 95:89 Indiana at Portland 108:113 LA Clippers at Philadelphia 104:102 New Jersey at Denver 99:88 Phoenix at Orlando 106:122 Sacramento at Golden State 96:95 San Antonio at Seattle 106:105 Utah at Minnesota 104:96 Monday, March 11 LA Clippers at Detroit 90:100 Vancouver at Sacramento 88:92 Tuesday, March 12 Miami at Dallas 125:118 Orlando at Denver 93:110 Phoenix at New Jersey 98:88 Portland at LA Lakers 105:99 San Antonio at Golden State 106:98 Toronto at Philadelphia 110:118 Utah at Atlanta 89:115 Wednesday, March 13 Milwaukee at Sacramento 95:104 New York at Minnesota 106:82 Orlando at Seattle 99:100 Philadelphia at Boston 100:110 Phoenix at Detroit 115:118 Utah at Charlotte 85:91 Washington at Chicago 86:103 Thursday, March 14 Atlanta at Houston 106:114 Boston at Cleveland 73:98 Dallas at LA Clippers 106:110 LA Lakers at Golden State 106:103 Miami at San Antonio 100:120 Washington at New Jersey 100:92 Friday, March 15 Cleveland at Detroit 69:80 Dallas at Seattle 97:120 Denver at Chicago 87:108 LA Clippers at Portland 79:86 Milwaukee at LA Lakers 95:117 Orlando at Vancouver 92:87 Phoenix at Philadelphia 128:102 Sacramento at Minnesota 87:113 Toronto at Charlotte 101:113 Utah at Indiana 95:86
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Pregledi i statistike sinoćnjih utakmica... Atlanta (92) At San Antonio (119) Atlanta Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Augmon F 30 6-14 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 14 Long F 28 7-12 0-1 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 14 Laettner C 25 6-12 0-0 2 4 6 0 5 0 3 12 Smith G 32 3-11 2-3 1 2 3 4 4 0 1 9 Blaylock G 27 4-11 0-0 2 1 3 7 1 1 1 8 Rooks 23 3-4 6-11 2 7 9 0 1 0 6 12 Ehlo 16 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 Henderson 20 0-7 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Jordan 21 4-8 3-5 2 3 5 2 3 4 0 11 Bullard 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Boyce 7 2-2 1-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 6 Norman Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 36-84 17-28 12 23 35 16 26 11 17 92 (.429) (.607) Team Rebs: 11 Total To: 17(19 Pts) San Antonio Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Elliott F 34 8-14 5-6 2 3 5 5 1 0 2 24 Smith F 30 7-13 0-2 6 5 11 1 3 1 0 14 Robinson C 30 8-14 3-4 5 9 14 3 3 1 1 19 Del Negro G 30 6-12 0-0 1 3 4 8 1 2 0 13 Johnson G 29 6-7 5-6 1 2 3 9 1 0 1 17 C Person 20 0-5 0-0 1 6 7 2 2 1 4 0 W Perdue 17 6-8 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 2 4 12 Rivers 20 2-5 2-4 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 7 Anderson 4 2-2 2-2 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 6 Alexander 14 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 5 Herrera 7 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 Williams 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 Totals 240 48-90 17-24 20 37 57 37 23 10 14 119 (.533) (.708) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 14(12 Pts) Atlanta 28 26 17 21 - 92 San Antonio 30 31 30 28 - 119 Blocked Shots: Atlanta - Augmon, Rooks, Henderson, Jordan. San Antonio - Robinson 6, W Perdue 2, Smith, Anderson, Williams. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Atlanta 3-10 (.300), Laettner 0-1, Smith 1-4, Blaylock 0-3, Ehlo 1-1, Boyce 1-1. San Antonio 6-19 (.316), Elliott 3-4, Del Negro 1-2, C Person 0-5, Rivers 1-3, Alexander 1-5. Technicals: None. Officials: Hugh Evans, Jim Capers, Nolan Fine. A - 29,262. T - 2:00.
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San Antonio 119, Atlanta 92 Sean Elliott scored 10 of his 23 points during a pivotal 28-10 run to start the second half as the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to nine games with a 119-92 rout of the Atlanta Hawks. David Robinson added 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Spurs, who have won 14 of their last 16 games. The Spurs are four games behind the Seattle SuperSonics for the Western Conference's best record. "We're starting to get where we need to be," said Robinson. "Our defense was really good tonight, we picked up our entire game in the second half. San Antonio posted a season-high with 57 rebounds and outrebounded Atlanta, 57-35. Stacey Augmon had 14 points and Sean Rooks added 12 for the Hawks, who lost three of their last four contests. The Hawks fell a half-game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference. "We played hard, they were just better," Atlanta coach Lenny Wilkens said. "They were up seven at the half but came out and pushed it right away. We were in a hurry to catch up but they played tremendous and wouldn't let us back in the game." "We played well but they had a monster third quarter," added Rooks. Elliott sank a pair of three-pointers during the burst, which turned a 61-54 lead into a 25 point advantage with two minutes left in the period. Vinnie Del Negro, who had seven points during the spurt, started the run with an 18-foot jumper and Doc Rivers capped it with a free throw. "We started the game slow but we gained momentum in the third quarter," Del negro said. "Our defensive rotation was good tonight and the key reason we were able to put them away." Charles Smith had 14 points and 11 rebounds as six Spurs scored in double figures. Smith and Avery Johnson had eight points apiece as San Antonio took a 30-28 first-quarter lead. Steve Smith and Mookie Blaylock, the Atlanta backcourt, was outscored 30-17 and combined to shoot 7-of-22 from the field and 1-of-7 from three-point range.
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Chicago (97) At New Jersey (93) Chicago Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kukoc F 38 5-16 8-10 3 3 6 4 5 0 1 18 Rodman F 10 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 3 1 0 2 0 Longley C 28 1-9 0-0 1 5 6 3 5 0 0 2 Jordan G 43 14-29 7-7 2 14 16 5 4 1 0 37 Harper G 39 4-8 1-2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 9 Buechler 14 4-7 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 11 Kerr 30 4-7 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 Salley 11 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 Edwards 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Wennington 20 4-10 0-0 5 1 6 0 4 0 0 8 Brown 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 240 37-89 16-19 15 32 47 20 25 5 8 97 (.416) (.842) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 8(5 Pts) New Jersey Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Brown F 37 6-11 3-3 4 4 8 1 2 0 1 15 A Gilliam F 39 7-16 7-8 3 6 9 2 3 1 4 21 Bradley C 36 4-15 9-11 7 5 12 0 4 1 1 17 Obannon G 21 2-5 3-5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 Childs G 44 6-17 4-5 1 9 10 14 4 1 4 18 Mahorn 8 0-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 Fleming 30 5-10 0-1 1 3 4 4 2 0 1 10 Williams 18 2-5 1-4 4 9 13 0 4 0 1 5 Graham 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reeves 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dare Dnp - Coach'S Decision Werdann Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 32-84 27-37 22 36 58 21 24 3 13 93 (.381) (.730) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 13(9 Pts) Chicago 26 20 25 26 - 97 New Jersey 26 26 18 23 - 93 Blocked Shots: Chicago - Jordan 3, Longley 2, Kukoc, Harper, Salley, Wennington. New Jersey - Bradley 6, A Gilliam, Childs, Mahorn, Williams. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Chicago 7-19 (.368), Kukoc 0-5, Jordan 2-5, Buechler 3-5, Kerr 2-4. New Jersey 2-5 (.400), Childs 2-5. Technicals: Chicago - Rodman 2 (Ejected). Officials: Paul Mihalak, Hank Armstrong, Ted Bernhardt. A - 20,049. T - 2:15.
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JORDAN RIDES TO DEPLETED BULLS' RESCUE EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Michael Jordan scored 37 points -- including four free throws in the final 15 seconds -- and grabbed 16 rebounds to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 97-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday. The Bulls, already playing without the injured Scottie Pippen, lost rebounder Dennis Rodman with 1:31 left in the first quarter when he was ejected for an eruption that led to two technical fouls. "The refs watch me instead of the game," said Rodman. "(NBA senior vice president) Rod Thorn was even here to watch me. Since it was me, I get picked on. Every damn game, I'm the guinea pig. Whay am I so different from the rest of the league? "If I butted him, I butted him," said Rodman of the possibility that he head-butted one of the referees. "Suspend me. Rod Thorn, (commissioner) David Stern -- suspend me, if you're so big." Thorn, who is in charge of fines and suspensions, made a statement about Rodman following the game. "Obviously, he didn't leave the court in a timely fashion once he was ejected," Thorn said. "As far as anything else, we will do an investigation and find out exactly what happened. He got a technical and reacted to it and started running around the floor and then, all of a sudden, he goes over and has a conversation with the referee and what he did or did not do, I am not sure. "After that, we'll investigate and determine what we're going to do. We will go by the tape. Many times you don't see what you see, so we'll go by the tape. The Bulls play Monday, I think, so we'll have a decision by Monday." Chicago got 18 points from Toni Kukoc, who started in Pippen's place, en route to its third consecutive win and 16th in 18 games. The Bulls' magic number for clinching the Central Division was reduced to two. "Dennis was playing out of character at the start of the game," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "He has to control that. I'm upset that he left tonight in a situation when we needed him. Scottie's a big rebounder also. With him out, Michael went and got 16 and Kukoc had to fill in at a number of spots." The Bulls need to go 13-5 (.722) over their final 18 games to become the first team in NBA history to win 70 games in a regular season. Chicago's magic number is nine for clinching the No. 1 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs, and the Bulls are 25-7 on the road. Armon Gilliam scored 21 points and Chris Childs registered his first career triple-double with 18 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who lost their third game in a row and have dropped eight of their last nine. New Jersey has lost four consecutive games to Chicago, and the Bulls have taken 15 of the last 18 meetings between the teams. The Bulls held a 93-91 lead with 15 seconds left when Jordan sank two free throws to increase Chicago's lead to four points. Gilliam hit a short jumper with 8.9 seconds left to slice Chicago's edge in half. Jordan was in the lane with three seconds left when Childs slapped the ball out of his hands and was called for a controversial foul. Jordan went to the line and sank both shots to put the game out of reach. "When Dennis left the game, it limited my options," Jordan said. "I got tired, and was glad I could keep my legs for the end. Dennis let the team down a little bit with Scottie out and some of the other guys not here. We need him in there. You have to limit your outbursts so you're not so much of a target. He's having a tough time walking a straight line right now." The Nets built the lead to 59-50 on a 3-pointer by Childs with 9:52 left in the third quarter, but Chicago exploded for a 21-3 run sparked by Jud Buechler, who scored nine of his 11 points. Buecheler hit three 3-pointers in the burst, closing it with a long-range jumper that gave Chicago a 71-62 lead with 1:44 remaining. The Bulls hit three from long range in a 49-second span during the spree. Shawn Bradley scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds and six blocks for the Nets, who responded by notching the next 10 points of the game, using five different scorers to take a 72-71 lead 33 seconds into the fourth quarter. The Nets shot just 38.1 percent from the field but limited Chicago to 41.6 percent shooting. The Nets held a 58-47 rebounding edge behind 13 from Jayson Williams. "We showed a lot of effort. If we play this hard for the last 19 games, it will come to us," said Nets coach Butch Beard. "We're just trying to play hard. It's tough for us to win the close ones. If we give this effort against Phoenix, we win that one. It's the nature of the beast. We have to stay positive. We accepted the challenge tonight, we just came up short." P.J. Brown contributed 15 points and eight rebounds for the Nets. "I do not believe in moral victories," he said. "At this time of the season, we're fighting for a spot in the playoffs. Every loss hurts. Each one puts us back further. It's another tough one. It's all the same for me. Whether it's against Washington or Chicago, a loss is a loss."
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Miami (121) At Houston (97) Miami Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Williams F 44 8-19 6-8 1 3 4 1 4 0 0 27 Thomas F 35 6-13 5-5 6 4 10 1 3 2 0 17 Mourning C 22 2-3 1-2 1 3 4 1 5 0 2 5 Chapman G 34 6-11 1-1 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 16 Hardaway G 39 10-19 5-6 1 7 8 15 1 0 4 28 Askins 22 1-4 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 0 1 2 Gatling 35 9-16 4-4 5 13 18 1 3 0 1 22 Smith 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Lenard 2 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 Corbin Dnp - Coach'S Decision King Dnp - Coach'S Decision Schayes Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 43-87 24-28 17 36 53 25 21 2 11 121 (.494) (.857) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 11(19 Pts) Houston Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Horry F 30 2-10 0-0 1 5 6 4 2 0 1 5 Brown F 29 6-12 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 15 Olajuwon C 38 10-18 6-8 0 12 12 3 4 3 2 26 Mack G 29 3-6 2-2 0 2 2 5 2 1 1 8 Recasner G 24 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 Smith 29 4-10 3-4 1 0 1 5 2 0 3 13 Jones 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chilcutt 17 3-7 0-1 1 5 6 1 1 1 0 7 Breaux 19 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 5 Moore 18 4-6 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 12 Booker 5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Bryant Dnp - Sprained Left Ankle Totals 240 36-80 16-21 5 28 33 26 20 6 8 97 (.450) (.762) Team Rebs: 6 Total To: 9(14 Pts) Miami 30 30 30 31 - 121 Houston 25 30 22 20 - 97 Blocked Shots: Miami - Williams 2, Thomas, Mourning, Askins. Houston - Olajuwon 2, Horry, Brown. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Miami 11-25 (.440), Williams 5-9, Chapman 3-7, Hardaway 3-6, Askins 0-2, Smith 0-1. Houston 9-23 (.391), Horry 1-4, Mack 0-2, Recasner 2-3, Smith 2-3, Chilcutt 1-5, Breaux 1-2, Moore 2-3, Booker 0-1. Technicals: Houston - Olajuwon. Officials: Jess Kersey, Lee Jones, Mike Smith. A - 16,285. T - 2:04.
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ROCKETS LEARN FROM MIAMI THE HARDAWAY HOUSTON -- Tim Hardaway had 28 points and 15 assists and Chris Gatling and Rex Chapman scored six points apiece during a key third-quarter run as the Miami Heat routed the Houston Rockets 121-97 on Saturday. The Heat pulled within one-half game of the Charlotte Hornets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Confernce. Walt Williams scored 27 points, Gatling added 22 and 18 rebounds and Kurt Thomas had 17 points for Miami, which outrebounded the Rockets 53-33 in winning for the fifth time in six games. "Everybody was running real well, filling the lanes," Hardaway said. "We played better defense than he did against San Antonio. If we rebound well, play good team defense and run, we'll do okay." "Good team efficency," Heat coach Pat Riley started. "We didn't know how we would bounce back after a humiliating loss. It was a game we really had to win. "We knew they were going to rely heavily on Hakeem since they had no other post-up player. We wanted to keep him working. I told the guys at halftime, if we gave up 55 points again, we might not get it done." Hakeem Olajuwon scored 26 points and Chucky Brown added 15 for Houston, which lost for the third time in five games and remained 2 1/2 games behind the Utah Jazz in the race for the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs. "I thought we ran into a very good team who played hard with very good defense," Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "I thought we played okay, but with all the problems we're having, we couldn't hold on. We stayed with them for a while, but then the dam just broke. It was too much." The Rockets, who fell to 22-8 at home, played without Mark Bryant due to a sprained ankle. After Olajuwon made a hook shot to pull Houston within 72-71 midway through the third quarter, Gatling made a 10-footer to ignite an 18-4 run. Thomas followed with two free throws, Chapman nailed consecutive 3-pointers and Gatling followed with a dunk and made a hook shot. Williams and Hardaway ended the spree with a pair of free throws apiece to give the Heat a 90-75 advantage with 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Rockets closed to 98-87 on a 3-pointer by Kenny Smith four minutes into the fourth quarter before Williams sank three free throws to ignite a game-sealing 12-1 burst. Keith Askins followed with a jumper, Williams drilled a 3-pointer, Hardaway hit a technical free throw, Williams banked in a jumper and Hardaway sank one free throw to give Miami a 110-88 bulge with five minutes to go. Olajuwon added two blocks to increase his career total to 3,164 rejections, 25 shy of Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time NBA record. Alonzo Mourning sacrificed himself offensively, scoring just five points, as he devoted himself to defending Olajuwon. "My main thing is to rebound," Gatling said. "We know 'Zo (Mourning) is going to be the center of attention. Kurt (Thomas) and I know it is our job to help out, clean the boards and we'll get our shots. I don't pay attention to stats. I just thought I had a good night. I was trying to make up for some of the things Alonzo does -- points, leadership. Someday, I'd like to be a great player like he is." The Heat swept the Rockets this season after losing the previous 11 meetings.
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Milwaukee (94) At Golden State (99) Milwaukee Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Baker F 42 8-18 9-12 3 11 14 0 3 0 3 25 Robinson F 42 10-17 1-1 2 8 10 5 3 1 1 24 Benjamin C 15 2-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 4 Douglas G 32 3-8 3-4 0 2 2 6 1 0 6 11 Newman G 40 3-6 3-3 2 2 4 2 3 1 4 9 Cummings 23 4-7 0-0 2 4 6 1 2 0 1 8 Mayberry 17 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 3 Conlon 16 4-7 2-2 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 10 Keys 13 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 Duckworth Dnp - Coach'S Decision Peplowski Dnp - Coach'S Decision Respert Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 35-75 18-22 12 29 41 20 21 3 20 94 (.467) (.818) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 20(26 Pts) Golden State Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kersey F 28 3-9 9-12 7 4 11 1 3 3 1 15 Smith F 39 3-7 4-4 2 8 10 1 5 1 1 10 Willis C 26 0-8 0-0 4 7 11 1 4 0 1 0 Armstrong G 35 6-15 5-5 0 3 3 6 2 1 2 20 Sprewell G 48 14-23 0-1 2 4 6 4 1 5 4 31 Marshall 6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 Rozier 9 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Coles 33 4-9 0-0 0 3 3 8 3 2 2 11 Barry 16 3-8 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 Churchwell Dnp - Coach'S Decision Declercq Dnp - Coach'S Decision Seikaly Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 35-83 18-22 15 31 46 22 22 12 13 99 (.422) (.818) Team Rebs: 4 Total To: 13(14 Pts) Milwaukee 37 18 19 20 - 94 Golden State 24 28 23 24 - 99 Blocked Shots: Milwaukee - Baker, Newman, Conlon. Golden State - Smith 2, Sprewell 2, Kersey, Coles. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Milwaukee 6-16 (.375), Baker 0-1, Robinson 3-4, Douglas 2-4, Newman 0-1, Mayberry 1-3, Conlon 0-2, Keys 0-1. Golden State 11-28 (.393), Kersey 0-1, Willis 0-1, Armstrong 3-6, Sprewell 3-5, Marshall 0-2, Coles 3-7, Barry 2-6. Technicals: Milwaukee - Robinson, Baker, Douglas, Golden State - Kersey, Willis, Marshall. Officials: Bill Oakes, Joe Derosa, Sean Corbin. A - 15,025. T - 2:05.
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Golden State 99, Milwaukee 94 Latrell Sprewell scored 31 points and Joe Smith's two free throws with 2:27 to play gave Golden State the lead for good as the Warriors rallied past the Milwaukee Bucks, 99-94. B.J. Armstrong added 20 points for the Warriors, who moved within a half-game of the idle Sacramento Kings for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference. Golden State snapped a three-game losing to the streak to Milwaukee and a four-game skid overall. Vin Baker scored 25 points and Glenn Robinson added 24 for Milwaukee, which has lost seven in a row and 12 of its last 13 games. After Baker gave Milwaukee its last lead at 89-88, Smith canned a pair of free throws for a 90-89 lead. Jerome Kersey added two foul shots and Sprewell capped the 6-0 spurt with a dunk to make it 94-89 with 1:28 to play. "A lot of my family members and friends I grew up were watching the game," said Sprewell, who grew up in Milwaukee. "It's nice to do well and make those people proud of me." For a guy playing all 48 minutes and the way he played at both ends of the court, that's about as good a game as I've seen a guy play," said Golden State coach Rick Adelman of Sprewell. "I know where we'd be without him in the first half -- flat out of luck." The Bucks had led, 51-36, with 5:35 to play but Golden State closed the first half with a 16-4 run to pull within 55-52 at halftime. Sprewell had 17 points in the first half. Milwaukee closed the first quarter with a 16-6 burst to take a 37-24 lead. Robinson scored 10 points in the first quarter. Sprewell scored eight of his points in the final quarters as Golden State outscored the Bucks, 24-20, in the final 12 minutes. Sprewell was 14-of-23 from the field for Golden State, which shot 42 per cent (35-of-83) from the field, including 11-of-28 from three-point range. Kersey added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Joe Smith had 10 and 10 for the Warriors, who outrebounded Milwaukee, 46-41. Baker pulled down 14 rebounds and Robinson 10 for the Bucks, who shot 47 per cent (35-of-75) from the field and committed 20 turnovers, leading to 26 points. "We put a strong effort in," said Milwaukee coach Mike Dunleavy. "Our guys played really hard. The area that hurt us was the turnover department. We committed a lot of careless turnovers that got them some open-court opportunities and some easy baskets. That probably cost us the game." Bimbo Coles came off the bench to add 11 points and eight assists for Golden State.
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Philadelphia (88) At New York (94) Philadelphia Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Weatherspoon F 40 5-10 5-6 2 13 15 2 2 0 2 15 Alston F 29 2-3 1-1 0 6 6 2 4 0 2 5 Pinckney C 24 1-3 3-3 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 5 Stackhouse G 42 6-11 8-9 1 0 1 4 4 0 8 20 Maxwell G 27 5-9 2-2 0 4 4 1 2 1 4 13 Ruffin 9 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 Massenburg 33 5-10 0-0 0 7 7 0 3 0 1 10 Thompson 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Higgins 8 2-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 Sutton 18 6-8 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 14 Dumas Dnp - Coach'S Decision Walters Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 32-59 20-23 6 38 44 13 22 2 24 88 (.542) (.870) Team Rebs: 3 Total To: 24(29 Pts) New York Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Reid F 15 2-2 0-1 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 4 Mason F 45 7-12 4-4 4 6 10 5 2 2 3 18 Ewing C 38 11-21 4-6 3 6 9 4 5 0 0 26 Starks G 41 8-20 1-3 1 0 1 4 4 2 2 20 Harper G 38 7-15 3-5 0 1 1 7 2 3 1 18 Anderson 15 0-6 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Ward 13 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 3 Williams 10 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 2 Grandison 25 1-2 1-2 2 2 4 1 0 3 1 3 Grant Dnp - Coach'S Decision Lohaus Dnp - Sore Left Foot Davis Dnp - Hyperextended Left Knee Totals 240 38-85 13-21 13 19 32 27 21 11 7 94 (.447) (.619) Team Rebs: 6 Total To: 7(8 Pts) Philadelphia 23 16 23 26 - 88 New York 32 15 17 30 - 94 Blocked Shots: Philadelphia - Massenburg 2, Thompson, Alston. New York - Ewing, Williams. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Philadelphia 4-13 (.308), Stackhouse 0-2, Maxwell 1-4, Ruffin 0-1, Massenburg 0-1, Higgins 1-1, Sutton 2-4. New York 5-25 (.200), Starks 3-11, Harper 1-8, Anderson 0-3, Ward 1-3. Technicals: None. Officials: Dick Bavetta, Tommie Wood, Ken Mauer. A - 19,763. T - 2:11.
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New York 94, Philadelphia 88 Patrick Ewing scored six of his 26 points in a decisive 10-2 fourth quarter run to lead the New York Knicks to a 94-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks won for the third time in four games under new coach Jeff Van Gundy, who lost in his head coaching debut at Philadelphia eight days ago. "We won a grind it out game," said Van Gundy. "We struggled in our shooting from the field, but we still found a way. It was an old Knicks offense, stuck in the mud kind of game. John Starks scored 20 points and Anthony Mason had 18 points and 10 rebounds for New York. Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 20 points. The Knicks played without guard Hubert Davis, who has a hyper-extended left knee. The Sixers held a 76-75 lead with 7:14 left after consecutive dunks by Tony Massenburg and Derrick Alston. The Knicks then went on a 10-2 run over the next four minutes to take an 85-78 advantage. Ewing had six points and Derek Harper, who finished with 18 points, added four points in the spurt. "We have tried to get back to basics of containing and rebounding," said Harper. "That's what's going to win for us. Three weeks ago, we would have lost a game like this. Even though it wasn't a pretty win, it was a good win for us." A dunk by Massenburg and a layup by Greg Sutton with 1:53 left pulled Philadelphia within 85-82. But Starks hit a three-pointer with 1:34 remaining to seal the win. Clarence Weatherspoon had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Sutton added a season-high 14 points for the Sixers, who lost to the Knicks for the eighth time in nine games. Ewing scored 14 points in the first quarter when the Knicks built a 32-23 lead. The Knicks held a 47-39 halftime advantage. "It was a hard-fought game and it feels good to win," said Ewing. "The defense is getting there." New York increased the lead to 58-46 with 5:56 left in the third quarter, but the Sixers closed the quarter with a 16-6 run to pull within 64-62. "I didn't see a lot of difference from them from last week to this week," said Sixers coach John Lucas. "The game was pretty mnuch the same. Except last time we had control at the end. This time, they had control at the end."
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Utah (115) At Washington (120) - Final In Ot Utah Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Benoit F 39 5-15 4-4 3 6 9 1 1 0 1 15 Malone F 46 12-18 8-9 3 8 11 8 1 4 4 32 Spencer C 17 2-5 2-4 1 2 3 0 4 0 2 6 Stockton G 42 9-17 1-2 1 1 2 7 3 3 0 19 Hornacek G 42 5-10 5-5 1 1 2 6 2 2 5 16 Eisley 11 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 Ostertag 30 6-9 1-1 2 3 5 0 6 0 0 13 Morris 12 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Keefe 14 3-4 1-2 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 7 Carr 12 1-8 0-0 2 1 3 0 5 1 1 2 Foster Dnp - Coach'S Decision Russell Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 265 44-90 24-29 14 26 40 25 23 13 15 115 (.489) (.828) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 15(19 Pts) Washington Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Howard F 43 11-20 4-4 3 3 6 5 5 0 6 26 Wallace F 32 7-11 2-3 4 3 7 3 6 3 1 17 Muresan C 48 9-18 10-15 3 12 15 0 2 1 3 28 Cheaney G 29 5-11 0-1 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 10 B Price G 44 8-14 2-3 1 6 7 10 2 2 1 23 Mccann 16 2-2 1-4 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 5 Whitney 9 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 2 Mcilvaine 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Legler 26 3-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 7 Eackles 13 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 Butler Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 265 47-87 19-30 13 32 45 25 28 8 18 120 (.540) (.633) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 18(20 Pts) Utah 26 25 31 24 9 - 115 Washington 25 23 28 30 14 - 120 Blocked Shots: Utah - Ostertag. Washington - Muresan 5, Wallace 2. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Utah 3-16 (.188), Benoit 1-7, Stockton 0-3, Hornacek 1-3, Morris 1-2, Carr 0-1. Washington 7-17 (.412), Wallace 1-1, Cheaney 0-2, B Price 5-9, Whitney 0-1, Legler 1-3, Eackles 0-1. Technicals: Utah - Malone, Stockton, Illegal Defense, Washington - Illegal Defense. Officials: George Toliver, Luis Grillo, Bennett Salvatore. A - 18,756. T - 2:26.
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Washington 120, Utah 115 Gheorghe Muresan scored five of his 28 points in overtime as the Washington Bullets rallied to score the game's last 10 points to defeat the Utah Jazz, 120-115. Juwan Howard scored 26 points and Brent Price added 23 points and 10 assists for Washington, which won for the sixth time in eight games but remains 2 1/2 games behind the Charlotte Hornets in the race for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Muresan added 15 rebounds and five blocks. "It is definitely a very, very satisfying win for us," Howard said. "We really need to win some of these games against tough teams and show them we will not be taken lightly. The confidence we now have should help us." Rasheed Wallace scored 17 points for the Bullets, who improved to 20-11 at home and snapped a string of six losses to the Jazz. The win against Utah was Washington's first since November 21st, 1992 and just the second in 18 meetings. "It was an emotional win and also let everyone know, yes we are still in the hunt for the playoffs," Wallace said. Karl Malone had 32 points, 11 rebounds and eight asists and John Stockton added 19 points for Utah, which lost for the third time in four games and, temporarily, dropped one game behind the San Antonio Spurs atop the Midwest Division. Stockton did not lead the team in assists for the first time all season, handing out seven. "Our guys have played four games in five days, but I still think we played very hard," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "I don't have any complaints. You have to live with a lot of things in this business." After Greg Ostertag dunked to give the Jazz a 115-110 lead with two minutes left in overtime, Howard made a jumper to ignite the Bullets' spurt and Price converted a three-point play to tie the game at 115-115 with 1:07 remaining. Muresan made one free throw to give Washington a 116-115 edge with 51 seconds to go in the extra session. Following Muresan's blocked shot of Malone, Howard nailed a 15-footer for a three-point lead with 15 seconds remaining. "It was really big," Bullets coach Jim Lynam. "It showed a lot in terms of the team's character. ...I thought he (Muresan) was playing real well. It (his career-high 48 minutes) had a lot to do with the nature of the game. He got some huge rebounds." In a controversial call, Stockton's three-pointer was disallowed by the referees because of a foul called before the shot. Stockton received the inbounds pass and missed a three-pointer from eight seconds to go. Muresan sank a pair from the line to seal the game one second later. "They were obviously trying to foul and I had a shot and I finished it," Stockton said. "They fouled late but it's not worth getting suspended over." The Jazz forced the extra period, on a jumper by Malone that tied the game at 106-106 with 23 seconds left after Price's three-pointer -- one of his five -- had given the Bullets a two-point lead. Muresan missed a hook shot with 3.8 seconds and, after a turnover by Stockton, Price hit the front of the rim on a half-court heave. Calbert Cheaney scored 10 points for Washington, which shot 54 per cent (47-of-87) from the field and held a 45-40 rebounding edge. Jeff Hornacek scored 16 points, David Benoit added 15 and nine rebounds and Ostertag finished with 13 points for Utah, which shot 49 per cent (44-of-90), including a 3-for-16 performance from three-point range.
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Tablice... NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1995/96 (Saturday, March 16 - 128 days, 920 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Seattle Supersonics 63 49 14 28 3 21 11 104.4 96.7 77.8 - W 2 Los Angeles Lakers 62 40 22 24 9 16 13 103.3 99.5 64.5 8.5 W 2 Phoenix Suns 64 32 32 17 15 15 17 104.4 104.5 50.0 17.5 W 1 Portland Trail Blazers 64 30 34 18 14 12 20 99.5 99.1 46.9 19.5 W 4 Sacramento Kings 62 28 34 18 13 10 21 100.4 103.2 45.2 20.5 L 1 Golden State Warriors 65 29 36 19 13 10 23 102.8 104.0 44.6 21.0 W 1 Los Angeles Clippers 64 23 41 14 19 9 22 99.8 103.8 35.9 26.5 L 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str San Antonio Spurs 63 45 18 26 6 19 12 104.2 97.2 71.4 - W 9 Utah Jazz 64 44 20 26 4 18 16 103.7 97.5 68.8 1.5 L 1 Houston Rockets 65 42 23 22 8 20 15 102.6 99.5 64.6 4.0 L 1 Denver Nuggets 63 27 36 19 13 8 23 98.2 101.2 42.9 18.0 L 1 Dallas Mavericks 64 21 43 13 18 8 25 103.9 108.1 32.8 24.5 L 6 Minnesota Timberwolves 63 20 43 14 19 6 24 97.8 103.4 31.7 25.0 W 1 Vancouver Grizzlies 61 11 50 8 25 3 25 90.2 100.7 18.0 33.0 L13 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Orlando Magic 65 48 17 32 0 16 17 104.2 99.3 73.8 - W 1 New York Knicks 63 37 26 22 11 15 15 97.4 95.0 58.7 10.0 W 3 Miami Heat 65 32 33 21 12 11 21 94.9 94.1 49.2 16.0 W 1 Washington Bullets 65 30 35 20 11 10 24 102.2 100.8 46.2 18.0 W 2 New Jersey Nets 63 25 38 16 14 9 24 94.1 97.3 39.7 22.0 L 3 Boston Celtics 64 24 40 14 18 10 22 103.6 107.3 37.5 23.5 L 1 Philadelphia 76ers 64 13 51 8 24 5 27 95.8 105.3 20.3 34.5 L 3 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 64 57 7 32 0 25 7 105.7 94.3 89.1 - W 3 Indiana Pacers 63 39 24 23 7 16 17 99.7 96.4 61.9 17.5 L 2 Detroit Pistons 63 36 27 22 10 14 17 95.6 93.1 57.1 20.5 W 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 63 35 28 21 12 14 16 91.2 89.1 55.6 21.5 L 1 Atlanta Hawks 64 35 29 21 11 14 18 98.0 97.3 54.7 22.0 L 2 Charlotte Hornets 62 31 31 22 11 9 20 103.9 103.4 50.0 25.0 W 2 Milwaukee Bucks 63 21 42 12 19 9 23 95.7 100.5 33.3 35.5 L 7 Toronto Raptors 62 16 46 11 18 5 28 96.5 102.8 25.8 40.0 L 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Seattle Supersonics 63 49 14 28 3 21 11 104.4 96.7 77.8 - W 2 * 2. San Antonio Spurs 63 45 18 26 6 19 12 104.2 97.2 71.4 4.0 W 9 3. Utah Jazz 64 44 20 26 4 18 16 103.7 97.5 68.8 5.5 L 1 4. Houston Rockets 65 42 23 22 8 20 15 102.6 99.5 64.6 8.0 L 1 5. Los Angeles Lakers 62 40 22 24 9 16 13 103.3 99.5 64.5 8.5 W 2 6. Phoenix Suns 64 32 32 17 15 15 17 104.4 104.5 50.0 17.5 W 1 7. Portland Trail Blazers 64 30 34 18 14 12 20 99.5 99.1 46.9 19.5 W 4 8. Sacramento Kings 62 28 34 18 13 10 21 100.4 103.2 45.2 20.5 L 1 9. Golden State Warriors 65 29 36 19 13 10 23 102.8 104.0 44.6 21.0 W 1 10. Denver Nuggets 63 27 36 19 13 8 23 98.2 101.2 42.9 22.0 L 1 11. Los Angeles Clippers 64 23 41 14 19 9 22 99.8 103.8 35.9 26.5 L 1 12. Dallas Mavericks 64 21 43 13 18 8 25 103.9 108.1 32.8 28.5 L 6 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 63 20 43 14 19 6 24 97.8 103.4 31.7 29.0 W 1 14. Vancouver Grizzlies 61 11 50 8 25 3 25 90.2 100.7 18.0 37.0 L13 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 64 57 7 32 0 25 7 105.7 94.3 89.1 - W 3 * 2. Orlando Magic 65 48 17 32 0 16 17 104.2 99.3 73.8 9.5 W 1 3. Indiana Pacers 63 39 24 23 7 16 17 99.7 96.4 61.9 17.5 L 2 4. New York Knicks 63 37 26 22 11 15 15 97.4 95.0 58.7 19.5 W 3 5. Detroit Pistons 63 36 27 22 10 14 17 95.6 93.1 57.1 20.5 W 4 6. Cleveland Cavaliers 63 35 28 21 12 14 16 91.2 89.1 55.6 21.5 L 1 7. Atlanta Hawks 64 35 29 21 11 14 18 98.0 97.3 54.7 22.0 L 2 8. Charlotte Hornets 62 31 31 22 11 9 20 103.9 103.4 50.0 25.0 W 2 9. Miami Heat 65 32 33 21 12 11 21 94.9 94.1 49.2 25.5 W 1 10. Washington Bullets 65 30 35 20 11 10 24 102.2 100.8 46.2 27.5 W 2 11. New Jersey Nets 63 25 38 16 14 9 24 94.1 97.3 39.7 31.5 L 3 12. Boston Celtics 64 24 40 14 18 10 22 103.6 107.3 37.5 33.0 L 1 13. Milwaukee Bucks 63 21 42 12 19 9 23 95.7 100.5 33.3 35.5 L 7 14. Toronto Raptors 62 16 46 11 18 5 28 96.5 102.8 25.8 40.0 L 2 15. Philadelphia 76ers 64 13 51 8 24 5 27 95.8 105.3 20.3 44.0 L 3 IF THE PLAYOFFS START NOW... WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle Supersonics Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Phoenix Suns EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Bulls Charlotte Hornets New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Atlanta Hawks Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 64 57 7 32 0 25 7 105.7 94.3 89.1 - W 3 2. Seattle Supersonics 63 49 14 28 3 21 11 104.4 96.7 77.8 7.5 W 2 3. Orlando Magic 65 48 17 32 0 16 17 104.2 99.3 73.8 9.5 W 1 4. San Antonio Spurs 63 45 18 26 6 19 12 104.2 97.2 71.4 11.5 W 9 5. Utah Jazz 64 44 20 26 4 18 16 103.7 97.5 68.8 13.0 L 1 6. Houston Rockets 65 42 23 22 8 20 15 102.6 99.5 64.6 15.5 L 1 7. Los Angeles Lakers 62 40 22 24 9 16 13 103.3 99.5 64.5 16.0 W 2 8. Indiana Pacers 63 39 24 23 7 16 17 99.7 96.4 61.9 17.5 L 2 9. New York Knicks 63 37 26 22 11 15 15 97.4 95.0 58.7 19.5 W 3 10. Detroit Pistons 63 36 27 22 10 14 17 95.6 93.1 57.1 20.5 W 4 11. Cleveland Cavaliers 63 35 28 21 12 14 16 91.2 89.1 55.6 21.5 L 1 12. Atlanta Hawks 64 35 29 21 11 14 18 98.0 97.3 54.7 22.0 L 2 13. Phoenix Suns 64 32 32 17 15 15 17 104.4 104.5 50.0 25.0 W 1 14. Charlotte Hornets 62 31 31 22 11 9 20 103.9 103.4 50.0 25.0 W 2 15. Miami Heat 65 32 33 21 12 11 21 94.9 94.1 49.2 25.5 W 1 16. Portland Trail Blazers 64 30 34 18 14 12 20 99.5 99.1 46.9 27.0 W 4 17. Washington Bullets 65 30 35 20 11 10 24 102.2 100.8 46.2 27.5 W 2 18. Sacramento Kings 62 28 34 18 13 10 21 100.4 103.2 45.2 28.0 L 1 19. Golden State Warriors 65 29 36 19 13 10 23 102.8 104.0 44.6 28.5 W 1 20. Denver Nuggets 63 27 36 19 13 8 23 98.2 101.2 42.9 29.5 L 1 21. New Jersey Nets 63 25 38 16 14 9 24 94.1 97.3 39.7 31.5 L 3 22. Boston Celtics 64 24 40 14 18 10 22 103.6 107.3 37.5 33.0 L 1 23. Los Angeles Clippers 64 23 41 14 19 9 22 99.8 103.8 35.9 34.0 L 1 24. Milwaukee Bucks 63 21 42 12 19 9 23 95.7 100.5 33.3 35.5 L 7 25. Dallas Mavericks 64 21 43 13 18 8 25 103.9 108.1 32.8 36.0 L 6 26. Minnesota Timberwolves 63 20 43 14 19 6 24 97.8 103.4 31.7 36.5 W 1 27. Toronto Raptors 62 16 46 11 18 5 28 96.5 102.8 25.8 40.0 L 2 28. Philadelphia 76ers 64 13 51 8 24 5 27 95.8 105.3 20.3 44.0 L 3 29. Vancouver Grizzlies 61 11 50 8 25 3 25 90.2 100.7 18.0 44.5 L13 -------- TG - ukupan broj odigranih utakmica TW - ukupan broj pobeda TL - ukupan broj poraza HW - broj pobeda na domaćem terenu HL - broj poraza na domaćem terenu AW - broj pobeda na gostujućem terenu AL - broj poraza na gostujućem terenu TPA - prosek postignutih koševa OPA - prosek primljenih koševa % - procenat pobeda GB - broj zaostalih utakmica Str - poslednja serija pobeda (W) ili poraza (L) * - ekipa je već osigurala učešće u playoff-u ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1996 Vladimir Poznanović <vpoznanovic@sezam.co.yu>
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Još neke novosti iz NBA lige... NBA SUSPENDS SONICS' PAYTON 1 GAME FOR HEAD-BUTT NEW YORK -- Seattle SuperSonics All-Star guard Gary Payton was suspended for one game without pay and fined $6,000 by the NBA on Thursday for head-butting Orlando Magic forward Joe Wolf in a game Wednesday night. The suspension and fine were announced by NBA senior vice president Rod Thorn. Payton, who is averaging 19.6 points and 7.3 assists per game, will miss Friday night's home contest against Dallas. Payton head-butted Wolf with 8:46 remaining in Seattle's 100-99 home victory. He was ejected, which carries an automatic $1,000 fine, and Thorn tacked on another $5,000.
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GETTING TO THE POINT; CAVS ACTIVATE BRANDON CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday activated All-Star point guard Terrell Brandon, who had been on the injured list since March 3 with a severe contusion of his tailbone and a mild rotator cuff sprain. Brandon suffered the injury in the first quarter of a game Feb. 29 with Milwaukee. He came back briefly in the second quarter but didn't return after aggravating the injury. The 1996 All-Star is averaging 19.2 points, 6.6 assists and 3.2 rebounds for Cleveland. The team went 2-5 without Brandon in the lineup. To make room for Brandon, the Cavs placed guard Harold Miner on the injured list. Miner underwent surgery on March 7 to repair two torn meniscus and to remove a cyst on the medial meniscus of his right knee. Miner has appeared in just 19 games this season for the Cavs, averaging 3.2 points per contest. The team also announced that guard Darryl Johnson has been signed to a second 10-day contract. He has appeared in three games since originally signing on March 5.
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NBA REPORT: A BROWN-IN IN INDIANA It took 30 years, but Larry and Herb Brown are finally together on an NBA bench. Herb Brown joined his younger brother, the Pacers head coach, in Indiana this year after spending several seasons coaching in Europe. But this isn't your normal family reunion. It's no secret the two haven't been close for years, ever since Larry's days as a star guard in the ABA, and his subsequent coaching career. The two have had several chances to work together over the years, but never did so until this past offseason, when George Irvine left the Pacers' bench to go to Golden State. Larry and Herb don't talk much about family during the season, though Herb has grown close to Larry's wife and one-year-old son. Says Larry, "There's nothing you can do about the past, but you can do what's right now." Dennis menaces the Knicks The Knicks have a new coach, and supposedly, a new attitude. But even after losing to New York by 32 points last week, the Bulls' Dennis Rodman hasn't backed down from his assertion that the Knicks are "yellow" and won't be a problem in the postseason. "Same team," Rodman said recently. By the way, Rodman sides with Don Nelson, who was fired by the Knicks. "The coach tried to do his job," Rodman added. "This team is very fickle; it can be a downfall when you've got players being together so long, and not accomplishing anything. Then it's time to clean house and bring in a new sweeper ... they're still going to be up and down. I feel sorry for Patrick Ewing, because I don't think he's ever going to win a championship here." Down Donyell Donyell Marshall is playing a little more for Golden State after a terrible last 12 months. He was too thin last year, and to compensate, he put on 20 pounds in the offseason. But it wasn't good weight, and he was sluggish during the early part of the season. After Chris Mullin went down with a thumb injury, Marshall has seen his playing time increase at small forward. He's averaging 24 minutes over the last two weeks, producing 10 points and seven rebounds per game in those outings. He'll never be a great defensive player, but with his long arms, he can create space for himself and score at the offensive end. "He's finally gotten himself into shape," Warriors general manager Dave Twardzik said. "But to give up on him? Absolutely not."
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JUST KIDD-ING? GIANTS DENY AGREEMENT WITH MAVS GUARD DALLAS -- The San Francisco Giants on Wednesday denied a report that Dallas Mavericks All-Star point guard Jason Kidd reached an oral agreement to play baseball for a Giants farm team this summer. According to Wednesday's Dallas Morning News, the Giants issued the invitation during talks with Kidd's agent, Aaron Goodwin, last week. Kidd said some details still must be worked out, but he said he will begin working out "on the side" next week. But a Giants spokesman denied the report, saying that the team has never talked with Goodwin. The spokesman did say that if Kidd has interest in working out with the club, then the Giants would entertain the idea. Kidd said Goodwin told him he would probably play for the Giants' Class A team in Burlington, Iowa, which finished 13th in the 14-team Midwest League last season. "The Mavericks know I want to play (baseball). But before the season is over, we'll all sit down and have a pow-wow and they'll know what I'm doing this summer,'' Kidd said. According to Kidd's contract, he would need written permission from the Mavericks. Kidd said he and owner Donald Carter have not spoken about the matter yet. All NBA players' contracts, including Kidd's, prohibit players from participating in other professional sports without the team's written permission. Kidd, who turns 23 later this month, played center field in high school, batting .333 as a senior with three home runs and 20 RBIs on a team that went 27-5. He considered playing at the University of California during his sophomore year but opted to enter the NBA draft instead.
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MARQUEE MATCHUP: MAGIC VS. LAKERS LOS ANGELES -- As a 6-foot-7 point guard, Orlando's Anfernee Hardaway has heard the comparisons throughout his basketball life. "They've compared me to Magic Johnson," Hardaway said in 1989 while still in high school. Three years later, while at Memphis State, not much had changed in his game. "I try to pattern some moves from ... Magic Johnson," he said at the time. And the inevitable comparisons followed him straight into the pros. "Some people say that they remind him of a young Magic Johnson," Hubie Brown said the day Penny was drafted. But by Hardaway's rookie year in 1993, the man he emulated had already retired. But that certainly didn't slow the expectations of greatness. "That's a comparison that a lot of people make primarily because of the size factor and Penny's ability in the open floor to see what's going on and to make great passes," Orlando coach Brian Hill said. But Lakers coach Del Harris thinks the two stars have plenty in common. "Penny has all the moves and he has the mentality of a tough winning basketball player. So he beats you inside, beats you outside, beats you with the pass and defends pretty well," Harris said. And while similarities abound, the mentor doesn't even think Hardaway provides the perfect match to his game. "He's really the next Michael (Jordan) in my mind. Jason Kidd plays more like me than he does," Johnson said, explaining his comparison of Hardaway to Jordan. "He's a scorer, and when Shaq was out, he showed that he's going to be the next mini-Michael that can really flat out score." Over their first two seasons, Johnson actually outscored Hardaway (19.8 ppg. to 18.5 ppg.). However, Hardaway possesses a certain skill that Magic lacked in his early days. "I think Penny at this stage of his career is a better perimeter shooter than Magic was early in his career," Hill said. "He's a different type of athlete. He's a runner, jumper, where Magic was more of a set-up type of guy." From Treadwell High to Memphis State and now the NBA, the link between Penny and Magic has been constant. Sunday, they meet for the first time as professionals in Los Angeles in a 9:30 p.m. EST matchup. With Magic and Penny at different positions, it's unlikely they'll guard each other. But both anticipate the match-up for their respective teams and themselves. "I'm very excited to play against Magic," Hardaway said. "Even though he's not playing the point guard as much, just to see him on the floor with the Laker uniform on, and me with the Magic uniform will be great." "Orlando is a big test for us," Johnson said. "This is what we want. We want the big test because this will prove what type of team we have." And while the fast-improving Lakers will use Orlando as a benchmark for the team's progress this season's, Hardaway will use his personal confrontation for an individual purpose. "When I play against guys like Michael, Magic, Joe Dumars, Charles Barkley, I try to make a statement or try to show that I can do the same thing they did when they were young," Hardaway said. However, Magic reminds his youthful counterpart that a younger, more athletic body doesn't always make for a better player. Because it will take more than just tremendous talent and a tall frame to become "the next Magic". "When you get older, you get smarter and better," Johnson said. "Always remember that they are better in talent than we ever thought we could be or ever wanted to be. More talent, bigger, taller, jump higher, but they will never be smarter than us. Never! Larry, Michael, we can last forever."
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Statistike po kategorijama... NBA Scoring Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 39 games played or 1064 points scored) Player GP Pts Avg Michael Jordan, CHI 63 1953 31.0 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 64 1702 26.6 Karl Malone, UTH 63 1648 26.2 Shaquille Oneal, ORL 39 1020 26.2 David Robinson, SAS 62 1566 25.3 Charles Barkley, PHO 57 1375 24.1 Mitch Richmond, SAC 61 1458 23.9 Alonzo Mourning, MIA 52 1200 23.1 Penny Hardaway, ORL 65 1485 22.9 Cedric Ceballos, LAL 60 1370 22.8 Glen Rice, CHA 60 1346 22.4 Patrick Ewing, NYK 56 1254 22.4 Larry Johnson, CHA 61 1323 21.7 Vin Baker, MIL 62 1340 21.6 Clifford Robinson, POR 60 1295 21.6 Grant Hill, DET 62 1328 21.4 Sean Elliott, SAS 57 1186 20.8 Reggie Miller, IND 61 1265 20.7 Juwan Howard, WAS 63 1304 20.7 Scottie Pippen, CHI 61 1260 20.7 Glenn Robinson, MIL 62 1279 20.6 Shawn Kemp, SEA 60 1219 20.3 Jim Jackson, DAL 64 1281 20.0 Dino Radja, BOS 53 1043 19.7 Clyde Drexler, HOU 44 865 19.7 Gary Payton, SEA 62 1217 19.6 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN 54 1058 19.6 Rod Strickland, POR 54 1052 19.5 Armon Gilliam, NJN 59 1148 19.5 Rik Smits, IND 45 873 19.4
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NBA Rebounding Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 39 games played or 608 rebounds) Player GP Reb Avg Dennis Rodman, CHI 51 779 15.3 David Robinson, SAS 62 758 12.2 Charles Barkley, PHO 57 689 12.1 Shawn Kemp, SEA 60 717 12.0 Dikembe Mutombo, DEN 61 695 11.4 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 64 698 10.9 Shaquille Oneal, ORL 39 425 10.9 Jayson Williams, NJN 60 639 10.7 Popeye Jones, DAL 52 546 10.5 Patrick Ewing, NYK 56 573 10.2 Alonzo Mourning, MIA 52 531 10.2 Karl Malone, UTH 63 638 10.1 Loy Vaught, LAC 62 622 10.0 Vin Baker, MIL 62 619 10.0 Dino Radja, BOS 53 522 9.9 Armon Gilliam, NJN 59 578 9.8 Grant Long, ATL 63 610 9.7 Grant Hill, DET 62 599 9.7 Gheorghe Muresan, WAS 64 616 9.6 Clarence Weatherspoon, PHI 59 565 9.6
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NBA Assist Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 39 games played or 304 assists) Player GP Ast Avg John Stockton, UTH 63 712 11.3 Jason Kidd, DAL 63 619 9.8 Rod Strickland, POR 54 516 9.6 Avery Johnson, SAS 62 582 9.4 Damon Stoudamire, TOR 61 547 9.0 Kenny Anderson, CHA 52 464 8.9 Kevin Johnson, PHO 39 323 8.3 Mark Jackson, IND 62 493 8.0 Nick Van Exel, LAL 61 450 7.4 Gary Payton, SEA 62 453 7.3 Greg Anthony, VAN 51 373 7.3 Penny Hardaway, ORL 65 467 7.2 Tim Hardaway, MIA 62 438 7.1 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN 54 380 7.0 Grant Hill, DET 62 419 6.8 Chris Childs, NJN 59 389 6.6 Terrell Brandon, CLE 56 368 6.6 Tyus Edney, SAC 60 378 6.3 Jalen Rose, DEN 61 366 6.0 Scottie Pippen, CHI 61 364 6.0
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NBA Steal Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 39 games played or 95 steals) Player GP Stl Avg Gary Payton, SEA 62 173 2.8 Mookie Blaylock, ATL 63 168 2.7 Jason Kidd, DAL 63 145 2.3 Michael Jordan, CHI 63 144 2.3 Penny Hardaway, ORL 65 136 2.1 Alvin Robertson, TOR 61 127 2.1 Clyde Drexler, HOU 44 90 2.1 Hersey Hawkins, SEA 63 121 1.9 Scottie Pippen, CHI 61 115 1.9 Karl Malone, UTH 63 113 1.8 Nate Mcmillan, SEA 39 70 1.8 John Stockton, UTH 63 111 1.8 Eddie Jones, LAL 50 88 1.8 Tom Gugliotta, MIN 61 107 1.8 Eric Murdock, VAN 52 91 1.8 Charles Barkley, PHO 57 97 1.7 Terrell Brandon, CLE 56 94 1.7 Greg Anthony, VAN 51 83 1.6 Kenny Anderson, CHA 52 83 1.6 Nick Anderson, ORL 63 100 1.6 Robert Horry, HOU 58 92 1.6
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NBA Blocked Shot Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 39 games played or 76 block shots) Player GP Blk Avg Dikembe Mutombo, DEN 61 273 4.5 David Robinson, SAS 62 215 3.5 Shawn Bradley, NJN 59 205 3.5 Alonzo Mourning, MIA 52 159 3.1 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 64 179 2.8 Elden Campbell, LAL 62 160 2.6 Patrick Ewing, NYK 56 138 2.5 Shaquille Oneal, ORL 39 91 2.3 Gheorghe Muresan, WAS 64 143 2.2 Lorenzo Williams, DAL 47 93 2.0 Oliver Miller, TOR 59 113 1.9 Jim Mcilvaine, WAS 62 115 1.9 Vlade Divac, LAL 61 110 1.8 Andrew Lang, MIN 60 107 1.8 Joe Smith, GSW 64 101 1.6 Theo Ratliff, DET 59 93 1.6 Shawn Kemp, SEA 60 92 1.5 Dino Radja, BOS 53 81 1.5 Robert Horry, HOU 58 84 1.5 Kevin Garnett, MIN 61 88 1.4
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NBA Field Goal Percentage Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 228 field goals made) Player GP FGM FGA Pct Gheorghe Muresan, WAS 64 392 660 .594 Shaquille Oneal, ORL 39 422 725 .582 Shawn Kemp, SEA 60 418 735 .569 Chucky Brown, HOU 64 229 403 .568 Matt Geiger, CHA 59 275 491 .560 Arvydas Sabonis, POR 56 292 525 .556 Dale Davis, IND 59 249 452 .551 Brian Williams, LAC 58 380 694 .548 Anthony Mason, NYK 62 321 587 .547 John Stockton, UTH 63 355 650 .546 Cedric Ceballos, LAL 60 525 977 .537 Oliver Miller, TOR 59 323 605 .534 Rik Smits, IND 45 347 651 .533 Otis Thorpe, DET 63 347 661 .525 Olden Polynice, SAC 61 309 590 .524
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NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 95 free throws made) Player GP FTM FTA Pct Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN 54 137 147 .932 Terrell Brandon, CLE 56 256 285 .898 Jeff Hornacek, UTH 63 209 234 .893 Brent Price, WAS 63 121 136 .890 Dana Barros, BOS 62 111 125 .888 Mitch Richmond, SAC 61 316 363 .871 Chris Childs, NJN 59 204 235 .868 Hersey Hawkins, SEA 63 191 220 .868 Spud Webb, MIN 62 111 128 .867 Reggie Miller, IND 61 353 409 .863 Dee Brown, BOS 48 107 124 .863 Kevin Johnson, PHO 39 249 289 .862 John Stockton, UTH 63 196 229 .856 Chris Mullin, GSW 55 137 160 .856 Robert Pack, WAS 31 154 182 .846
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NBA 3-Point Percentage Leaders Through March 16, 1996 (Minimum of 61 3-point field goals made) Player GP 3FM 3FA Pct Tim Legler, WAS 61 102 196 .520 Steve Kerr, CHI 63 93 179 .520 Jeff Hornacek, UTH 63 83 172 .483 Hubert Davis, NYK 61 109 227 .480 B J Armstrong, GSW 64 69 146 .473 Brent Price, WAS 63 97 206 .471 Eldridge Recasner, HOU 47 64 140 .457 Mitch Richmond, SAC 61 166 371 .447 Bobby Phills, CLE 54 71 159 .447 John Stockton, UTH 63 82 185 .443 Terry Dehere, LAC 64 101 229 .441 Michael Jordan, CHI 63 86 195 .441 Lee Mayberry, MIL 62 67 154 .435 Brent Barry, LAC 63 105 242 .434 Glen Rice, CHA 60 143 330 .433
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I na kraju raspored utakmica za april (do kraja sezone)... Monday, April 1 No games scheduled Tuesday, April 2 Boston at Atlanta, 7:30pm ET Chicago at Miami, 7:30pm ET Detroit at Milwaukee, 8:30pm ET Houston at Golden State, 10:30pm ET LA Clippers at Toronto, 7:00pm ET LA Lakers at Charlotte, 8:00pm ET Minnesota at Denver, 9:00pm ET New York at Indiana, 8:30pm ET Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30pm ET San Antonio at Phoenix, 10:00pm ET Seattle at Utah, 9:00pm ET Vancouver at Portland, 10:00pm ET Wednesday, April 3 Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30pm ET Houston at Seattle, 10:00pm ET Indiana at Philadelphia, 7:30pm ET LA Clippers at New Jersey, 7:30pm ET LA Lakers at Cleveland, 7:30pm ET Minnesota at Vancouver, 10:00pm ET Orlando at New York, 8:00pm ET Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30pm ET Thursday, April 4 Boston at Orlando, 7:30pm ET Cleveland at Toronto, 7:00pm ET Denver at Golden State, 10:30pm ET Miami at Chicago, 8:30pm ET Utah at Phoenix, 10:00pm ET Washington at Atlanta, 7:30pm ET Friday, April 5 Chicago at Charlotte, 8:00pm ET Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:30pm ET Houston at Sacramento, 10:30pm ET Minnesota at Utah, 9:00pm ET New York at Milwaukee, 8:30pm ET Phoenix at Seattle, 10:00pm ET Portland at Denver, 9:00pm ET Vancouver at LA Lakers, 10:30pm ET Washington at San Antonio, 8:30pm ET Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:00pm ET (rescheduled) Saturday, April 6 Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30pm ET LA Clippers at Dallas, 8:30pm ET Miami at Indiana, 7:00pm ET Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30pm ET Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30pm ET New York at Toronto, 6:00pm ET Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30pm ET Seattle at Portland, 10:00pm ET Sunday, April 7 Chicago at Orlando, 5:30pm ET Detroit at Boston, 12:30am ET Houston at Denver, 3:00pm ET Phoenix at Vancouver, 3:00pm ET San Antonio at LA Lakers, 3:00pm ET Utah at Sacramento, 9:00pm ET Monday, April 8 Atlanta at Indiana, 8:30pm ET Charlotte at Chicago, 8:30pm ET Dallas at Golden State, 10:30pm ET Miami at Washington, 7:30pm ET New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:30pm ET Portland at LA Clippers, 10:30pm ET San Antonio at Utah, 9:00pm ET Toronto at Minnesota, 8:00pm ET Seattle at New York, 8:00pm ET (rescheduled) Tuesday, April 9 Boston at New York, 7:30pm ET Dallas at Sacramento, 10:30pm ET Detroit at New Jersey, 7:30pm ET LA Lakers at Denver, 8:00pm ET Portland at Phoenix, 10:00pm ET Toronto at Milwaukee, 8:30pm ET Vancouver at Houston, 8:30pm ET Wednesday, April 10 Cleveland at Orlando, 7:30pm ET LA Lakers at Minnesota, 8:00pm ET Miami at Charlotte, 7:30pm ET Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30pm ET Phoenix at Utah, 8:00pm ET Sacramento at Seattle, 10:00pm ET Vancouver at San Antonio, 8:30pm ET Washington at Boston, 7:30pm ET Thursday, April 11 Chicago at New Jersey, 7:30pm ET Cleveland at New York, 7:30pm ET Dallas at Portland, 10:00pm ET Denver at Houston, 8:30pm ET Golden State at LA Clippers, 10:30pm ET Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30pm ET Friday, April 12 Golden State at LA Lakers, 10:30pm ET Indiana at Orlando, 8:00pm ET Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30pm ET Minnesota at Washington, 7:30pm ET Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30pm ET Sacramento at Vancouver, 10:00pm ET Toronto at Boston, 7:30pm ET Saturday, April 13 Dallas at Houston, 3:30pm ET Detroit at Indiana, 7:00pm ET New York at Miami, 3:30pm ET Seattle at San Antonio, 3:30pm ET Utah at LA Clippers, 10:30pm ET Sunday, April 14 Atlanta at New Jersey, 1:00pm ET Boston at Detroit, 7:00pm ET Charlotte at Philadelphia, 1:00pm ET Chicago at Cleveland, 1:00pm ET Denver at Minnesota, 3:30pm ET LA Clippers at Sacramento, 9:00pm ET Orlando at Milwaukee, 7:00pm ET Phoenix at LA Lakers, 3:30pm ET Portland at Vancouver, 3:00pm ET Toronto at Washington, 1:00pm ET Utah at Golden State, 10:30pm ET Monday, April 15 Charlotte at Indiana, 8:30pm ET New Jersey at Miami, 7:30pm ET Sacramento at Denver, 9:00pm ET San Antonio at Portland, 10:00pm ET Seattle at Houston, 8:30pm ET Toronto at New York, 7:30pm ET Tuesday, April 16 Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30pm ET Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30pm ET Houston at Phoenix, 9:00pm ET LA Clippers at Utah, 9:00pm ET LA Lakers at Dallas, 8:30pm ET San Antonio at Vancouver, 10:00pm ET Washington at Orlando, 7:30pm ET Wednesday, April 17 Boston at Washington, 7:30pm ET Golden State at Minnesota, 8:00pm ET Indiana at Detroit, 8:00pm ET Miami at Philadelphia, 7:30pm ET Phoenix at Sacramento, 10:30pm ET Portland at Seattle, 10:00pm ET Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30pm ET Thursday, April 18 Atlanta at Orlando, 7:30pm ET Denver at Dallas, 8:30pm ET Detroit at Chicago, 8:30pm ET LA Clippers at Houston, 8:30pm ET LA Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30pm ET Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7:30pm ET New York at Cleveland, 7:30pm ET Utah at Vancouver, 10:00pm ET Friday, April 19 Boston at New Jersey, 7:30pm ET Charlotte at New York, 8:00pm ET Dallas at Phoenix, 10:00pm ET Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30pm ET Minnesota at Seattle, 10:00pm ET Orlando at Philadelphia, 7:30pm ET Portland at Golden State, 10:30pm ET Vancouver at Denver, 9:00pm ET Washington at Toronto, 7:00pm ET Saturday, April 20 Detroit at Cleveland, 1:00pm ET Indiana at Chicago, 3:30pm ET Minnesota at LA Lakers, 10:30pm ET New Jersey at Atlanta, 7:30pm ET Sacramento at Utah, 9:00pm ET Sunday, April 21 Atlanta at Miami, 6:00pm ET Chicago at Washington, 1:00pm ET Cleveland at Indiana, 3:30pm ET Dallas at San Antonio, 3:30pm ET Golden State at Sacramento, 9:00pm ET LA Lakers at Portland, 9:00pm ET Milwaukee at Detroit, 3:30pm ET New York at Boston, 1:00pm ET Orlando at Charlotte, 3:30pm ET Philadelphia at Toronto, 1:00pm ET Phoenix at Houston, 3:30pm ET Seattle at Denver, 3:30pm ET Vancouver at LA Clippers, 6:00pm ET
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> A pogledajte ovu budalu... Sve mi se čini da ga više nećemo > gledati na NBA parketima. > ABDUL-RAUF SUSPENDED FOR NOT TAKING A STAND Niko nije toliko lud: News from March 14. The NBA has lifted the Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's (Den) suspensions as Abdul-Rauf has agreed to standing during the national anthem. So, Denver je i dalje u igri za play-off. :)
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Minnesota 90, Vancouver 85 Tom Gugliotta scored 26 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out six assists, as the Minnesota Timberwolves came from behind to down the Vancouver Grizzlies, 90-85, at the Target Center. The Wolves won their second straight, while sending the Grizzlies to their 14th consecutive loss. Vancouver jumped out to an early 27-16 advantage -- its largest of the game -- and held the lead until Minnesota forged ahead, 68-67, with 38-seconds left in the third quarter. The Grizzlies quickly regained the lead, as Blue Edwards sank a three-pointer, giving Vancouver a 70-68 edge entering the final 12-minutes. Gugliotta then opened the fourth quarter with two straight baskets to put the Timberwolves in front. The Grizzlies were able to pull even at 80-80 on a pair of Bryant Reeves free throws with 3:18 remaining, but Gugliotta scored five points during a Minnesota 10-5 run over the remainder of the game. Vancouver had a chance to tie the game late with a three- pointer, but veteran guard Terry Porter came up with a steal and a layup with just five-seconds remaining to seal the Minnesota victory. Doug West scored a season-high 16 points and Kevin Garnett added 13 in the win, while Reeves finished with a career-high 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies. _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Edwards had 20 points, while Eric Murdock added 11 points and a season-high 13 assists for Vancouver * Sam Mitchell chipped in with 12 points and a season-high 10 rebounds for Minnesota * The Grizzlies made just 15-of-27 free throws * Minnesota was without guard Isaiah Rider (upper respiratory infection) and center Andrew Lang (torn left calf). _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Boxscore - Vancouver at Minnesota *** (Sunday, March 17th) 3/17/96 Vancouver Grizzlies AT Minnesota Timberwolves ATTENDANCE: 12228 OFFICIALS: T.Nunez, W.Mayfield, R.Nunn TIME OF GAME: 2:12 REBOUNDS Vancouver MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G.Wilkins 36 1 9 0 2 0 2 1 9 10 6 2 1 1 0 2 A.Amaya 27 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 B.Reeves 37 10 17 0 0 6 8 2 9 11 1 4 2 4 0 26 B.Edwards 32 8 12 3 4 1 2 0 3 3 4 3 2 2 0 20 E.Murdock 35 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 13 5 0 4 1 11 L.Moten 13 1 2 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 7 C.King 12 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 4 A.Avent 18 4 11 0 0 3 3 4 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 11 R.Manning 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 B.Scott 24 1 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 G.Anthony DNP - COACH'S DECISION D.Edwards DNP - COACH'S DECISION TEAM TOTALS 240 33 75 4 11 15 27 8 31 39 28 24 9 15 3 85 PERCENTAGES: FG: 44.0% 3PT: 36.4% FT: 55.6% TEAM REB: 12 TEAM TO: 15 REBOUNDS Minnesota MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ K.Garnett 38 6 9 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 1 4 1 2 2 13 T.Gugliotta 41 10 14 2 2 4 5 2 8 10 6 4 1 5 1 26 E.Riley 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 D.West 36 7 11 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 16 S.Webb 25 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 1 3 0 2 S.Mitchell 31 3 10 0 0 6 7 0 10 10 1 2 0 2 0 12 D.Martin 12 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 1 2 0 2 M.Davis 23 4 9 0 2 2 3 2 6 8 0 4 1 0 1 10 T.Porter 20 3 5 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 9 M.Bragg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I.Rider DNP - INJURED A.Lang DNP - INJURED TEAM TOTALS 240 35 72 3 7 17 23 6 34 40 25 20 7 18 7 90 PERCENTAGES: FG: 48.6% 3PT: 42.9% FT: 73.9% TEAM REB: 6 TEAM TO: 19 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Vancouver Grizzlies 27 19 24 15 85 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 25 27 22 90 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- Vancouver 12, Minnesota 10 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: Vancouver 3, Minnesota 1 TECHNICALS: Vancouver 2, Minnesota 0 Van-Illegal Defense 2 Min-None _________________________________________________________________
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Cleveland 115, Sacramento 84 Terrell Brandon netted 26 points and Dan Majerle added 17 to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-84 crowning of the visiting Sacramento Kings. Cleveland has won 19 of the last 23 meetings between the two teams. Cleveland took control in the second quarter, outscoring Sacramento, 33-13, to take a commanding 26-point lead at the intermission. The Cavs shot 65-percent from the floor in the period (11-of-17), while the Kings made just 28-percent of their shots in the second 12 minutes. Sacramento, which was led by Mitch Richmond's 18 points, did not threaten in the second half. Danny Ferry had 16 points and Bob Sura contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Cavs. _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Cleveland committed only seven turnovers * Brian Grant chipped in 14 points for the Kings, who suffered their 12 straight loss at Cleveland. _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Bocscore - Sacramento at Cleveland *** (Sunday, March 17th) 3/17/96 Sacramento Kings AT Cleveland Cavaliers ATTENDANCE: 17821 OFFICIALS: E.Middleton, B.Alexander, B.Adams TIME OF GAME: 2:13 REBOUNDS Sacramento MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B.Owens 28 3 11 1 1 2 2 5 5 10 5 3 1 4 0 9 B.Grant 29 5 10 0 1 4 4 2 4 6 4 2 0 1 0 14 O.Polynice 21 4 5 0 0 2 2 1 5 6 1 2 0 2 0 10 M.Richmond 33 6 18 2 7 4 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 18 B.Hurley 25 0 7 0 3 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 2 M.Smith 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 4 C.Williamson 14 1 3 0 0 2 4 2 3 5 0 4 0 4 0 4 T.Edney 29 4 10 2 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 13 K.Gamble 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 L.Simmons 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 D.Causwell 13 1 4 0 0 5 5 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 1 7 C.McDaniel 12 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 TEAM TOTALS 240 27 76 6 17 24 28 14 28 42 19 28 1 17 1 84 PERCENTAGES: FG: 35.5% 3PT: 35.3% FT: 85.7% TEAM REB: 9 TEAM TO: 17 REBOUNDS Cleveland MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.Mills 29 4 8 0 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 11 D.Ferry 31 5 10 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 16 M.Cage 31 3 4 0 0 3 4 1 5 6 3 1 1 0 2 9 D.Majerle 35 6 14 4 8 1 1 1 3 4 5 3 2 1 2 17 T.Brandon 29 10 16 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 3 26 B.Sura 31 4 9 1 3 4 4 1 6 7 7 3 3 1 3 13 T.Hill 17 3 5 0 0 4 7 3 2 5 2 5 0 1 0 10 J.Crotty 19 1 2 0 0 6 6 2 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 8 D.Marshall 7 0 4 0 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 3 A.Lang 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 D.Johnson 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 B.Phills DNP - INJURED TEAM TOTALS 240 37 76 10 19 31 37 12 26 38 25 26 9 6 13 115 PERCENTAGES: FG: 48.7% 3PT: 52.6% FT: 83.8% TEAM REB: 9 TEAM TO: 8 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Sacramento Kings 26 13 24 21 84 Cleveland Cavaliers 32 33 19 31 115 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- Sacramento 12, Cleveland 26 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: Sacramento 2, Cleveland 1 TECHNICALS: Sacramento 3, Cleveland 2 Sacramento - Causwell, Williamson, Illegal Defense Cleveland - Mills, Coach Fratello _________________________________________________________________
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Orlando 98, LA Lakers 97 Shaquille O'Neal and Horace Grant each scored 26 points and Orlando survived a missed three-pointer by the Lakers' Nick Van Exel in the final seconds, as the Magic downed Los Angeles, 98-97 at the Forum. Orlando won for the fifth time in seven road contests and evened its road mark at 17-17. A closely contested second half had the game knotted at 95 with just under a minute left. Dennis Scott, who scored 17 for the Magic, nailed a three-pointer to give Orlando the lead. The Lakers countered with a hoop at the other end to draw within one. Orlando turned the ball over with about 10 seconds left and Van Exel picked up the loose ball for the Lakers. He started for the hoop, but decided to pull it back out for the jumper instead. He misfired as the buzzer sounded. Elden Campbell and Van Exel led the Lakers with 22 points apiece. _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Orlando won for just the second time in its history at the Forum (2-6) * Cedric Ceballos had 18 points for the Lakers and Magic Johnson contributed 10 points and five assists * L-A is 24-8 since January 1st * Orlando has won nine-of-11 overall * Grant also had 17 rebounds and O'Neal had 10 * Campbell grabbed 10 boards * O'Neal fouled out for the first time this season. _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Boxscore - Orlando at Los Angeles Lakers *** (Sunday, March 17th) 03-17-96 Orlando Magic AT Los Angeles Lakers ATTENDANCE: 17505 OFFICIALS: J.Forte, M.Wuderlich, L.Richardson TIME OF GAME: 2:08 REBOUNDS Orlando MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.Grant 43 10 15 0 0 6 6 7 10 17 2 3 0 3 2 26 D.Scott 36 6 12 5 10 0 2 0 3 3 5 3 2 1 0 17 S.O'Neal 39 12 23 0 0 2 4 3 7 10 4 6 1 7 3 26 N.Anderson 6 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 A.Hardaway 38 5 12 0 2 4 4 0 3 3 7 2 1 2 0 14 J.Koncak 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 A.Bowie 30 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 B.Thompson 22 1 6 0 5 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 0 2 D.Royal 12 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 D.Vaughn DNP - COACH'S DECISION J.Wolf DNP - COACH'S DECISION TEAM TOTALS 240 38 73 6 19 16 20 11 30 41 27 23 6 20 6 98 PERCENTAGES: FG: 52.1% 3PT: 31.6% FT: 80.0% TEAM REB: 9 TEAM TO: 20 REBOUNDS LA Lakers MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E.Campbell 42 8 18 0 0 6 8 4 6 10 2 2 3 2 1 22 C.Ceballos 38 7 12 2 4 2 2 1 6 7 2 0 3 0 0 18 V.Divac 25 6 9 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 0 5 0 1 1 13 E.Jones 36 5 8 0 3 0 0 2 2 4 2 3 2 5 0 10 N.Van Exel 46 6 19 4 10 6 8 0 2 2 5 1 2 2 0 22 M.Johnson 33 4 11 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 3 1 2 0 10 A.Peeler 15 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 S.Threatt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 G.Lynch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Blount DNP - COACH'S DECISION A.Miller DNP - COACH'S DECISION D.Strong DNP - COACH'S DECISION TEAM TOTALS 240 37 81 7 20 16 22 11 20 31 19 17 11 13 2 97 PERCENTAGES: FG: 45.7% 3PT: 35.0% FT: 72.7% TEAM REB: 8 TEAM TO: 13 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Orlando Magic 25 27 24 22 98 Los Angeles Lakers 33 20 20 24 97 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- Orlando 10, LA Lakers 19 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: Orlando 2, LA Lakers 2 TECHNICALS: Orlando 3, LA Lakers 2 Orlando - Thompson, Coach Hill, Illegal Defense LA Lakers - Divac, Illegal Defense _________________________________________________________________
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Portland 112, Dallas 86 Cliff Robinson led six Blazers in double-figures with 23 points, and Portland cruised to a 112-86 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at The Rose Garden. The Trail Blazers won their season-best fifth straight game, while handing the injury-riddled Mavs their seventh consecutive defeat. Portland streaked out to an 11-3 lead two-minutes into the game and never looked back. The Mavs shot a miserable 23-percent from the field in the opening period, making just six field goals in the 12-minute frame, and found themselves down 15 points, 33- 18, entering the second quarter. Dallas got within 12 points, 41-29, with seven-minutes left before the intermission, but the Blazers scored 12 of the game's next 16 points to stake a 53-33 lead. The Mavericks trailed 55-37 at the half, and never got any closer the rest of the way. Rod Strickland added 18 points and 13 assists, and Arvydas Sabonis chipped in with 15 points and nine rebounds in the win. Cherokee Parks led Dallas with a career-high 25 points. _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Dallas guard Jason Kidd was 1-for-10 from the field for three points in just one half of action. He is suffering from a contusion on his left leg and did not play in the second half * Lucious Harris had 16 points off the bench for Dallas * Portland shot 55-percent from the field for the game * The Mavs were 8-for-34 from three-point range and finished the game shooting just 31-percent from the field overall * Portland outrebounded Dallas 55-35. _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Boxscore - Dallas at Portland *** (Sunday, March 17th) 03-17-96 Dallas Mavericks AT Portland Trail Blazers ATTENDANCE: 20324 OFFICIALS: J.Crawford, T.Durham, B.Reichelt TIME OF GAME: 1:55 REBOUNDS Dallas MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J.Jackson 32 3 10 1 4 2 2 0 2 2 4 1 1 3 0 9 G.McCloud 18 3 14 0 5 0 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 6 L.Williams 18 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 T.Dumas 36 3 13 1 3 2 3 0 2 2 1 3 1 1 0 9 J.Kidd 15 1 10 1 5 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 D.Wood 38 2 5 0 2 3 4 3 5 8 1 5 2 1 0 7 C.Parks 36 9 17 4 10 3 4 3 4 7 0 5 1 0 0 25 S.Brooks 9 0 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 L.Harris 24 5 10 0 0 6 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 16 L.Meyer 14 2 5 1 3 1 2 0 5 5 1 2 0 1 0 6 T.Davis DNP - INJURY R.Jones DNP - INJURY TEAM TOTALS 240 29 91 8 34 20 25 14 21 35 13 20 10 13 0 86 PERCENTAGES: FG: 31.9% 3PT: 23.5% FT: 80.0% TEAM REB: 16 TEAM TO: 13 REBOUNDS Portland MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.Grant 25 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 1 6 C.Robinson 37 9 17 0 3 5 7 0 5 5 0 1 1 2 2 23 A.Sabonis 21 6 11 1 1 2 4 3 6 9 0 1 1 2 1 15 A.McKie 32 4 6 1 1 2 3 2 5 7 4 4 2 4 1 11 R.Strickland 30 6 11 0 1 6 8 3 3 6 13 1 0 2 0 18 C.Dudley 27 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 10 0 3 0 0 0 4 B.Williams 23 5 8 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 1 3 1 3 1 13 R.Robinson 10 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 D.Wingfield 14 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 6 J.Robinson 17 6 10 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 0 14 E.Spencer 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 G.Trent DNP - INJURED TEAM TOTALS 240 44 80 5 12 19 27 15 40 55 23 23 8 18 6 112 PERCENTAGES: FG: 55.0% 3PT: 41.7% FT: 70.4% TEAM REB: 5 TEAM TO: 18 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Dallas Mavericks 18 19 25 24 86 Portland Trail Blazers 33 22 27 30 112 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- Dallas 16, Portland 13 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: Dallas 1, Portland 0 TECHNICALS: Dallas 0, Portland 0 _________________________________________________________________
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Boston 107, New Jersey 106 (2-OT) David Wesley's pull up jumper with 17 seconds left in the second overtime gave the Boston Celtics a well-earned 107-106 win over the New Jersey Nets at the FleetCenter. Wesley finished with 17 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, as the Celtics won for the fifth time in seven games. New Jersey's Chris Childs finished with 15 points and nine assists and tied the game at the end of regulation and the end of the first overtime with three-pointers. Those were the only threes of the night for the Nets. The Nets, who trailed by eight points early in the fourth, finally appeared to take control after a Childs three-point play and an Armon Gilliam running hook that put them up 104-101 with two minutes left in the second extra session. Wesley then made a jumper and Pervis Ellison converted an offensive rebound and Boston jumped back in front at 105-104 with 55 seconds left. A Gilliam runner with 35 seconds left put the Nets back in front for the final time. Gilliam finished with a game-high 30 points. Eric Williams paced the Celtics with a career-high 25 points. He also had nine rebounds. _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Boston beat the Nets for just the third time in 10 tries * Shawn Bradley had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and seven blocks for the Nets, who have lost four in a row and nine-of- 10 * Boston center Eric Montross had 16 points and 12 boards. _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Boxscore - New Jersey at Boston *** (Sunday, March 17th) 03-17-96 New Jersey Nets AT Boston Celtics ATTENDANCE: 17427 OFFICIALS: E.T.Rush, B.Delaney, T.Washington TIME OF GAME: 2:55 REBOUNDS New Jersey MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PJ.Brown 44 4 8 0 0 1 2 5 3 8 3 5 1 2 0 9 A.Gilliam 46 9 15 0 0 12 14 2 3 5 4 3 2 4 0 30 S.Bradley 45 6 14 0 0 1 2 4 9 13 1 4 3 2 7 13 C.Childs 49 5 15 2 3 3 4 0 5 5 9 3 1 3 1 15 E.O'Bannon 12 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 7 V.Fleming 38 7 16 0 0 4 4 2 5 7 4 0 0 0 0 18 J.Williams 21 3 8 0 0 2 4 1 6 7 0 3 0 3 0 8 G.Graham 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 R.Mahorn 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 R.Werdann 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 K.Reeves 19 2 6 0 2 0 2 1 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 Y.Dare 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 TEAM TOTALS 290 40 93 2 6 24 34 16 38 54 24 27 8 18 10 106 PERCENTAGES: FG: 43.0% 3PT: 33.3% FT: 70.6% TEAM REB: 9 TEAM TO: 19 REBOUNDS Boston MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G.Minor 28 5 11 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 6 4 0 0 0 11 P.Ellison 25 3 3 0 0 2 3 5 6 11 0 5 1 2 2 8 E.Montross 42 8 14 0 0 0 2 5 7 12 1 4 0 2 3 16 D.Wesley 47 6 18 2 5 3 6 3 6 9 9 5 4 1 0 17 D.Barros 51 3 15 2 8 2 3 0 4 4 8 2 1 3 0 10 J.Burrough 16 3 6 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 0 8 T.Day 27 3 14 2 5 2 2 1 2 3 0 4 2 3 0 10 T.Hamilton 11 0 5 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 E.Williams 36 11 18 0 0 3 6 5 4 9 1 3 2 2 0 25 A.Lister 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 R.Fox DNP - PERSONAL REASONS TEAM TOTALS 290 42 104 6 18 17 29 21 39 60 25 31 11 19 7 107 PERCENTAGES: FG: 40.4% 3PT: 33.3% FT: 58.6% TEAM REB: 14 TEAM TO: 20 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT FINAL New Jersey Nets 24 28 14 24 7 9 106 Boston Celtics 32 13 23 22 7 10 107 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- New Jersey 10, Boston 27 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: New Jersey 2, Boston 0 TECHNICALS: New Jersey 1, Boston 0 New Jersey - Illegal Defense _________________________________________________________________
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Detroit 91, Denver 81 Grant Hill recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, as Detroit defeated Denver, 91-81, at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Allan Houston poured in 28 points for the Pistons, who have won a season-high five straight, nine-of-10 overall and six in a row at home. The Nuggets have lost five of their last eight and eight straight on the road. Denver held a 20-11 lead late in the first quarter, but Detroit embarked on an 18-4 run to grab a 29-24 advantage with 9:17 to play in the first half. The Nuggets cut the hosts' lead to 31-30, but the Pistons all but put Denver away with a 16-4 spurt, which gave Detroit a 47-34 cushion just before the break. The Pistons led by 10 at the intermission, and were never threatened in the second half. Detroit led by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter, and Denver could only get as close as seven after halftime. Joe Dumars added 13 points for the Pistons. Antonio McDyess paced the Nugget attack with 20 points and 12 boards. Bryant Stith threw in 16 points, while Dale Ellis netted 14 for Denver. Dikembe Mutombo secured 11 rebounds and blocked nine shots for the losers. _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Hill has eight triple-doubles this season, and nine for his career * Jalen Rose had 11 points for Denver * The Nuggets' Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scored his 7,000th career point during the contest. He has 7,002 for his career * Detroit is 23-10 at The Palace * The teams split the season series * The Pistons are 37- 27, while the Nuggets are 27-37 * Nugget forward Tom Hammonds left the contest with a sprained ankle. _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Boxscore - Denver at Detroit *** (Sunday, March 17th) 3/17/96 Denver Nuggets AT Detroit Pistons ATTENDANCE: 21454 OFFICIALS: M.Mathis, J.Borgia, G.Willard TIME OF GAME: 2:16 REBOUNDS Denver MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ L.Ellis 36 3 8 1 1 0 0 2 4 6 1 3 0 1 0 7 A.McDyess 37 10 17 0 0 0 4 7 5 12 3 4 2 2 0 20 D.Mutombo 39 0 4 0 0 3 6 1 10 11 0 2 0 2 9 3 J.Rose 28 4 10 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 0 11 B.Stith 27 6 11 2 3 2 2 1 5 6 5 1 0 2 0 16 D.Ellis 26 6 11 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 14 M.Abdul-Rauf 28 4 11 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 3 0 10 T.Hammonds 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Williams 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Overton 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 M.Fish DNP - COACH'S DECISION D.MacLean DNP - INJURY TEAM TOTALS 240 33 75 5 9 10 17 12 29 41 22 17 3 12 9 81 PERCENTAGES: FG: 44.0% 3PT: 55.6% FT: 58.8% TEAM REB: 9 TEAM TO: 12 REBOUNDS Detroit MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G.Hill 40 6 12 1 1 7 9 1 12 13 10 1 1 2 0 20 O.Thorpe 32 4 9 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 1 4 1 2 1 8 D.Reid 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 A.Houston 43 11 22 6 12 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 3 1 0 28 J.Dumars 46 5 9 1 3 2 3 0 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 13 T.Ratliff 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 T.Mills 28 2 10 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 7 M.West 16 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 2 2 4 L.Hunter 16 3 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 7 M.Curry 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 L.Roe DNP - COACH'S DECISION E.Leckner DNP - COACH'S DECISION TEAM TOTALS 240 35 76 10 21 11 14 7 29 36 18 22 8 9 3 91 PERCENTAGES: FG: 46.1% 3PT: 47.6% FT: 78.6% TEAM REB: 7 TEAM TO: 10 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Denver Nuggets 22 15 17 27 81 Detroit Pistons 17 30 19 25 91 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- Denver 6, Detroit 9 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: Denver 2, Detroit 0 TECHNICALS: Denver 1, Detroit 0 Denver - Illegal Defense Detroit - None _________________________________________________________________
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Indiana 105, Toronto 96 Reggie Miller scored 27 points and the Indiana Pacers used a late fourth-quarter rally to defeat Toronto, 105-96, at Market Square Arena. The Pacers snapped a two-game slide and have won all four meetings versus the Raptors. Toronto held a 94-93 lead with five minutes to play, but the Pacers finished the game on a 12-2 run. Miller's one free throw gave Indiana a 101-96 lead with 1 1/2 minutes to play. Doug Christie and Tracy Murray then missed long jumpers for Toronto. Indiana's Haywoode Workman and Mark Jackson each canned two foul shots in the final 40 seconds to seal the victory. Rik Smits added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers, who also got 16 points from Jackson. Damon Stoudamire scored 23 points to lead the Raptors, who have lost three straight games and 13-of-15. [IMAGE] Back to contents _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Murray had 21 points and Oliver Miller 16 for Toronto * Antonio Davis had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Dale Davis scored 11 and pulled down 10 boards for Indiana * Toronto is 5-29 on the road and 2-21 versus Central Division opponents. _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Boxscore - Toronto at Indiana *** (Sunday, March 17th) 3/17/96 Toronto Raptors AT Indiana Pacers ATTENDANCE: 16579 OFFICIALS: D.Crawford, D.Stafford, K.Fehr TIME OF GAME: 2:16 REBOUNDS Toronto MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T.Murray 48 7 19 2 9 5 6 3 6 9 0 3 1 2 1 21 O.Miller 46 8 14 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 4 1 3 0 16 Z.Tabak 25 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 3 0 2 2 10 D.Christie 37 7 13 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 5 5 1 2 14 D.Stoudamire 46 8 18 4 9 3 5 1 4 5 12 3 1 4 0 23 A.Earl 25 4 10 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 10 J.King 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 V.Esposito DNP - COACH'S DECISION M.Lewis DNP - COACH'S DECISION C.Rogers DNP - COACH'S DECISION D.Whitfield DNP - COACH'S DECISION S.Wright DNP - INJURY TEAM TOTALS 240 40 84 6 19 10 13 10 20 30 23 21 10 12 6 96 PERCENTAGES: FG: 47.6% 3PT: 31.6% FT: 76.9% TEAM REB: 10 TEAM TO: 15 REBOUNDS Indiana MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ R.Miller 39 9 19 2 5 7 8 1 3 4 4 2 0 4 0 27 D.Davis 32 5 6 0 0 1 9 3 7 10 1 1 1 0 4 11 R.Smits 34 9 15 0 0 3 3 3 9 12 1 3 0 3 1 21 M.Jackson 40 6 11 1 4 3 4 0 2 2 12 3 1 2 0 16 T.Best 27 3 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 7 3 3 2 0 9 A.Davis 30 6 9 0 0 1 1 6 5 11 0 2 0 1 1 13 R.Pierce 18 3 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 6 H.Workman 20 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 2 A.Caldwell DNP - COACH'S DECISION E.Johnson DNP - INJURED D.McKey DNP - INJURED D.Schintzius DNP - COACH'S DECISION TEAM TOTALS 240 41 79 4 13 19 29 14 28 42 31 20 7 15 6 105 PERCENTAGES: FG: 51.9% 3PT: 30.8% FT: 65.5% TEAM REB: 13 TEAM TO: 16 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Toronto Raptors 21 27 29 19 96 Indiana Pacers 27 27 26 25 105 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- Toronto 13, Indiana 19 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: Toronto 0, Indiana 1 TECHNICALS: Toronto 0, Indiana 0 _________________________________________________________________
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Charlotte 103, Phoenix 102 Glen Rice scored 26 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 103-102 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns. Larry Johnson added 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to help the Hornets win their third straight. It looked like the Hornets would win this one going away, as they built up a 21-point cushion in the first quarter. However, Kevin Johnson led a second-quarter Phoenix rally and the Suns were within 56-49 at the intermission. Kevin Johnson had 15 points in the first half and Larry Johnson had 13. Kevin Johnson netted 13 more points in the third quarter, helping the Suns tie it at 77-77 heading into the fourth. Phoenix actually held a slim lead throughout most of the final quarter, and was ahead 95-92 after a John Williams' basket. The Hornets then scored seven straight points, capped by an Anthony Goldwire runner, to regain the lead at 99-95 with 1:20 remaining. Charlotte's advantage was trimmed to 101-99 after a Charles Barkley basket with 39 seconds left and the Suns had a chance to tie or go in front after the Hornets turned it over. However, Barkley missed a baseline jumper with six seconds left, Rice grabbed the rebound and made two free throws after being fouled. Barkley accounted for the final score with a three- pointer at the buzzer. Kevin Johnson led the Suns with 30 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Barkley and Williams added 20 points apiece, while Williams pulled down 10 rebounds. _________________________________________________________________ Notes * Goldwire, getting significant playing time because of the injury to Kenny Anderson, chipped in 19 points. Anderson, who has a sprained ankle, did see 15 minutes of playing time as a reserve * Phoenix forward Danny Manning missed the game with a sprained ankle * The Hornets, who have won four straight at home, lead Miami by a game in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference * The Suns have lost five-of- seven. _________________________________________________________________ Box Score *** NBA Boxscore - Phoenix at Charlotte *** (Sunday, March 17th) 3/17/96 Phoenix Suns AT Charlotte Hornets ATTENDANCE: 24040 OFFICIALS: S.Javie, J.Clark, G.Benson TIME OF GAME: 2:10 REBOUNDS Phoenix MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.Barkley 38 8 16 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 4 1 1 3 2 20 M.Bennett 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 J.Williams 39 9 13 0 0 2 2 2 8 10 3 1 0 1 2 20 M.Finley 48 3 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 7 K.Johnson 39 11 17 1 2 7 7 1 5 6 8 2 2 6 0 30 W.Person 37 6 15 1 5 2 2 0 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 15 E.Perry 9 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 6 J.Kleine 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 AC.Green 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 C.Carr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Coker DNP - COACH'S DECISION D.Manning DNP - INJURY TEAM TOTALS 240 42 74 3 11 15 16 4 25 29 26 16 7 13 4 102 PERCENTAGES: FG: 56.8% 3PT: 27.3% FT: 93.8% TEAM REB: 2 TEAM TO: 14 REBOUNDS Charlotte MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ L.Johnson 44 7 12 1 2 5 6 6 2 8 11 0 2 3 0 20 M.Geiger 40 6 14 0 0 2 2 1 7 8 1 5 0 2 2 14 R.Parish 22 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 G.Rice 41 10 16 0 2 6 6 0 3 3 9 2 1 2 0 26 A.Goldwire 33 6 11 3 6 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 1 5 0 19 K.Anderson 15 0 4 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 G.Zidek 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 D.Curry 24 6 8 3 4 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 4 1 15 P.Myers 12 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 R.Addison 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 D.Hancock DNP - COACH'S DECISION M.Adams DNP - COACH'S DECISION TEAM TOTALS 240 39 75 7 16 18 20 11 26 37 34 17 7 17 3 103 PERCENTAGES: FG: 52.0% 3PT: 43.8% FT: 90.0% TEAM REB: 3 TEAM TO: 17 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Phoenix Suns 22 27 28 25 102 Charlotte Hornets 34 22 21 26 103 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS -------------------- Phoenix 19, Charlotte 14 ILLEGAL DEFENSE: Phoenix 3, Charlotte 1 TECHNICALS: Phoenix 3, Charlotte 1 Pho-Fitzsimmons, Illegal Defense 2 Cha-Hanzlik _________________________________________________________________
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=> The NBA has lifted the Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's (Den) suspensions as => Abdul-Rauf has agreed to standing during the national anthem. Stajao je ruku sklopljenih za molitvu :)))
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RODMAN GETS SIX-GAME SUSPENSION, $20,000 FINE NEW YORK -- The NBA on Monday suspended Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman for six games and fined him $20,000 for his wild theatrics in Saturday night's game at New Jersey. Rodman will not be eligible to play again until the Bulls visit the Miami Heat on April 2. The ejection also carries an additional automatic $1,000 fine. Rodman was ejected with 1:31 left in the first quarter of Saturday's game after receiving his second technical foul of the game. He proceeded to lightly head-butt referee Ted Bernhardt above the left eye. Rodman then ripped his shirt off, stormed around the court and knocked over a water cooler as he headed to the locker room. The Bulls won the game 97-93. "Physical assaults on referees cannot and will not be tolerated under any circumstances," said NBA Senior Vice President Rod Thorn. "The suspension and fine reflect not only the head-butting, but the totality of his actions on the court." "I understand fully that making contact with an official is an extremely serious offense and we as an organization understand the severity of Mr. Rodman's situation," said Bulls vice president of operations Jerry Krause. "However, I think the penalty is too severe for a player whose conduct has been excellent up until this point." Rodman accused the referees of treating him unfairly after Saturday's game. "The refs watch me instead of the game," said Rodman. "Thorn was even here to watch me. Since it was me, I get picked on. Every damn game, I'm the guinea pig. Why am I so different from the rest of the league? "If I butted him, I butted him," said Rodman. "Suspend me. Rod Thorn, (commissioner) David Stern -- suspend me if you're so big." Rodman picked up a questionable technical foul early in the first quarter for pounding the ball on the court. He was called for a personal foul with 1:31 left in the first quarter and protested the call. As Rodman argued the call with referee Paul Mihalak, he put his hands inside his shorts. Bernhardt then raced over and called Rodman for his second technical. "It's tough to swallow as a team," said Bulls coach Phil Jackson of the suspension. "We know this can't happen on the basketball court just as we know people can't disrupt a game." The Bulls beat the Nets to improve to 57-7 and need to go 13-5 (.722) over their final 18 games to become the first team in NBA history to win 70 games in a regular season. "Dennis let the team down a little bit with Scottie (Pippen) out and some of the other guys not here," said Bulls' star Michael Jordan after Saturday's game. "We need him in there. You have to limit your outbursts so you're not so much of a target. He's having a tough time walking a straight line right now." The Bulls play three games in the next four nights. Chicago hosts Sacramento Tuesday and New York Thursday.
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Chicago (98) At Philadelphia (94) Chicago Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kukoc F 42 8-16 3-6 1 5 6 11 3 1 0 21 Wennington F 26 3-7 1-2 0 6 6 1 6 1 1 7 Longley C 23 0-4 0-0 3 3 6 1 2 1 0 0 Jordan G 47 15-32 8-10 2 9 11 4 5 1 2 38 Harper G 29 2-6 2-4 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 6 Salley 11 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 2 Kerr 28 5-8 1-1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 13 Buechler 26 3-9 0-0 2 4 6 1 2 1 1 7 Edwards 7 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 Brown 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pippen Dnp - Tendonitis Rodman Dnp - Suspended By League Totals 240 38-86 17-25 10 33 43 26 27 8 6 98 (.442) (.680) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 7(6 Pts) Philadelphia Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Alston F 21 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 4 Weatherspoon F 38 4-13 6-6 6 7 13 0 0 2 1 14 Pinckney C 26 2-4 3-4 3 4 7 1 2 2 0 7 Stackhouse G 44 8-21 14-17 1 7 8 2 5 0 3 31 Maxwell G 29 5-13 5-8 0 1 1 4 4 0 4 18 Massenburg 23 3-5 2-2 1 7 8 0 3 0 0 8 Ruffin 16 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 Higgins 23 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 Thompson 11 1-1 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 0 1 2 Sutton 9 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Dumas Dnp - Coach'S Decision Walters Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 29-75 30-37 14 31 45 17 21 4 12 94 (.387) (.811) Team Rebs: 14 Total To: 12(13 Pts) Chicago 22 26 20 30 - 98 Philadelphia 21 25 24 24 - 94 Blocked Shots: Chicago - Wennington, Harper, Edwards. Philadelphia - Alston, Weatherspoon, Stackhouse, Massenburg, Maxwell. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Chicago 5-18 (.278), Kukoc 2-4, Jordan 0-5, Harper 0-1, Kerr 2-5, Buechler 1-3. Philadelphia 6-22 (.273), Stackhouse 1-8, Maxwell 3-6, Ruffin 0-3, Higgins 2-4, Sutton 0-1. Technicals: Philadelphia - Maxwell, Stackhouse. Officials: Ed T Rush, David Jones, Tim Donaghy. A - 18,168. T - 2:15.
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JORDAN CARRIES SHORT-HANDED BULLS PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Jordan scored 14 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and Jud Buechler made a key steal late in the game as the short-handed Chicago Bulls clinched at least a tie for the Central Division title with a 98-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Jordan also grabbed 11 rebounds. Toni Kukoc had 21 points and 11 assists and Steve Kerr added 13 points for Chicago, which won for the 17th time in 19 games despite being without rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman and All-Star forward Scottie Pippen. "We had to go out and get a win," Jordan said. "We're nothealthy as a team, so you find ways to win games. Give our guys credit for expanding their roles in doing what we had to do to win. They're not beautiful wins but they're wins and that's the most important thing. "This is a chance for us to learn how to compensate in case something happens to Dennis and Scottie. We have to learn to finish the game without them." Rodman, the league's leading rebounder, was handed a six-game suspension and a $20,000 fine earlier Monday for head-butting a referee in Saturday's game at New Jersey. "As a team we're disappointed," Jordan said. "We were asked to accept the whole repertoire that Dennis brought with him and we did that. We gave him a chance to redeem himself, be a part of this team, stay focused and do what the system asked. Right now, he's learning his lesson about dealing with the NBA and how he'll be looked at by the referees. If he wants to be a part of the team, he's got to be there when we need him." "You don't want to see me cry, but I'll probably weep about it tonight," said Bulls coach Phil Jackson, who recorded his 400th coaching win. "It's a painful thing for us because we know we're going to have to struggle without him. Last year, we had the same outfit basically. But the difference in our team is Dennis Rodman. He gives us the strength and rebounding and the edge we have defensively." Pippen sat out the game with a sore back and tendinitis in his right knee. Despite those absences, the Bulls improved to 58-7. Chicago needs to win 12 of its final 17 games to become the first team in NBA history to win 70 games. Jerry Stackhouse scored 31 points, Vernon Maxwell added 18 and Clarence Weatherspoon had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia, which lost its fourth straight game and ninth in 11 games. The 76ers lost to the Bulls for the 10th consecutive time, including three times this season. "We were right in it," Stackhouse said. "They made their runs and we made ours. We hit a little drought where we did not get the shots we needed, but we had our chances and that's all you can ask for in a game like this." After Sean Higgins made a 3-pointer to give the 76ers an 80-78 lead midway through the fourth, Jordan made a 15-footer to ignite a 12-0 run. Jordan followed with a fastbreak layup, Kerr made a 13-footer, Kukoc drilled a 3-pointer and Kerr capped the burst with a 3-pointer to give the Bulls a 90-80 advantage with 2:56 left. Philadelphia pulled within 95-92 on Derrick Alston's jumper with 17 seconds left and appeared to have more life as Kukoc missed both free throws six seconds later. Maxwell made two free throws to draw the 76ers within 95-94 with 4.8 seconds to go. Chicago's Ron Harper was fouled and made the first free throw but missed the second. Weatherspoon grabbed the rebound but was stripped by Buechler, who fed to Kukoc for a dunk as time ran out. "We were just waiting for Michael to get a run," Jackson said. "He seemed to struggle out there in the first half and some of the third quarter. He got on a roll and sowed his oats and then I knew the game was going in our direction."
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Denver (122) At Toronto (114) Denver Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L Ellis F 28 3-9 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 1 3 6 Mcdyess F 37 11-13 10-11 2 5 7 1 4 0 1 32 Mutombo C 44 5-6 3-6 2 11 13 2 4 0 2 13 Stith G 35 5-11 12-13 1 5 6 1 2 4 2 24 Rose G 25 2-6 1-1 2 3 5 11 2 0 3 5 Abdul-Rauf 31 9-15 7-8 0 1 1 5 2 1 1 27 D Ellis 26 6-12 2-2 2 1 3 1 1 3 3 15 Fish 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Overton 10 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Hammonds Dnp - Coach'S Decision Maclean Dnp - Coach'S Decision Williams Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 41-73 35-41 10 30 40 25 19 10 16 122 (.562) (.854) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 16(18 Pts) Toronto Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Murray F 43 15-25 4-4 3 1 4 1 5 2 2 40 Tabak F 17 0-5 0-2 2 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 Miller C 37 7-10 0-2 2 7 9 7 3 3 0 14 Christie G 22 5-6 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 1 4 12 Stoudamire G 44 6-17 1-4 1 5 6 16 5 1 4 14 King 28 3-3 2-3 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 8 Earl 11 2-6 5-6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 9 Rogers 31 6-15 2-3 7 0 7 1 5 0 1 14 Esposito 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 Lewis Dnp - Coach'S Decision Whitfield Dnp - Coach'S Decision Wright Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 45-88 14-24 15 22 37 32 30 7 15 114 (.511) (.583) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 15(16 Pts) Denver 27 35 24 36 - 122 Toronto 30 29 28 27 - 114 Blocked Shots: Denver - L Ellis 4, Mutombo 4, Mcdyess. Toronto - Murray, Miller, Christie, Stoudamire, Rogers. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Denver 5-8 (.625), Stith 2-4, Abdul-Rauf 2-2, D Ellis 1-2. Toronto 10-24 (.417), Murray 6-12, Miller 0-1, Christie 2-3, Stoudamire 1-6, Rogers 0-1, Esposito 1-1. Technicals: None. Officials: Ron Elisiak, Nolan Fine, Jess Kersey. A - 20,324. T - 2:11.
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MURRAY'S 40 NOT ENOUGH FOR RAPTORS TORONTO -- Antonio McDyess scored 32 points and Bryant Stith scored six of his 24 points in a key fourth-quarter run as the Denver Nuggets snapped their eight-game road losing streak with a 122-114 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scored 27 points, Dale Ellis added 15, Dikembe Mutombo grabbed 13 rebounds and Jalen Rose handed out 11 assists for Denver, which snapped a two-game losing streak. The Nuggets, who improved to 9-24 away from home, have three games remaining on their six-game road trip and pulled within one game of the Sacramento Kings for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We needed a really big win to push us towards the playoffs," McDyess said. "I tried to run the floor and my teammates were finding me. Jalen (Rose) can see the whole court and he got me the ball." Tracy Murray scored a franchise-record and career-high 40 points for Toronto. He hit 15-of-25 shots from the field, including six 3-pointers. "We need to keep our poise when the game is close," Murray advised. "We have guys that are capable of stepping up and carrying the load." "Until the fourth quarter we were competing," Raptors coach Brendan Malone said. "Tracy Murray kept us in the game. We need someone down low to score. But right now he's lying on his back hurt. That man is Sharone Wright." Damon Stoudamire had 14 points and 16 assists for the Raptors, who were swept in the season series by the Nuggets. Oliver Miller and Carlos Rogers added 14 points apiece for Toronto. "We played well in spurts," Stoudamire said. "We just did not put it together. If we could just play well for 48 minutes, we could beat a team like Denver. We're in these games. We've just got to win them." After Stoudamire hit a jumper to give the Raptors a 98-96 lead in the fourth quarter, Stith ignited a 17-5 run with a 3-pointer and three free throws. Abdul-Rauf followed with a jumper, McDyess converted a three-point play, Rauf drilled a 16-footer and Ellis and McDyess sank a pair of free throws each to give Denver a 113-103 advantage with 2:43 remaining in the fourth. Acie Earl scored nine points as the Raptors raced to a 30-27 lead entering the second quarter. The Nuggets grabbed a 62-59 lead at the half behind Abdul-Rauf's 20 points. Toronto retook the lead at 87-86 on the strength of Murray's 16 third-quarter points. Mutombo added 13 points and four blocks for Denver, which shot 56 percent (41-of-73) from the field, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range and made 35-of-41 from the free-throw line. Doug Christie scored 12 points for Toronto, which shot 51 percent (45-of-88) and made just 14-of-24 from the charity stripe.
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Golden State (98) At San Antonio (104) Golden State Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Sprewell F 40 7-15 3-4 1 3 4 5 3 0 3 17 Smith F 33 7-13 1-4 3 2 5 0 1 1 0 16 Willis C 18 2-5 2-2 2 5 7 0 4 0 3 6 Armstrong G 41 6-13 2-2 1 4 5 7 1 2 2 14 Coles G 33 5-11 2-2 0 3 3 4 1 1 0 13 Kersey 20 2-4 0-0 2 4 6 3 2 1 0 4 Seikaly 28 6-13 6-6 3 4 7 0 5 2 2 18 Barry 18 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 6 Marshall 6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Churchwell 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Declercq 1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rozier 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 40-84 16-20 12 28 40 24 19 8 11 98 (.476) (.800) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 12(20 Pts) San Antonio Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Elliott F 37 8-13 2-3 2 3 5 4 4 2 3 19 Smith F 25 5-10 0-0 6 7 13 0 1 1 1 10 Robinson C 42 12-24 8-11 3 11 14 2 3 0 2 32 Johnson G 44 3-11 0-0 0 1 1 17 2 2 3 6 Del Negro G 45 8-14 0-0 0 3 3 5 1 1 1 17 C Person 23 4-8 0-0 1 6 7 2 3 0 1 12 Rivers 17 3-4 0-0 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 6 W Perdue 6 0-1 2-2 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 Alexander 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson Dnp - Coach'S Decision Herrera Dnp - Coach'S Decision Williams Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 43-85 12-16 15 32 47 32 21 6 13 104 (.506) (.750) Team Rebs: 2 Total To: 13(11 Pts) Golden State 28 26 25 19 - 98 San Antonio 24 42 26 12 - 104 Blocked Shots: Golden State - Kersey 4, Willis, Coles, Smith, Marshall. San Antonio - Elliott 2, Robinson 2, Smith, Johnson, Rivers, W Perdue. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Golden State 2-10 (.200), Sprewell 0-3, Smith 1-1, Armstrong 0-2, Coles 1-2, Barry 0-1, Marshall 0-1. San Antonio 6-16 (.375), Elliott 1-4, Johnson 0-1, Del Negro 1-3, C Person 4-7, Rivers 0-1. Technicals: None. Officials: Dick Bavetta, Tommie Wood, Ken Mauer. A - 15,581. T - 1:59.
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SPURS MAKE WARRIORS 10TH STRAIGHT VICTIM SAN ANTONIO -- David Robinson scored 20 of his 32 points in the first half when the San Antonio Spurs built a 12-point lead en route to a 104-98 victory over the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs extended their winning streak to a season-high 10 games and remain 1 1/2 games ahead of Utah in the Midwest Division. The Jazz won at Milwaukee 107-90 Monday night. Sean Elliott had 19 points and Vinny Del Negro added 17 for the Spurs, who won for the 15th time in 17 games. Avery Johnson had a season-high 17 assists for San Antonio. ``This was not one of our better performances, but it is a good sign to win games in which you don't play well,'' said Robinson. ``Good teams are able to find a way to win when they are not playing well, so tonight was a good sign.'' The loss was the ninth in 12 games for the Warriors, who slipped one-half game behind Sacramento for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Rony Seikaly scored 18 points and Latrell Sprewell added 17 for Golden State. Robinson, who finished with 14 rebounds, scored 16 of his points in the second quarter when San Antonio outscored the Warriors 42-26 to take a 66-54 halftime lead. The Spurs increased the lead to as many as 19 points after a tip-in by Charles Smith with 3:58 left in the third quarter. Golden State pulled within 96-90 in the fourth quarter, but Chuck Person hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open San Antonio's lead to 102-90 with 3:17 left. Person finished with 12 points. ``We struggled with them,'' said Spurs coach Bob Hill. ``We finally got away from them at the end of the first half and again at the end of the third quarter. Chuck Person hit a couple of three's as usual, which were crucial.'' Joe Smith had 16 points and B.J. Armstrong added 14 for Golden State. ``We had some trouble scoring at the end, and they made some shots when they needed to,'' said Seikaly. ``There was a chance to beat them tonight.''
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La Clippers (101) At Seattle (104) La Clippers Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Vaught F 26 8-14 0-0 4 5 9 1 4 1 1 16 Rogers F 33 7-11 1-2 2 2 4 6 4 0 4 20 Williams C 41 8-16 4-5 2 6 8 2 4 1 1 20 Richardson G 37 1-10 2-2 2 2 4 11 3 3 4 4 Sealy G 33 5-13 0-1 1 3 4 5 2 3 2 10 Dehere 23 4-6 4-4 0 1 1 2 6 0 8 16 Roberts 15 0-1 0-2 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 Murray 15 1-3 5-5 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 7 Harvey 13 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 Piatkowski 4 2-2 1-1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 Barry Dnp - Did Not Dress Outlaw Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 37-78 17-22 12 29 41 27 31 10 22 101 (.474) (.773) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 23(29 Pts) Seattle Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kemp F 36 8-12 11-13 1 6 7 2 5 2 3 27 D Schrempf F 38 2-8 6-8 0 4 4 5 3 3 2 10 Johnson C 17 0-4 0-0 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 Hawkins G 38 6-13 6-7 1 3 4 1 1 3 2 19 Payton G 46 8-14 4-6 3 7 10 10 2 6 5 20 Perkins 24 3-10 4-4 3 4 7 1 2 0 0 11 Wingate 15 2-6 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Brickowski 19 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 8 Snow 7 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 Ford Dnp - Coach'S Decision Mcmillan Dnp - Coach'S Decision S Scheffler Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 33-73 34-42 11 26 37 20 23 14 15 104 (.452) (.810) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 15(22 Pts) La Clippers 34 27 17 23 - 101 Seattle 31 25 16 32 - 104 Blocked Shots: La Clippers - Williams 3, Harvey 2, Murray, Rogers. Seattle - Kemp 2, Johnson 2, Payton. 3-Pt. Field Goals: La Clippers 10-17 (.588), Rogers 5-6, Richardson 0-2, Sealy 0-2, Dehere 4-4, Murray 0-2, Piatkowski 1-1. Seattle 4-16 (.250), D Schrempf 0-2, Hawkins 1-4, Payton 0-3, Perkins 1-3, Wingate 0-1, Brickowski 2-3. Technicals: La Clippers - Murray. Officials: Joe Forte, Derek Richardson, Mark Wunderlich. A - 16,638. T - 2:21.
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Seattle 104, LA Clippers 101 Shawn Kemp scored nine of his 27 points over the final four minutes and Gary Payton registered his first triple-double of the season as the Seattle SuperSonics rallied to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers for the 12th consecutive time with a 104-101 victory. Payton had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth career triple-double and first since the 1992-93 season. Hersey Hawkins scored 19 points and Sam Perkins added 11 for Seattle, which won for the 18th time in 20 games. The SuperSonics defeated the Clippers for the 19th time in 21 games and for the 30th time in 32 meetings in Seattle. The Sonics, who scored 11 of the game's last 13 points, reached the 50-win plateau for the fourth straight season, decreasing their magic number for the Pacific Division title to 10 and their magic number for clinching the Western Conference's number one seed to 15. Rodney Rogers and Brian Williams scored 20 points apiece and Loy Vaught added 16 and nine rebounds for Los Angeles, which remained 5 1/2 games behind the Golden State Warriors for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. After Rogers nailed a three-pointer and Malik Sealy made a layin to give the Clippers a 99-93 lead with 2:26 left in the fourth quarter, Perkins and Hawkins each made two free throws to close Seattle within 101-97 with 1:07 left. Sealy dunked to give the Clippers a 101-97 advantage with one minute remaining before Kemp sank two free throws seven seconds later. Detlef Schrempf made a steal and led Kemp to a dunk, tying the game at 101-101 with 40 seconds to go. Kemp made a steal, leading to one free throw and a 102-101 edge for Seattle 15 seconds later. With four seconds to go, Williams missed a contested layin and Schrempf sank a pair from the line for a 104-101 advantage. The Clippers inbounded the ball with 1.7 seconds left, but could not get a shot off as Payton played smothering defense on Sealy. Rogers and Williams each had 11 points as Los Angeles carried a 34-31 lead into the second quarter. Dehere's 16 paced the Clippers, who led 61-56 at the half, but did not score in third when Los Angeles expanded its lead to 78-72. Schrempf ended with 10 points, five assists and three steals for Seattle, which shot 45 per cent (33-of-73) from the field but made 32-of-42 from the line and scored 29 points off 23 forced turnovers. Terry Dehere scored 16 points and Pooh Richardson handed out 11 assists for Los Angeles, which shot 47 per cent (37-of-78) and held a 41-37 rebounding edge.
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Utah (107) At Milwaukee (90) Utah Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Benoit F 17 2-7 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 5 Malone F 36 10-17 2-2 0 10 10 4 4 2 4 22 Spencer C 20 2-2 0-0 4 2 6 0 3 0 2 4 Stockton G 36 4-5 4-4 0 1 1 16 3 0 3 12 Hornacek G 30 10-14 4-4 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 25 Eisley 12 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 6 Keefe 31 4-7 5-8 0 5 5 2 2 1 1 13 Morris 17 3-4 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 7 Ostertag 16 1-6 1-1 3 5 8 0 0 0 1 3 Carr 22 2-9 2-2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 6 Foster 2 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Russell 1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 43-80 18-21 9 31 40 32 25 5 16 107 (.538) (.857) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 16(20 Pts) Milwaukee Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Baker F 43 5-13 3-5 2 5 7 5 3 3 0 14 Robinson F 40 6-16 7-8 0 1 1 1 3 1 5 21 Benjamin C 20 2-4 4-4 1 7 8 0 0 0 1 8 Douglas G 35 4-9 5-10 1 1 2 7 4 1 3 14 Newman G 31 3-7 1-1 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 7 Respert 20 3-11 1-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 8 Mayberry 14 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 Cummings 22 4-7 0-0 0 3 3 2 4 0 1 8 Conlon 14 5-7 0-0 4 1 5 0 1 0 1 10 Keys 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duckworth Dnp - Coach'S Decision Peplowski Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 32-76 21-30 10 21 31 20 19 8 14 90 (.421) (.700) Team Rebs: 14 Total To: 14(12 Pts) Utah 20 29 32 26 - 107 Milwaukee 22 17 26 25 - 90 Blocked Shots: Utah - Spencer, Keefe, Carr. Milwaukee - Benjamin 3, Respert, Cummings. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Utah 3-8 (.375), Benoit 1-2, Stockton 0-1, Hornacek 1-1, Eisley 0-2, Keefe 0-1, Morris 1-1. Milwaukee 5-20 (.250), Baker 1-2, Robinson 2-5, Douglas 1-3, Newman 0-1, Respert 1-7, Mayberry 0-1, Conlon 0-1. Technicals: Milwaukee - Head Coach Dunleavy 2 (Ejected), Cummings, Newman, Illegal Defense. Officials: Ed Middleton, Ed F Rush, Tony Brothers. A - 14,879. T - 1:58.
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Utah 107, Milwaukee 90 Jeff Hornacek scored nine of his 25 points during a 28-7 run, bridging the second and third quarter, and Karl Malone added 22 as the Utah Jazz cruised to a 107-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Malone added 10 rebounds and John Stockton had 16 assists and 12 points for Utah, which won for just the second time in five games and remained 1 1/2 games behind the first-place San Antonio Spurs in the Midwest Division. The Jazz beat the Bucks for the eighth straight time. "As a coach, I think that Jerry (Sloan) really listens to us," Malone said. He has definitely mellowed out in his old age. He listens to and respects our opinion of the game. We were not feeling sorry for the Bucks tonight. In the business, no one feels sorry for another team's misfortune." "I think that if Milwaukee had played well at the start of the game, they would have put us in trouble," Stockton said. "But, instead, we did it to them. I was not paying attention to whether or not the Bucks were frustrated tonight." Glenn Robinson scored 21 points, Vin Baker added 14 and Sherman Douglas had 14 and seven assists for Milwaukee, which lost its eighth straight game and for the 13th time in 14 games. After Robinson made a three-pointer to pull the Bucks within 35-34 late in the second quarter, Adam Keefe made one free throw to ignite a huge 28-7 run. Milwaukee's Terry Cummings was called for an illegal screen. Cummings argued and received a technical and Bucks coach Mike Dunleavy was ejected for arguing relentlessly. "Up until about two minutes left in the first half, I felt that we were still in it," Dunleavy said. "We were struggling to make shots, but we were still right there. Obviously, I didn't agree with the officiating. They made three end-of-quarter shots with three or two seconds left and that really hurt us." Hornacek hit a 10-footer at the halftime buzzer, giving Utah a 49-39 advantage. The Jazz scored the first six points of the third as Felton Spencer's layup handed Utah a 55-39 lead. David Benoit capped the burst with a three-pointer that gave the Jazz a 63-41 bulge four minutes into the third. Utah settled for an 81-65 advantage entering the fourth quarter. The Bucks never got closer than 11 points the rest of the way. Milwaukee closed within 81-70 on Baker's three-pointer one minute into the fourth. But Malone nailed consecutive 15-footers, Keefe added two free throws and Chris Morris drilled a 20-footer to give the Jazz an 89-70 lead midway through the fourth. Keefe ended with 13 points and Greg Ostertag grabbed eight rebounds for Utah, which shot 54 per cent (43-of-80) from the field and held a 40-31 rebounding edge. Marty Conlon scored 10 points and Benoit Benjamin grabbed eight rebounds for Milwaukee, which shot 42 per cent (32-of-76), including 5-of-20 from three-point range.