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Show Thursday, March 8, 2007 i The bay HERALD DAILY B3 Basketball Star of tho Day Jazz dominate Pacers; now lead divison by 12 games Doug Alden THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Jazz already have one more win than they did all of last season and there's still more than a month left to play. Reaching 42 wins in March or at any point in the season isnt much of an accomplishment for Utah coach Jerry Sloan. So after the Jazz beat the slumping Indiana Pacers 2 Wednesday, Sloan was unimpressed. "You're looking at the score. I'm looking at the game," Sloan said. The Pacers were playing for the fourth time in five nights and lost leading scorer Jermaine O'Neal early in the third quarter. Yet they still cut a l&point lead down to six entering the final period before the Jazz took controL "Their energy level should have been down below us and they held in there pretty good considering what they had to fight through," Sloan said. The Jazz finally wore down the Pacers, who lost their seventh straight game and went winless on a road trip. Carlos Boozer had 14 points and 16 rebounds, Deron Williams added 17 points and six assists and Matt Harpring scored 14 points for the Jazz, who put away the 94-7- four-gam- Pacers with a 164 run to open the fourth quarter. "It wasn't our best game We were a little sloppy, but the good thing about it is we dont get rattled anymore," Boozer said. Utah improved to topping last season's win total by one and ensuring that the Jazz will finish with a winning record for the first time since 2004. Utah has won 13 of 15 and is closing in on the Northwest Division title. Danny Granger had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers. Troy Murphy scored 15 points, but the Pacers' starting center pulled down just three boards as Utah won the rebounding battle "I thought we did a good job of hanging in there for three quarters, but in the fourth we just couldn't keep it together," Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. "It's unfortunate. We needed a win very badly." O'Neal left in the third quarter with a sore left knee and didn't return He finished with 11 points. "I came into the game with it pretty swollen and didn't really have the lift I normally have and couldn't really do the things I was comfortable doing," O'Neal said. "I noticed it getting bigger and bigger throughout the quarter so we just decided it was better for me not to play." LEBRON JAMES GUARD Cleveland Cavs Score: Cavs 101 Pistons 64 at the end. 42-1- 9, Surprisingly, the Pacers made their biggest threat after O'Neal left the game. Indiana got Utah's lead within single digits a few times early in the third, then made a run at the end to cut the margin to entering the fourth. After Derek Fisher beat the shot clock for Utah with a jumper that with 3:37 left put the Jazz up in the period, the Jazz didnt score again in the quarter. Granger made two free throws, and Armstrong added a to get the Murphy hit a Pacers back within range. But Williams opened the fourth quarter with a layup, then dribbled behind his back when Granger went for a steal and flew by as Williams stepped to his left and found Harpring for another layup that put the Jazz ahead The Jazz scored 16 of the first 20 points in the period. "You don't throw out the kitchen sink because things don't happen to be working for a short period of time," Fisher said. V REB MIN AST TP 8 41 61 67-6- 1 NBA STANDINGS 67-5- 4 lil' 47-3- STEVE C. WILSON AP EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pet GB NewJersey NewYork 28 33 .459 412 6 28 34 .452 5 5 Philadelphia 23 38 .377 912 Boston 17 Utah jazz forward Carlos Boozer, right, during the first half Wednesday. Darrell Armstrong also scored 12 for Indiana, which never led and fell to 50 this season in the second of games. 8 Indiana lost at Sacramento Tuesday and had little energy left back-to-bac- W-- 1 21-- 9 0 4 3 5 8 6 1 4 1 5 0 W-- 5 15 1 2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION Washington W L Pet 34 26 567 Miami 31 29 .517 3 Orlando 29 33 .468 6 Atlanta 23 39 .371 12 Charlotte 22 40 .355 13 GB CENTRAL DIVISION GB Detroit W L Pet 37 22 .627 Cleveland 36 25 .590 period. ... Utah outscored Indiana in the fourth quarter, playing much of it with reserves. Chicago 35 Indiana 29 31 Milwaukee 23 28 L10 Str 5 1 7 I NOTES: The Pacers didn't score in the second quarter until with 824 Armstrong's left and were just in the 27-1- 1 102-9- 43 .283 Home Away Conf Str L10 33 29 532 71-6- Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal, left, stretches in an attempt to block a shot by - Toronto Home Away Conf 24-- 8 0 W-- 1 2 1 W-- 8 1 7 6 1 7 L10 Str 64 1-- 2 2 4 W-- 3 .556 4 4 .483 812 4 8 W-- 4 0 4 14-- 4 Away Conf Home 0 2 23-- 8 24-- 8 1 0 4 39 .371 1512 W-- 1 3 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION LeBron scores 41, leads Cavaliers to OT victory THE ASSOCIATED Washington to snap a losing streak. PRESS it fk LeAUBURN HILLS, Mich. Bron James scored a season-hig- h 41 points, leading the Cleveland 7 Cavaliers to a overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. James almost won the game in but a regulation with a video review negated the dramatic shot. He set the tone early in the overtime, making free throws and blocking Richard Hamilton's shot with a fantastic block in front of the rim.' James had a chance to make ) it a game with 17 KIRTHMON F. DOZIERAP seconds left, but missed the first of Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James two free throws. Rasheed Wallace after miss(23) and Anderson Varejao (17) celebrate what they thought ing three games with a sprained left foot g missed a was the on shot the ensuing possessioa Cleveagainst the Detroit Pistons on land's Anderson Varejao grabbed Wednesday in Auburn Hills, the rebound, was fouled and made Mich. The officials ruled the one of two free throws to seal the shot no good after a review, win. sending the game into overtime. The Cavaliers won 101-9Heat 103, Bulls 70: At Miami, Shaquille O'Neal had 24 points, Hawks 100, Wizards 97: At Atlannine rebounds and a season-higta, Zaza Pacnulia scored a career-hig-h eight assists, Eddie Jones added 23 points, and Miami put together 27 points and grabbed 12 rea huge second-hal- f Atlanta run to beat bounds, and beat Southeast Division-leadinChicago. 101-9- e 76ers 92, SuperSonks 89: At Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had his third triplfrdouble and Joe Smith swished the winning jumper with 14.4 seconds left to lead resurgent Philadelphia to its fifth straight win. Iguodala finished with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Andre Miller had 17 points. 1 I Raptors 94, Grizzlies 87: At Bosh had 19 points San Antonio 43 18 .705 Houston 37 24 .6071412 GB 812 L10 Str 10-- 0 6 1 W-- 1 6 15 47 .242 Utah L Pet 42 19 .689 GB I Bucks 110, Lakers 90: At Milwaukee, Charlie Villanueva scored a season-hig26 points to lead Milwaukee over undermanned Los Angeles, which was without the suspended Kobe Bryant. Charlie Bell added 20 points for Milwaukee, 13 in the decisive third quarter, and Andrew Bogut scored 22 as the Bucks shot a season-bes- t 59.5 percent from the Denver 29 30 .492 12 Minnesota 27 33 .450 14 12 Portland 25 36 .410 17 Seattle 25 36 .410 17 4 - L10 37 Away Conf 30-- 3 21-- 32-- 6 20-1- 0 4 3 2 5 0 Str Home 8 8 7 9 NORTHWEST DIVISION W h Toron- 12 .459 23 Home 20-- 8 0 Memphis L10 47 LA Lakers 33 29.532 14 12 LA Clippers 29 31 .483 Sacramento 28 32 .467 Golden State 28 35 .444 Bobcats 106, OT: At Phoenix, Phoenix needed a career-higa 32 points from Leandro and 19 3pointers one shy of the franchise record to hand Charlotte its seventh loss in a row. Barbosa made a career-bes- t seven 3pointers in 11 attempts. He made two in the overtime, the first putting the Suns ahead for good 2 4 2 3 2 0 1 GB 14 ,770 2 6 W-- 1 6 Away Conf 24-- 7 1 Phoenix t Suns 115, W-- 5 8--2 PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pet floor. a 1 Str W-- 3 Home Away Conf 24-- 6 23-- 8 0 4 0 1712 6 1812 64 20 1 0 0 5 0 W-- 1 W-- 2 6 9 playoff spot h Bar-bos- four-gam- WEDNESDAY'S FRIDAY'S GAMES RESULTS LA. Lakers at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Memphis at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 5:30 p.m. New Jersey at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Atlanta 100, Washington 97 Toronto 94, Memphis 87 Philadelphia 92, Seattle 89 Miami 103, Chicago 70 Houston 111, Boston 80 Cleveland 101, Detroit 97, 0T Milwaukee 110, L.A. Lakers 90 Utah 94, Indiana 72 Phoenix 115, Charlotte 106, 0T Golden State 110, Denver 96 with 3:38 left. 103-10- 0 The Suns played the last 24:50 without Amare Stoudemire, who was ejected after drawing his second technical foul with 8:10 left in the third quarter. Stoudemire has 14 technicals this seasoa Two more and he will be suspended for a game. two-gam- e g .850 28 33 I Rockets 111, Celtics 80: At Boston, Tracy McGrady had 25 points and nine assists, and Houston e winsnapped Boston's ning streak. Six players scored in double figures for the Rockets, who ended skid and won for a just the second time in six games. Shane Battier had 15 points, and Chuck Hayes tied a career high with 14 points and added 11 rebounds. Yao Ming, playing for the sec short-hande- d Pet 9 New Orleans e game-winnin- L 51 ond time since missing 32 games with a fracture in his right leg, had 11 points and five rebounds for Houston and to, Chris nine rebounds, and Toronto ended a three-gamlosing streak with a victory over Memphis. Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 pick in the draft, added 18 points for the Raptors, who led by as many as 25 points. '?) W TODAY'S GAMES Chicago at Orlando, 6 p.m. S.A. at Sacramento, 8:30 p m. NBA SCOREBOARD Hunter suspended 10 games for positive drug test Detroit NEW YORK Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter was suspended 10 games without pay by the NBA on Wednesday after testing positive for phentermine, a banned substance primarily used for weight loss. "I'm as shocked as anyone," Hunter said after arriving at the Palace on Wednesday. "It was a diet pill we've all taken stuff and nothing ever . happens." Hunter said the pill was prescribed for his wife Ivy. "We do that at our house if I've got a head cold, I might grab one of her pills," he said. "It was just a bonehead mis- take on my part." Phentermine is listed as a or perfonnaiKS-enhaneing drug under the league's an and brings program ste-ro- id INDIANA 117-10- 7 double-overtim- an unnatural basketball action and suspended Bryant from a game at New York. automatic Bryant, second in the NBA penalty for with 29.2 points per game, a first positive test Hunter, who is 36 and in his missed the Lakers' game at Milwaukee on Wednesday 13th NBA season, averaged 4.6 points, 1.4 assists and 14 night. minutes in 39 games as a key reserve for the Eastern ConferNuggets' Anthony and Anti-Dru- Pistons. Hunter began his suspension Wednesday night when the Pistons faced the Cleveland Cavaliers and will lose more than $202,000. "It's the league rule, and 1 have to abide by it," he said. "I just hope people dont think I'm out smoking marijuana." Pistons coach Flip Saunders declined to comment on the suspension before the game, saying he wanted Hunter to have a chance to talk first. fiancee have baby boy DENVER Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony became a father Wednesday afternoon when his fiancee, actress La La Vazquez, gave birth to a son, Kiyan. ' Kiyan (pronounced weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces and was 18 Vi inches long. Anthony stayed in Denver and did not play against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. kai-an- 0- - 12. O'Neal 11. Murphy 5. Tinsley 15, Dunleavy 5. Greene 0. Foster 4, Armstrong 12. Harrison 2. 6. Diogu S Williams Marshall 0. Totals 72. 1. lue Out None. Rebounda 46 (Butler Washington 11). Atlanta 47 (Childress 13). Asslsta Washington 15 (Arenas 4). Atlanta 15 (Pachuka, Stoudamire. A.Johnson 4). Total Fouls Washington 29. Atlanta 20. A 1,921 (18,729). 9. Boozer 17. 8. Fisher Collins 11, 0, Girlcek 14. Araoio 0. Brewer 0 CHICAGO 6. Harpring 6. MHIsap 6. Totals - 22 24 24 17 15 2f 11 72 27 4 3 Dunleavy Utah Fisher Indiana LALakan Milwaukee Polnt Goals I. Vuiadc 0. Both 17. Font 18. Graham Duron 19. it n 4. -1- 1 (Jones Hadeffl Ritaunde KATTU(M) Peterson M M 24 29 Hunch Waker WiMma (Duhon 4). Miami Posey Chicago 76ERS92, SUPERSONICS 89 Neiterrvic ftas 0 Lewis 9. Allen Petro 10. 20 70 103 (Wallace 9). kHamt 45 (Walker 10) Atelote 10 (Gordon 4. Miami 29 (0 NM 81 Total Chicago 16. Miami 16 TectiMcett Chicago Defensive Three Second. Miami Defensive Three Second. A 19,600 (19,600). 2. Calderon 4 94. Humphries 0. Totals 33 Foule (94) Gartjjiosa 6. Bargnani 0 5, 11, Stokar 14 II Chicago 87. TORONTO 13 49 2, Jones Padgett 2S 22 toaKChicago Own Fouled 4. Gasol 811 It. Roberts 16. Gay 17, Stoudamira 3, Kmsey 3. Swift 11, Hamngton 0. B. A 70 7M Stoudamira Padgett Calderon MenenM 0 4. 11. WKcoi CoTOeon 29. Wilson 6. Warns 6 9 0 0 0 Totals Brown 0. 0. GtUjoale IB. Wirks Gasol Toronto Gay Dmon PtHUOEIPHI Iguodala Oalembeft (Mimr Hamngton (Bargnani Peterson 14. Ford Fouled Out None Rooottdi ' GartMlosa Memphis 50 (Gay 11. Toronto 40 (Bosh 9. Aislttt Memphis 16 (Hamngton 6), Toronto 22 (Calderon 91 Total Foale Memphis 20. Toronto 20. Technicals Toronto Defensive Three Second 2. A 16,940. (19,800). 17. Williams (17) l4, Jamlton 10 20 Butler 22, ' 4. Stevenson Haywood I, 4. Darnell Arenaa 28, Booth 2 2 2 2 2, Bielcha 0 2 4. Hayes 0. 2. Mason 1. Songalla 15 Taylor 17. 4. Totals , Smith Jones Chidreea 5 6 27. 13. 71 it. lua S Williams 7 0 7. A 8 StMriemm) 0 6, Ivey 7. Pecnutla Johnaon 4 9 5 8 13, 0. Totals 31 69 36 42 100. n ii nor si IN - Pahtt 0. tl. Korver n aII 0 0 0 0 0. 10. Tola lesle i B Setme 5 23 --- aj n aa II ii.uuii(K) Ivans 22, tl t 12 20. I. Parker 0 0 1 Mean 0 2. Tota) 1 Cm l 3 4 7. Vuiric William 1. S 3 8 13, Farm 90. I 27 29 33 90 110 A Lakers Parker Wallace 16. Felton 22, Herrmann Totals 0. Brezec 13. 14. Knight 106 PHOENIX (115) Diaw 0 0 0. Marion 10. Bell 16. Sloudemire 16. Nash 24. 32. Ja Jones to. 2 Totals 3. Thomas Baioosa Pialkowski 115 40 84 II Charlotte Phoenu 30 33 25 II 8106 II 17116 27 24 (18.717) 17,866 22. 2. Mornson 13. Hollins ROCKETS 111, CELTICS 80 Goala Charlotte (Carroll Fehon Wallace Phoenti Bell Nash Manon iBartosa Pialkowski Nona Ja Jones 3) Fouled Out Charlotte 59 (Wallace 15). Phoenii Rebounda 45 (Manon 111 Asslsta Charlotte 23 (Knight 91, Phoenu 26 (Nash 111 Total Foule Chsnotte 20. Phoenu 14 Technlcala Wallace, Morrison, Stoudemire A 18.422, Sloudemire 3 Ejected (18.422) HOUSTON (lit) 15. Hayes Bslliei 14. Yao 11. McGrady 25. Alston 12 14. 4. Head Howard 0 012. Mutomho 0- 0 8. Lucas 5. Novak 0. Snyder 111. 3 Totals BOSTON (10) 0 Jeflerson ScalaOnne 0 3 20. 20. West 5. Pierce Perkins 2 6 3 3 7. Gomes 9. Green 114 0 0 2. Rondo 0 0 4. Powe 2 3 9. Telfair 7 0 0 4. Olowokandi 0 0 0 Totals 60 MWAiatltflll) leu 20. Skinner I V I WARRIORS 110 NUGGETS 96 0CNVEAI96I 0 0 Johnson 15 HDario 0 0 6. Morton 9 Nafen 2 2 4 Totals 9. Diewera 30 32 22 27 31 19 II 12 - 111 9oe Houston fBather Novak AMton 3 5. McGrady 3 8 Heed Boston ScMaonne (Plena Snyder Teltair 0 3) Fouled Nona Orean Reimda Itouelun 53 moves 11). Boaton 52 0l ouon 31 (McGrady 91 Aiahrt ftmvil7IWsl5) Total Fata Union 25. Boston Houston Deteiwva Trine Second 16 Tecum can 131 (Jeftnon BI3M4-I- 8. Evans 6. Camoy 34 12 25 10 4 35. O Kwu 96 GOLOEN STATE (110) 2 2 18 Harrington 3 3 20. Jackson Bwdnns 6 8 0 0 12. Richardson 16. Davie 7 Powel 2. 6 7 22 EM PWrus 5. Foyte 0. AruMM OO 110 1 Totals 0 Barnes nana 21 (16.624). 3d 11 27 --- atin CAVALIERS 101, PISTONS 97 Denver I 23 Uotraon 3 1. Port Goala HUM Dwvara 4. Kleua S). tvenjon GokMn Stale IRKhardaon 41 jeoom 2 Oev 2 Bemei Plena Hamngton Ems 1 Fouled 04 atone rteoounoa-Oen- vat 14. GcMen Slate 51 IRMrtne 151. 5t Aawstt Oenvai 7 (1Ma H. Golden State 31 Foma oomw 17. Soioen Stats 25 total (Damn (19.596), CltVtlANO (101) 22. ' 41, 0oo9en10.il James 14. Pavlova: 3 6 2 2 8 Hughes agauskae 2 6 4. Snow 12. Vnaiao 5 16 0 0 2. 0 0 Totals Marthas 0. Brown 101. ( (Anen BUCKS 110, LAKERS ' (106) Anderson 0 0 4. Carroll 3 13. Miller 3 4 Ome Wwuih Ftas lew I 8. Wetson PlwerWehlt 2- - 1 (Konrer OutFouled Iguodala done Retamde Seattle 49 (Cmmon It), PhdaOeioiae 59 (Deiewbtrl 201 Aaeleta Sean II (Weteon 9). PIvleAHphia 16 flouodela 10). Total Foule Seattle 31. PhwwMpme 16. Teckalcale Philadelphia Deltnaive Thrta Second 2. A 12.902. (20.444). WASMINSTOt) (100) J Smith 33 HAWKS 100, WIZARDS 97 ATLANTA (92) 25. Hunter 8. Green 92. 1- 17 Milwaukee Redd 17.004 toaK D Mornson II 3. Gordon 1 (87) Warrick 4. Total! Sweetney 23 29 (S Williams Cook Farmar Bell beer IWianueva M Williams 1, Fouled Out None Rebounds IA Lakers 35 (Brown, Bynum, S Williams 6). Milwaukee 41 (Skinner 131 Assists LA Lakers 20 iParker 5). Milwaukee 30 (M Williams 131 Total Fouls (.A Lakers 13 Milwaukee 25 Technlcala LA Lakers Defensive Three Second 2 7. Haslem 30 Miller . 21 21 (103) Chicago RAPTORS 94, GRIZZLIES 87 MEMPHIS 0. 12. O'Neal 24. Jones 23. Williams 5, 0. Walker 9. Mourning Payton 14. Doleac 2. Oumn 0 0 0. Barron -2 7 13 103. 2. Totals 5. Wright Murphy Williams Out 45 (Foster 9), Utah 56 (Boom 16). AnliUmoiane 16 (Tinsley 6). Utah 24 ID Williams 6). Tolal Foule Indiana 30, Utah 25. TKtmteale-Murp- hy. Utah Offensive Three Second. A 19.911.(19,911). (D Thomas 6. Grrftin 11. Totals Posey (Armstrong Tinsley Granger Glncek Oku None Rebounda Indiana Fouled 13 Wallace Hinnch Allen 1, Khryapa0-MIAMI Qoal 8. 2. Deng 14. 8. Duhon 2. Seicosha SUNS 115, BOBCATS 106 CHARLOTTE VoskuM 0- - 3). (70) Brown 5. Gordon 94. Indiana Will 70 HEAT 103, BULLS 14. Okur Williams 10. M Williams 13. Villanueva 5. Noel 01 0. Ilyasova 0 Totals 110. Evans (94) Kirilenko Brown 22. Redd Patterson Greer 0. Reiner 2 10. 26. - UTAH loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night, when Bryant struck the Timberwolves' Marko Jaric after taking a g ence-leading (72) e shot. The play was similar to one that drew Bryant a suspension late in January, when he hit San Antonio's Manu in the face after taking a shot. NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson determined that play to have been (Arenas Washington Biatche Jamison Daniels Atlanta Childress (AJohnson Smith Stoudamire Fouled Mason Granger Kobe Bryant was suspended one game by the NBA on Wednesday for striking a player in the face, his second penalty for that action in a little more than a month. The most recent incident came with 58 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of NEW YORK the Lakers' Goals Stevenson JAZZ 94, PACERS 72 Bryant suspended again 11 t0 0 4, 90 IvnoH I 1 10. Imw. togut Of TROTT (17) 12. Wallace 3 10 0 7. Wtooer Pnnce 4 7 12 11 6 1 20 Hemmm 6 9 79 Mum 16. MrOyne 0 Mumn 17 7 Maiwa 0 2 1 Oerfmo 0 0 0 lotah) 0. Dm 30 69 35 44 97. 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