Tuesday, April 23, 2013
CHARLOTTE-One day after acquiring point guard A.J. Price from the Wizards to kick off their offseason roster changes, the Charlotte Bobcats continued their overhaul Sunday, cutting small forward Jeff Taylor and shooting guard Kyle Weaver.
Taylor, a rookie out of Vanderbilt and Charlotte's second round pick in 2012, played in all 82 games for the Bobcats, averaging 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.
Weaver, on the other hand, didn't play for the Bobcats at all in 2012-13. It wasn't injury that kept the 27-year-old Washington State product out though–Charlotte listed him as inactive for all 82 games this season.
According to a front office source, Charlotte isn’t done making moves yet this offseason. The team is engaged in talks to deal both Bismack Biyombo and Hakim Warrick in separate deals, and is looking for a suitor for Ben Gordon to open a path for Gerald Henderson–recently signed to a long-term extension–to take on the starting shooting guard spot.
WASHINGTON-Just days after sending point guard A.J. Price to the Charlotte Bobcats for Orien Greene, the Washington Wizards again made a trade to shake up their bench, sending small forward Bill Walker to the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday to clear a spot to sign free agent center Hamed Haddadi.
Washington again chose to add veteran depth to a young team that missed the playoffs by one game in their transactions Sunday, choosing to send Walker to Memphis for small forward Rodney Carney, who was immediately waived. Washington then signed Haddadi to a two-year veteran's minimum contract with their open roster spot.
Walker, in the first year of a three-year contract, averaged 2.5 points in 52 games with the Wizards this season. Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins said Walker would be starter Rudy Gay's backup next season.
Carney averaged 2.6 points in 68 games in the same role.
Haddadi played the entire regular season in the NBA D-League. The 27-year-old Iranian national played the entire season for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 12.1 points and 10.7 rebounds in 50 games.
Walker wasn't expected to return to the Wizards next season, with Trevor Ariza entrenched as the team's starter and Chris Singleton, who head coach Randy Wittman announced would switch to small forward, projected to be his top backup.
Singleton's switch to small forward was part of a trio of positional changes by the Wizards last week. In addition to his switch, the team announced that Walker would move to small forward from shooting guard and Kevin Seraphin to power forward from center.
Small forward Cartier Martin, fourth on the depth chart behind Ariza, Singleton, and Martell Webster, is expected to follow Walker out the door, a Wizards front office source said.
| Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets | |||||
| Apr 27, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Los Angeles (1-4) | 31 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 101 |
| Denver (4-1) | 27 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 104 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Steve Nash | 22 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Kobe Bryant | 27 | 16-26 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Metta World Peace | 23 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pau Gasol | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Dwight Howard | 25 | 15-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Chris Duhon | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Hill | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Clark | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jodie Meeks | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Morris | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Blake | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Devin Ebanks | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 45-79 | 2-4 | 9-11 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 101 | |
| Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Ty Lawson | 21 | 11-14 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Andre Iguodala | 21 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Wilson Chandler | 22 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Kenneth Faried | 20 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| JaVale McGee | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Danilo Gallinari | 13 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Corey Brewer | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kosta Koufos | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Hamilton | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Miller | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quincy Miller | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armon Johnson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 43-70 | 7-10 | 11-12 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 104 | |
DENVER-Despite monster efforts by the Los Angeles Lakers' Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant, Ty Lawson and the Denver Nuggets used a decisive second quarter to pull out a narrow 104-101 win and take their first round series in five games.
Four of the Lakers' starters accounted for 94 of the team's 101 points in the loss, led by Kobe Bryant's 34 points and six assists. Dwight Howard also scored 30 points and collected seven rebounds, but it wasn't enough to top Lawson and the Nuggets.
Lawson finished with 29 points and eight assists in the win. Denver had two other starters score in double figures. Andre Iguodala scored 17 points, while Wilson Chandler scored 14 points. Danilo Gallinari, pushed to the bench after Kenneth Faried's return from injury, scored 13 points.
Steve Nash scored 20 points and tallied nine assists and five rebounds. Pau Gasol finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
| Brooklyn Nets at Philadelphia 76ers | |||||
| Apr 27, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Brooklyn (2-3) | 35 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 114 |
| Philadelphia (3-2) | 28 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 86 |
| Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Deron Williams | 17 | 10-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| Joe Johnson | 13 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Gerald Wallace | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kris Humphries | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brook Lopez | 18 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Damion James | 15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Andray Blatche | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Keith Bogans | 11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MarShon Brooks | 9 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| C.J. Watson | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 48-74 | 9-10 | 9-10 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 114 | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jrue Holiday | 27 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Jason Richardson | 25 | 3-14 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Evan Turner | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Thaddeus Young | 23 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Andrew Bynum | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Antonio Daniels | 10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lavoy Allen | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kwame Brown | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorell Wright | 6 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Spencer Hawes | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Young | 5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Christian Eyenga | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 39-80 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 86 | |
PHILADELPHIA-A huge second half charge led by Deron Williams and MarShon Brooks helped the Brooklyn Nets cruise to a 114-86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 of their first round series.
Brooklyn held a nine point lead at halftime, thanks mostly to hot shooting by the Nets to start the the first quarter, but the push led by Williams and Brooks helped Brooklyn outscore Philadelphia 56-37 in the second half.
Williams led the Nets with 23 points and seven assists. Brooks finished with 16 points in a little over nine minutes of game action off the bench.
Brook Lopez scored 12 points and collected five rebounds for Brooklyn. Both Joe Johnson and Gerald Wallace scored 10 points apiece for the Nets as well.
Thaddeus Young led the 76ers with 18 points and five rebounds. Jrue Holiday finished the game with a double-double, tallying 15 points and 10 assists. Dorell Wright also scored 11 points off the bench for Philadelphia.
Monday, April 8, 2013
| Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat | |||||
| Apr 27, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Milwaukee (1-4) | 24 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 90 |
| Miami (4-1) | 26 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 101 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Brandon Jennings | 29 | 9-25 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Monta Ellis | 29 | 12-28 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Ersan Ilyasova | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Drew Gooden | 23 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Larry Sanders | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Beno Udrih | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tobias Harris | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekpe Udoh | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 40-87 | 4-11 | 6-7 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 90 | |
| Miami Heat | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Mario Chalmers | 18 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Dwyane Wade | 16 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ray Allen | 16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| LeBron James | 19 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Chris Bosh | 17 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Norris Cole | 15 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Miller | 15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Shane Battier | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rashard Lewis | 13 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Udonis Haslem | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| JaJuan Johnson | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Melvin Ely | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 45-77 | 5-12 | 6-7 | 42 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 101 | |
MIAMI-Up 3-1 against the Milwaukee Bucks in their first round series, the Miami Heat rode a 28-19 third quarter advantage sparked by Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to a 101-90 series-clinching win Saturday.
James and Wade combined to scored 16 of the 28 points Miami scored in the third quarter. Wade led the Heat with 15 points. James finished right behind Wade with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Mario Chalmers also scored 14 points for the Heat.
Both of Miami's other starters scored in double figures. Chris Bosh scored 12 points and collected eight rebounds, while Ray Allen scored 11 points and tallied five assists.
Monta Ellis led the Bucks with 28 points and eight assists. Brandon Jennings finished with 21 points and five assists. Larry Sanders finished the game with his first career double-double, tallying 11 points and 10 rebounds in the game.
Drew Gooden also scored 10 points and collected seven rebounds, while Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored 10 points off the bench for Milwaukee.
WASHINGTON-Looking to add a veteran to their stable of point guards, the Washington Wizards swapped third-string point guard A.J. Price to the Charlotte Bobcats for point guard Orien Greene.
Greene and Price-with contracts set to expire at the end of the season-both signed one-year contract extensions after the trade was completed.
Price played just 12 games for the Wizards this season, finding short minutes stuck behind John Wall and backup Delonte West. Price averaged three points a game in those 12 contests.
Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld said Price requested a trade to see more playing time, but Price will be the third-choice point guard for the Bobcats as well, behind Kemba Walker and Ramon Sessions.
Greene appeared in just 19 games for the Bobcats this season, averaging just 4.3 minutes in the games he did play in. The 31-year-old veteran has appeared in just 29 NBA games total over the last three years.
PORTLAND-If there was any doubt Portland was going to draft a center in the upcoming draft, Saturday's trade all but erased those doubts.
The Trail Blazers seemingly confirmed the rumors that the team would draft a center in the upcoming draft when they shipped center J.J. Hickson to the Orlando Magic for three players and a draft pick in a three-team trade Saturday.
Portland sent Hickson, point guard Ronnie Price, and small forward Luke Babbitt to the Magic for point guard Sebastian Telfair, small forward Linas Kleiza, center Hassan Whiteside, and a 2013 second round draft pick.
In a related move, Portland sent center DeSagana Diop to the Phoenix Suns for center Kyrylo Fesenko. Portland then waived both Fesenko and Whiteside and signed veteran center D.J. Mbenga, leaving an open roster spot for Portland's future draft pick.
Orlando also waived a player acquired in the trade in Price, choosing to sign shooting guard Donald Sloan over retaining Price.
Hickson, acquired by the Trail Blazers off waivers in March 2012, averaged 13 points and 9.5 rebounds in 81 games for Portland this season. According to Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, Hickson-on a one-year deal with Portland-will sign a two-year contract extension with Orlando on Monday.
Price averaged just 3.2 points and 3.1 assists in 79 games for Portland this season as the third-choice point guard behind Damian Lillard and Nolan Smith. Price would've been the fourth-string point guard on the Magic, behind Jameer Nelson, Ish Smith, and Darius Johnson-Odom had the team kept him.
Babbitt averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 80 games for the Trail Blazers. Orlando, rumored to be targeting UCLA small forward Shabazz Muhammad or Georgetown small forward Otto Porter, is not expected to retain Babbitt for next season.
Telfair, Portland's first round pick in 2004, was acquired by the Magic from the Suns in late March as part of deal for Hedo Turkoglu. In 82 games between the Suns and Magic, Telfair averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 assists per game.
Portland is not expected to retain Telfair; a Trail Blazers front office source reported that the team is interested in drafting North Carolina State's Lorenzo Brown or Detroit Mercy's Ray McCallum with one of their second round picks.
Orlando acquired Kleiza, Portland's first round pick in 2005, in the trade that sent Al Harrington to Toronto. In 73 games between both teams, Kleiza averaged 3.6 points and 1.3 rebounds. A Trail Blazers front office source said the team was still undecided on whether or not to retain Kleiza.
Whiteside, who didn't appear in a game this season, was acquired by the Magic in a swap with the Hornets involving Kyle O'Quinn.
Diop was acquired by the Trail Blazers in late March from the Bobcats for Jared Jeffries, averaging less than a point and 1.6 rebounds per game in 51 games between both teams.
Fesenko played in just five games for the Suns all season, averaging 2.2 points and one rebound in those games.
Mbenga played the entire season for the D-League's Reno Bighorns, averaging 14.8 points and 12.6 rebounds in 50 games with Reno. Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey said the team brought Mbenga aboard to mentor Portland's young center Meyers Leonard and their future draft choice.
Portland is rumored to be targeting one of three centers with their top pick: Alex Len of Maryland, Isaiah Austin of Baylor, and Kelly Olynyk of Gonzaga, with Len as their top choice.
Sloan, like Mbenga, played the entire season in the D-League. In 50 games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Texas A&M product averaged 22.1 points and 7.4 assists per game.
| Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||
| Apr 26, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Dallas (2-2) | 25 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 91 |
| Minnesota (2-2) | 23 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 98 |
| Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Darren Collison | 26 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| O.J. Mayo | 28 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Vince Carter | 24 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Shawn Marion | 22 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 22 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Elton Brand | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rodrique Beaubois | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Kaman | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dahntay Jones | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jae Crowder | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jared Cunningham | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brandan Wright | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 39-77 | 3-13 | 10-11 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 91 | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Ricky Rubio | 22 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Brandon Roy | 23 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 19 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Nikola Pekovic | 23 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Derrick Williams | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chase Budinger | 11 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony Battie | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alexey Shved | 10 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Luke Ridnour | 10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Malcolm Lee | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Barea | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 40-66 | 9-18 | 9-9 | 40 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 98 | |
MINNEAPOLIS-Minnesota head coach Rick Adelman told reporters after his team's 98-91 win that for the first three quarters, it was the worst he'd seen one of his teams play "in 30 years."
"That game was the worst I've seen my team play since my days coaching junior college ball," he said. "That goes back, oh, about 35 years now? That is, until that fourth quarter. That was a work of beauty."
Minnesota turned the ball over 17 times in the first three quarters of Game 4, but the Timberwolves frontcourt kept Dallas from opening a huge margin; despite all the turnovers, Dallas held only a 72-67 lead.
That all added up into a huge fourth quarter rally by the Timberwolves. Minnesota opened the quarter on a 12-0 run and outscored the Mavericks 31-19 in the quarter. To top it all off, Minnesota didn't turn the ball over once during the quarter.
Both teams had all five starters score in double figures. Nikola Pekovic led the Timberwolves with 20 points and five rebounds, while Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 16 points.
Two Timberwolves starters finished the game with double-doubles. Kevin Love scored 17 points and collected 13 rebounds, and Ricky Rubio scored 13 points and tallied 15 assists.
The other two starters, Brandon Roy and Andrei Kirilenko, scored 12 points and 11 points, respectively. Alexey Shved also scored 10 points off the bench for the Timberwolves.
Behind Nowitzki, Vince Carter finished with 15 points, and Darren Collison scored 14 points and tallied eight assists. O.J. Mayo scored 13 points, tallied eight assists, and collected six rebounds. Shawn Marion was the last Mavericks starter to score in double figures, scoring 10 points.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Posted on April 7, 2013 at 08:17 PM.
4/26/13-Hill, bench lead Clippers in Game 4 rout over Jazz| Los Angeles Clippers at Utah Jazz | |||||
| Apr 26, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Los Angeles (3-1) | 20 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 90 |
| Utah (1-3) | 18 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 74 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Chris Paul | 21 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Chauncey Billups | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Caron Butler | 17 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Blake Griffin | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 16 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Lamar Odom | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Matt Barnes | 13 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 12 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Grant Hill | 11 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Willie Green | 8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Trey Thompkins | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 42-68 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 90 | |
| Utah Jazz | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Mo Williams | 27 | 8-25 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Alec Burks | 28 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Raja Bell | 25 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Paul Millsap | 24 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Al Jefferson | 26 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Gordon Hayward | 8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Derrick Favors | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marvin Williams | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Enes Kanter | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Watson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Andersen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 32-74 | 4-14 | 6-6 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 74 | |
SALT LAKE CITY-Grant Hill scored 12 points to pace a potent Clippers bench that outscored Utah's bench 45-16 en route to an easy 90-74 win over the Jazz in Game 4 of their series.
All seven of Los Angeles's bench players scored in the rout, led by Hill's 12 and Matt Barnes's 11 points. Hill and Barnes were responsible for 16 of the 26 points scored by bench players in the third quarter.
The duo scored the first eight points of the quarter, which head coach Vinny Del Negro said gave him the confidence to keep the bench players in for most of the third quarter.
Chris Paul led the Clippers with 13 points and seven assists. DeAndre Jordan was the only other Clippers starter in double figures, his first double-digit scoring game of the series. Jordan had 10 points in the win.
Mo Williams led the Jazz with 17 points and eight assists, followed closely by Al Jefferson's 16 points and five rebounds. Two other Jazz starters scored in double figures: Raja Bell scored 11 points and collected five rebounds, while Paul Millsap tallied 10 points and five rebounds.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Posted on April 6, 2013 at 10:00 PM.
4/26/13-Rose, Robinson lead Bulls to Game 4 win over Pacers| Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls | |||||
| Apr 26, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indiana (2-2) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 90 |
| Chicago (2-2) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 98 |
| Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| George Hill | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Paul George | 28 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Danny Granger | 24 | 7-15 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| David West | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Roy Hibbert | 22 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| D.J. Augustin | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Green | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orlando Johnson | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Posey | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Stephenson | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 39-75 | 3-6 | 9-10 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 90 | |
| Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Derrick Rose | 14 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Luol Deng | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Carlos Boozer | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Joakim Noah | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Richard Hamilton | 15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Butler | 14 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marco Belinelli | 13 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Robinson | 12 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Marquis Teague | 8 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 44-73 | 3-6 | 7-10 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 98 | |
CHICAGO-Tom Thibodeau told reporters in October he believed the Bulls had the best point guards in the NBA. That trio certainly lived up to the hype Friday, carrying Chicago's offense to top the Indiana Pacers 98-90 and level their first round series.
Derrick Rose, Nate Robinson, and Marquis Teague combined to score 51 of Chicago's 98 points in the win; Rose led the trio with 22 points and five assists. Robinson followed Rose with 17 points, with Teague close behind with 12 points.
In addition to the point guards, Kirk Hinrich tallied 14 points and seven assists. Luol Deng also scored 12 points for the Bulls.
Danny Granger led the Pacers with 20 points and five rebounds. Paul George finished close behind with 19 points and five rebounds. Two other Pacers starters scored in double figures-Roy Hibbert had 17 points and David West 10 points in the loss.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Posted on April 5, 2013 at 11:40 PM.
4/26/13-Knicks complete sweep of Hawks on Smith's buzzer-beater| New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks | |||||
| Apr 26, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| New York (4-0) | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 90 |
| Atlanta (0-4) | 21 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 88 |
| New York Knicks | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Raymond Felton | 23 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Jason Kidd | 21 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| J.R. Smith | 21 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 23 | 10-11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Amare Stoudemire | 21 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| James White | 12 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Tyson Chandler | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 10 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Copeland | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Camby | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Novak | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 39-69 | 10-16 | 2-2 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 90 | |
| Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jeff Teague | 27 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Louis Williams | 27 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Josh Smith | 23 | 14-20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Kenyon Martin | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Al Horford | 27 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Kyle Korver | 12 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Anthony Morrow | 6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Petro | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Johnson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Scott | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 40-77 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 88 | |
ATLANTA-With the New York Knicks down one point with seven seconds left in Game 4, J.R. Smith hit a 25-foot three-pointer as time expired to beat the Atlanta Hawks 90-88 and complete the Knicks' series sweep of the Hawks.
Before Smith's shot, the Hawks' Josh Smith hit a long fadeaway from just inside the arc to give the Hawks an 88-87 lead-their first since a 47-44 halftime advantage.
J.R. Smith scored 14 points in the win. Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 24 points, who had all five starters score in double figures. Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton each chipped in 11 points, with Kidd adding in five assists. Amare Stoudemire was the last starter to score in double figures with 10 points. James White also scored 14 points off the bench for the Knicks.
Josh Smith led the Hawks with 29 points and nine rebounds. Two Hawks starters finished the game with double-doubles; Al Horford tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Jeff Teague collected 10 points and 10 assists. Lou Williams also scored 14 points and dished out seven assists for Atlanta in the loss.
| Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers | |||||
| Apr 25, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Denver (3-1) | 22 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 102 |
| Los Angeles (1-3) | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 90 |
| Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Ty Lawson | 17 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Andre Iguodala | 19 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Wilson Chandler | 17 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 20 | 9-12 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| JaVale McGee | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jordan Hamilton | 16 | 8-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Corey Brewer | 14 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Quincy Miller | 13 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosta Koufos | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Miller | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armon Johnson | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 43-70 | 11-21 | 5-6 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 102 | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Steve Nash | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Kobe Bryant | 27 | 13-23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| Metta World Peace | 23 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pau Gasol | 27 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Dwight Howard | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Chris Duhon | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Earl Clark | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Hill | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jodie Meeks | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Darius Morris | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin Ebanks | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Blake | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 41-71 | 4-5 | 4-6 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 90 | |
LOS ANGELES-Jordan Hamilton watched his career night go to waste in the Denver Nuggets' Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He wasn't about to do the same in Game 4.
Two days after scoring a playoff career-high 17 points, Hamilton set a new career high with 18 points in a 102-90 win over the Lakers. 10 of Hamilton's points came during a fourth quarter where Denver outscored the Lakers 27-19.
Danilo Gallinari led the Nuggets with 24 points. Denver had three other starters score in double figures. Ty Lawson tallied a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists, while Andre Iguodala chipped in 13 points. Wilson Chandler was the other starter in double figures, scoring 11 points in Game 4.
In addition to Hamilton's 18, Corey Brewer scored 11 points off the bench for the Nuggets. Denver's bench outscored Los Angeles's 35-14 in the win.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points. Pau Gasol scored in double digits for the fourth straight game, tallying 17 points and five rebounds for Los Angeles.
Dwight Howard picked up his second straight double-double for the Lakers, tallying 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Steve Nash chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Posted on April 4, 2013 at 12:17 AM.
4/25/13-Jackson, Durant lead Thunder to series sweep of Kings| Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings | |||||
| Apr 25, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Oklahoma City (4-0) | 29 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 107 |
| Sacramento (0-4) | 29 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 100 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Russell Westbrook | 17 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Kevin Martin | 17 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Kevin Durant | 19 | 9-15 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Serge Ibaka | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 19 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jeremy Lamb | 14 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Collison | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Eric Maynor | 12 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Childress | 11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Perry Jones | 10 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Reggie Jackson | 7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 41-64 | 8-16 | 17-19 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 107 | |
| Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Aaron Brooks | 25 | 4-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Marcus Thornton | 25 | 8-20 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Tyreke Evans | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Thomas Robinson | 22 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 25 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jason Thompson | 14 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Salmons | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Francisco Garcia | 4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmer Fredette | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Honeycutt | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 42-95 | 8-24 | 8-9 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 100 | |
SACRAMENTO-Out of all of the players on Oklahoma City's superstar-laden team, it was a little-used backup that ensured the Thunder a first-round sweep of the Sacramento Kings in the NBA playoffs.
Reggie Jackson, Oklahoma's third-string point guard, led the Thunder during a key second half stretch that helped Oklahoma City seize the lead and the series in a 107-100 win over the Kings in Game 4.
Jackson-whose name, along with fellow backup Eric Maynor, has appeared in trade rumors all season long-scored 10 points during a key six minute stretch between the third and fourth quarter that helped Oklahoma erase a seven point deficit and take a four point lead with five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Jackson had averaged just 4.1 points a game in the regular season and hadn't scored in double figures since late March.
Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 23 points, one of three Thunder starters that scored in double figures. Kevin Martin and Russell Westbrook each scored 10 points, with Westbrook adding in seven assists.
In addition to Jackson, Oklahoma City had two other bench players score in double figures. Jeremy Lamb led all bench players with 14 points, while Perry Jones chipped in 10 points of his own.
Game 4 was Oklahoma City's first game with the full starting lineup available; Kendrick Perkins had missed the first three games of the series with a bruised foot.
Thomas Robinson led the Kings with 23 points and nine rebounds, one of four starters in double figures for the Kings; Marcus Thornton scored 21 points and Tyreke Evans scored 11 points, while Aaron Brooks tallied a double-double with 12 points and 12 assists.
In addition, Jason Thompson finished with a double-double off the bench, collecting 10 points and 10 rebounds in the game.
Oklahoma City will face the winner of the Mavericks-Timberwolves series in the Western Conference Semifinals. Dallas currently leads the first-round series 2-1.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
| Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets | |||||
| Apr 25, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Philadelphia (3-1) | 23 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 97 |
| Brooklyn (1-3) | 26 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 95 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jrue Holiday | 20 | 13-22 | 7-11 | 3-3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Jason Richardson | 17 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Evan Turner | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Thaddeus Young | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrew Bynum | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Nick Young | 16 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Dorell Wright | 13 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Spencer Hawes | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Antonio Daniels | 13 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Lavoy Allen | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Eyenga | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwame Brown | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 39-68 | 12-21 | 7-8 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 97 | |
| Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Deron Williams | 29 | 16-29 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 39 |
| Joe Johnson | 27 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Gerald Wallace | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Kris Humphries | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brook Lopez | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Andray Blatche | 10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Damion James | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MarShon Brooks | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Keith Bogans | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C.J. Watson | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 40-78 | 10-20 | 5-5 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 95 | |
BROOKLYN-With two of the NBA's top point guards in Jrue Holiday and Deron Williams taking the court in the playoff matchup between Philadelphia and Brooklyn, a game like Game 4 was bound to happen.
Spurred on by the stellar play of their All Star point guards, Philadelphia and Brooklyn engaged in a back-and-forth battle until Holiday and the 76ers pulled away for the 97-95 win.
Holiday, the victor, finished with 36 points and eight assists, the only 76ers starter to score in double figures.
Williams scored 39 points and tallied eight assists and five rebounds in the loss. Joe Johnson nearly finished with a triple double, tallying 22 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds for Brooklyn.
Nick Young scored 11 points to lead Philadelphia's bench, which outscored Brooklyn's bench 34-12 in the game.
Monday, April 1, 2013
| Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks | |||||
| Apr 25, 2013 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Miami (3-1) | 30 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 98 |
| Milwaukee (1-3) | 39 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 120 |
| Miami Heat | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Mario Chalmers | 26 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Dwyane Wade | 27 | 9-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Ray Allen | 22 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| LeBron James | 24 | 13-20 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Chris Bosh | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Shane Battier | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Miller | 9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Udonis Haslem | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| JaJuan Johnson | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Melvin Ely | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Norris Cole | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rashard Lewis | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 44-83 | 3-9 | 7-7 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 98 | |
| Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Brandon Jennings | 23 | 12-14 | 10-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Monta Ellis | 18 | 4-14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Ersan Ilyasova | 23 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Drew Gooden | 20 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Larry Sanders | 20 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tobias Harris | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Beno Udrih | 10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Marquis Daniels | 9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Ekpe Udoh | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 47-71 | 16-17 | 10-11 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 120 | |
MILWAUKEE-Brandon Jennings made sure the Milwaukee Bucks lived to see another day.
On the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs by the Miami Heat, Jennings drained a career-high 10 three-pointers to lead the Bucks in a 120-98 rout over the Heat in Game 4 of their playoff series.
Buoyed by his 10 threes, Jennings scored a playoff career-high 36 points and added in six assists to lead the Bucks. Larry Sanders finished second in scoring behind Jennings for the Bucks, tallying 14 points and five rebounds.
Two other Bucks starters finished in double figures. Ersan Ilyasova scored 11 points and pulled down seven rebounds and Monta Ellis scored 10 points. Tobias Harris also scored 12 points off the bench for the Bucks.
LeBron James led the Heat with 27 points and six rebounds. Behind him, Dwyane Wade finished with 18 points and six assists, while Mario Chalmers scored 12 points and tallied seven assists. Ray Allen scored 11 points for Miami after missing the first three games of the series dealing with a sore ankle.
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