Game 3 win over Lakers

Lakers 99, Jazz 104

Salt Lake City, May. 9. - So much for Carlos Boozer's slump and the Lakers' unbeaten run through the playoffs.Boozer scored 27 points and tied a career playoff-high with 20 rebounds to lead Utah to a 104-99 victory Friday night, cutting Los Angeles' lead in the Western Conference semifinals to 2-1.
The Jazz handed the Lakers their first loss of this season's playoffs and got back into the series by doing at home what they couldn't do on the road. The Jazz hit exactly half their shots and forced the Lakers into 18 turnovers, looking very little like the team that stumbled through two straight losses in Los Angeles to open the series.

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LOS ANGELES		UTAH
	K. Bryant Points: 34 Reb: 6 Ast: 7 Stl: 0 Blk: 1		C. Boozer Points: 27 Reb: 20 Ast: 3 Stl: 0 Blk: 0

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Tonight Games

May. 10.

Detroit at Orlando
Game 4 - Pistons lead 2-1

Boston at Cleveland
Game 3 - Celtics lead 2-0

NBA Results May. 08.

Boston 89, Cleveland 73
Game 2 - Celtics lead 2-0

San Antonio 110, New Orleans 99
Game 3 - Hornets lead 2-1

Game 3

Hornets 99, Spurs 110

San Antonio, May 08. - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three congregated around the scorer's table during a timeout in the fourth quarter, not long before they put the game away for good.Tim Duncan patted Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. They all laughed.
The NBA's defending champions were not going into an 0-3 hole against the New Orleans Hornets.Parker and Ginobili scored 31 points each and Duncan added 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Spurs beat the Hornets 110-99 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night.

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NEW ORLEANS		SAN ANTONIO
	C. Paul Points: 35 Reb: 2 Ast: 9 Stl: 1 Blk: 0		T. Parker Points: 31 Reb: 4 Ast: 11 Stl: 0 Blk: 0

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Tonight Games

May. 9.

LA Lakers at Utah
Game 3 - Lakers lead 2-0

NBA Results May. 07.

Orlando 111, Detroit 86
Game 3 - Pistons lead 2-1

LA Lakers 120, Utah 110
Game 2 - Lakers lead 2-0

Magic punish Pistons

Pistons 86, Magic 111

Orlando, May. 07. - Rashard Lewis was due for a breakout game. It couldn't have come at a better time for the Orlando Magic.Lewis, Orlando's big offseason acquisition, scored a career playoff-high 33 points and the Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday night to gain a little momentum in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Detroit still leads the series 2-1, though they suffered a tough injury. All-Star guard Chauncey Billups strained his right hamstring early in the first quarter and didn't return. The Pistons were hopeful he could play in Game 4 Saturday in Orlando, but planned to re-evaluate him again Thursday.

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DETROIT		ORLANDO
	T. Prince Points: 22 Reb: 7 Ast: 3 Stl: 0 Blk: 0		R. Lewis Points: 33 Reb: 6 Ast: 5 Stl: 2 Blk: 0

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Tonight Games

May. 8.

Cleveland at Boston
Game 2 - Celtics lead 1-0

New Orleans at San Antonio
Game 3 - Hornets lead 2-0

Celtics 1-0

Cavaliers 72, Celtics 76

Boston, May. 6. - LeBron James drove to the basket, the lane surprisingly clear. He reached out toward the rim, rolled the ball off his fingertips ...And missed.
Again and again (and one more time, when it was too late anyway), James' shots went awry in the final minute, completing one of the worst nights of his career and giving the Boston Celtics a 76-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.Game 2 is Thursday night in Boston.

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CLEVELAND		BOSTON
	Z. Ilgauskas Points: 22 Reb: 12 Ast: 2 Stl: 2 Blk: 2		K. Garnett Points: 28 Reb: 8 Ast: 3 Stl: 2 Blk: 0

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Tonight Games

May. 7.

Detroit at Orlando
Game 3 - Pistons lead 2-0

Utah at LA Lakers
Game 2 - Lakers lead 1-0

NBA highlights from May 5th

NBA Results May. 05.

Detroit 100, Orlando 93
Game 2 - Pistons lead 2-0

New Orleans 102, San Antonio 84
Game 2 - Hornets lead 2-0

Pistons hold off Magic

Magic 93, Pistons 100

Auburn Hills, May. 5. - The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic cut down the trash talk and just played, combining for a riveting playoff game.Too bad a disputed play is what will be most remembered.
Chauncey Billups made the 3-pointer in question at the end of the third quarter and Detroit went on to beat Orlando 100-93 Monday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.

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ORLANDO		DETROIT
	D. Howard Points: 22 Reb: 18 Ast: 0 Stl: 0 Blk: 2		C. Billups Points: 28 Reb: 5 Ast: 4 Stl: 1 Blk: 0

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Tonight Games

May. 6.

Cleveland at Boston
Game 1

Kobe Bryant Scores a Smooth 38 Points

NBA Results May. 04.

Boston 99, Atlanta 65
Game 7 - Celtics win 4-3

LA Lakers 109, Utah 98
Game 1 - Lakers lead 1-0

Win over Jazz

Jazz 98, Lakers 109

Los Angeles, May4. - Kobe Bryant made most of the shots that mattered, which he didn't view as any great accomplishment.That's because there was nary a hand in his face when he took them.
Bryant, celebrating what's expected to be his first NBA MVP award, converted six of his franchise playoff-record 21 foul shots in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Utah Jazz 109-98 Sunday to begin the second round of the playoffs.
Bryant finished with 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and the Lakers made it five straight victories to begin the postseason after winning eight of their last nine regular-season games to earn the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

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UTAH		LOS ANGELES
	M. Okur Points: 21 Reb: 19 Ast: 3 Stl: 1 Blk: 0		K. Bryant Points: 38 Reb: 6 Ast: 7 Stl: 1 Blk: 0

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Tonight Games

May. 5.

Orlando at Detroit
Game 2 - Pistons lead 1-0

San Antonio at New Orleans
Game 2 - Hornets lead 1-0

Jump out

Spurs 82, Hornets 101

New Orleans, May. 3. - Hornets coach Byron Scott showed off the three championship rings he won as a player during his pregame speech.The message? This is what the San Antonio Spurs have, and you want.
He certainly got through to All-Stars David West and Chris Paul.West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead New Orleans to a 101-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Saturday night.

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SAN ANTONIO		NEW ORLEANS
	M. Ginobili Points: 19 Reb: 6 Ast: 7 Stl: 1 Blk: 0		D. West Points: 30 Reb: 9 Ast: 2 Stl: 2 Blk: 1

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NBA Results May. 03.

Detroit 91, Orlando 72
Game 1 - Pistons lead 1-0

New Orleans 101, San Antonio 82
Game 1 - Hornets lead 1-0

Tonight Games

May. 4.

Atlanta at Boston
Game 7 - Series tied 3-3

Utah at LA Lakers
Game 1