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Show DAILY HERALD CI THE DAY IN BASKEIBLL Goodcn scores 24, Gordon 19 as biIIs beat Jazz Star of the Day MIKE DUNLEAVY Guard being held out of that game, following a turbulent week. He was inactive Tuesday in what interim CHICAGO Appearances coach Jim Boylan said was a aside, the Chicago Bulls insist "coach's decision." they're serious about making a A win over the Northwest diviplayoff run. A few more nights sion leaders had the Bulls feeling a like this might convince the doubtlittle better. ers. The Bulls built a lead in Drew Gooden tied a season high with 24 points, Ben Gordon added the second quarter, were ahead 5542 at halftime, and led by as 19, and the Bulls beat Utah 108-9- 6 much as 17 in the third quarter. on Tuesday night to snap the e Jazz's Although the Jazz tried to make winning streak. Gordon hit several key Spoint-erthings interesting, Chicago hung including two late in the third on. The Bulls were leading by 1 1 quarter and one midway through late in the third when Utah's Matt the fourth after the Jazz pulled within 10. That was enough to Harpring had a basket negated by offset strong performances by an offensive foul Gordon then hit in the final minute two Utah's Mehmet Okur (22 points, 18 rebounds) and Deron Williams as the Bulls took an lead into (20 points, 10 assists) and give the the fourth. He struck again after Utah pulled within 10 on Ronnie Bulls a much needed break from Brewer's free throw, burying a another round of drama. ' that made it "I'm sure some of us get tired of with hearing about rheNnegatives," said just under five minutes remaining. "If we're taking those shots at Chicago's Luol Deng, who had 14 that part of the game, we have to points and eight rebounds. make them because they're doing And the volume was loud a great job putting pressure on us enough to pierce an eardrum beand attacking the basket," said fore this game. The Bulls often seem more inGooden, who had 10 rebounds and terested in an early vacation than three blocks. Utah's Andrei Kirilenko started a playoff run, and the latest round and scored 12 points after missing of drama added more fuel to the doubts about this team's character. three games with a sprained right d Chris Duhon missed a hip following a hard foul by Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki on March 3. But the at Detroit on Sunday and made some comments that didn't good vibe surrounding his return sit well with management after quickly evaporated. THE ASSOC pacers Indiana IATED PRESS Score: Pacers 114 Sonics 107 TP AST REB MIN 32 37 NBA STANDINGS five-gam- s, 86-7- 1 103-9- 0 shoot-aroun- EASTERN CONFERENCE . i ATLANTIC DIVISION Utah Jazz's Deron Williams, left, argues an out of bounds call with teammates Ronnie Brewer second quarter on Tuesday. (9) L Pet Boston 50 12 .806 Toronto 34 28 .548 16 Philadelphia 30 34 .469 21 New Jersey New York 26 38 .406 25 W JERRY LAlAssociated Press and Andrei Kirilenko during the The Jazz beat Minnesota, Phoenix and Denver by an average of 21 points without Kirilenlead ko. They held a 4 over the Nuggets in the Northwest division and trailed the Lakers by just 2 Vi for the Western Conference's best record entering Tuesday's game. But they were off target early on and never really recovered. , "They beat us with points in the Jazz coach Jerry paint Sloan said. "They drove down the middle. We got out of the way and let them shoot layups. They were (48-34)- 18 46 GB Str Home L10 Conf Away 31-- 22-- 8 28-- 4 W-- 1 W-- 5 6 1 7 1 33 .281 SOUTHEAST DIVISION the aggressors from the beginning and we never did get to that point. We just tried to outscore them." And the Bulls are trying to answer a long line of questions. "When people question our team, I respond that we have guys in the locker room with a lot of character who care about their craft and work at it," Boylan said. "The guys were hurt the last couple days. There were a lot of things swirling around our team, and no one likes to see that stuff in the paper. This is a basketball team, not a soap opera." W Pet L Orlando 41 24 .631 Washington 31 32 Atlanta 26 37 .413 Charlotte 24 39 .381 Miami 11 51 - L10 3 W-- 9 64 W-- GB .492 ,177 Str Home 14 Conf Away 1 16 W-- 5 28 12 2 8 6 4 6 5 31 CENTRAL DIVISION - L Pet Detroit 46 17 .730 Cleveland 37 27 .578 Chicago Indiana 26 38 .4062012 Milwaukee 23 W 25 39 GB W-- 912 6 7 30-- 9 2 1720 15 16 W-- 12 Conf Away 24-- W-- 23 12 .391 21 41.359 Str Home L10 5 W-- 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION 22 in Wizards' win Rookie Young scores career-hig-h Michael Redd scored 26 points, Andrew Bogut had 23, and Charlie Villanueva had 24 points and An NBA WASHINGTON matched a season high with 16 far can so being only go player rebounds for the Bucks, who lost the flashiest rookie in practice. for the sixth time in seven games Sooner or later, it's got to happen with another lackluster defensive in a game. Nick Young had just that kind performance. Milwaukee's opponents are averaging 111 points and of night, scoring a career-hig22 points to lead the Washington shooting better than 50 percent in the last seven games. Wizards to a sorely needed win over the Milwaukee Bucks. "They got a lot of dunks tonight. That was inexcusable," Redd said. "I'm tired of (teammate) Bren"We've got to sharpen it up." dan Haywood calling me a pracBucks coach Larry Kry stkow-ia- k tice dunker and all kinds of stuff," wasn't happy that his team and said Young, who shot didn't do much to stop Young, had pair of three-poiplays in the who had two dunks in the first decisive fourth quarter. "So it was half and had a key three-poithem to kind of show that play way my in the run that put the WizI belong here and I can jump a ards in control after Milwaukee little bit." had tied it at 83 with 9 minutes Antawn Jamison had 23 points, remaining. Young drew contact eight rebounds and eight turnon a baseline drive between Bogut overs and left in the final minute PABLO MARTINEZ Associated Press and Dan Gadzuric, but still found with a lower back strain, the latest ailment to hit the space to put up a shot that tantaliz-ingr- y Washington Wizards' Antawn Wizards. He can hardly afford to Jamison, left, scores against the dropped off the rim and into the net. Milwaukee Bucks' Desmond take a game off, however, given "I don't care if it's eighth grade Mason during the second that Gilbert Arenas and Caron or what league you're in, if you Butler are still out. quarter on Tuesday. want to get a guy going and feelHaywood added 15 points and five blocks for rhe Wizards, ing good about himself, you let him dunk his first couple baskets Charlotte. who sliced and diced through the d and then we couldn't stop the "It was a Bucks' defense to shoot 50 percent win," k with 66 points in the paint. It was a coach Eddie Jordan said. "We bleeding from that point," said. "It's real important g needed to make home feel like effort following that we didn't let that happea I Saturday's dispiriting home loss to home again." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS h 4i.il injury-riddle- 12-- 2 n d much-neede- Kryst-kowia- morale-restorin- L Pet San Antonio 44 19 .698 W would rather that he had to take that jumper or scrape himself up off the hardwood rather than going in and dunking it just reminding him that somebody's in there." Houston 43 20 .683 New Orleans 42 20 Dallas 41 Memphis 15 96-8- 26-1- 18-2- 0 at three. at the end of Utah was down the third quarter, and despite being in the final period, the Flash were down just three points with 55 seconds to play but couldn't close the deal on the road. and dipped to Utah Jazz assignee Kyrylo Fesenko recorded his second straight double-doublfinishing with 16 points and a season-hig15 rebounds in the Flash defeat. Gabe Pruitt, on assignment from the Boston Celtics, led Utah scorers with 23 points and Jazz assignee Morris Almond followed with 16. Lamar Rice and Kevin Kru-geach had 12 for the Flash. Darren Cooper came off the Los Angeand score les bench to hit three 16. Brian Chase and former Flash forward 69-6- 7 42 23 .646 - 26 .587 4 .523 8 out-scor- 29-1- 8 5-- e, h Brandon Wallace rounded out double-figur- e scorers with 11 points each. Jelani McCoy had 10 rebounds for Los Angeles and Wallace gathered eight. e span The Flash continue a of playing the top two teams in the West Division when the Idaho Stampede visit the McKay Events Center in Orem on Thursday and Saturday. Both games tip at 7 p.m. MT. five-gam- Pet L 9 24-- 1 22 10 20 2 Str Home L10 GB 1 28-- 3 W-- 22-- 9 3 34 31 At Indianapolis, Mike Dunleavy scored 32 points and the Indiana losPacers snapped a three-gam- e ing streak and sent the Seattle SuperSonics to their fifth straight loss. Danny Granger added 23 points, Troy Murphy had 19 points and nine rebounds and Travis Diener had 11 points and nine assists for the Pacers. Kevin Durant scored 27 points and reserve Nick Collison added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Sonics. Seattle 16 48 .250 25 12 Minnesota 14 49 .222 I Trail Orlando 123, Atlanta 112 Boston 100, Philadelphia 86 Cleveland 88, Portland 80 L.A. Clippers 99, Miami 98 Houston 91 , New Jersey 73 San Antonio 107, Denver 103 Dallas 108, New York 79 Conf Away 25-- 6 , 27 6 3 PACIFIC DIVISION L Pet U. Lakers 44 19 .698 W Phoenix 41 Golden State 39 23 .629 Sacramento 28 35 LA. Clippers 21 22 3 Conf W-- 412 .444 Away 22-- 1 .651 W-- 2 3 16 W-- .339 22 12 41 Str Home L10 GB W-- 8 4 9 2 , TODAY'S GAMES MONDAY'S RESULTS Timberwolves 96: At Minneapolis, Brandon Roy had 27 points and nine assists, g playing biggest during a 2 run in the fourth quarter to lift Portland.. Al Jefferson scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth and Rashad McCants had 18 off the bench for Minnesota, which hovered around 55 percent shooting for most of the game but couldn't come up with the big shot down the stretch. Blazers 1 03, game-decidin- 12-- Houston at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Clippers at Orlando, 5 p.m. New York at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at N. Jersey, 5:30 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Utah at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. San Antonio at N. Orleans, 6 p.m.. Charlotte at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 7 p.m. Toronto at Golden St., 8:30 p.m. TUESDAY'S RESULTS Indiana 114, Seattle 107 Washington 105, Milwaukee 97 Portland 103, Minnesota 96 Chicago 108, Utah 96 . Memphis at Phoenix, late Toronto at L.A. Lakers, late THURSDAY'S GAMES Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Golden St. at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m. NBA SCOREBOARD top-thre- mid-lev- BULLS JAZZ 108 96 WIZARDS 105 BUCKS 97 MILWAUKEE UTAH (96) Boozer - 8 22, Williams Harpring 5. Korver Miles 0, 20. Brewer 9. Price 4, Millsap 0, Hart 0, Collins Totals 96. (97) D.Mason 12, Okur 10. Kirilenko 23, 14. Bell 0- - 0 0. Totals 97. WASHINGTON CHICAGO (108) 14, Gooden 13. Deng 2. Hinrich - 14 5, 24. Noah Hughes Selolosha Thomas Gordon 10, Gray Songaila Haywood Stevenson 11, Nocioni 1. Totals 24, Bogut 5, Villanueva 26, 9, Redd 4. Simmons Ivey 6. Gadzuric 15, (105) 15, 3, R.Mason 0. Totals Jamison Daniels Young 23, 11. 22, Blatche 5. McGuire 0 105. 108. 23 Utah Chicago 25 19 30 29 31 25 22 98 10$ Utah Korver PACERS 22 31 33 22 97 105 20 26 - Polnt Goals Milwaukee (Villanueva Redd Washington R Mason Jamison - 4. Stevenson Fouled Out None. Rebounds Milwaukee 58 (Villanueva 16), Washington 48 (Jamison 8). Assists Milwaukee 20 (D.Mason. Ivey 51. Washington 26 Milwaukee (Daniels. Stevenson 6). Total Fouls Milwaukee 21. Washington 18. Technicals defensive three second. Young. A 14.755 (20,173). 3- Okur (Kirilenko Williams Chicago Selolosha Hinrich (Gordon Nocioni Fouled Out None. Hughes Utah 56 (Okur 18). Chicago 53 Rebounds Utah 18 (Williams 10). (Gooden 10). Assist! Utah 18. Chicago 27 (Hinrich 01 Total Fouls Okur. A 21,969 Chicago 25, Technicals (22.467). Goali Price 22 26 Milwaukee Washington Bell Ivey - 10 (Young 114 103 96 TRAIL BLAZERS TIMBERWOLVES SUPERSONICS 107 10-d- SEATTLE (107) 13, Petro 15. WiIcok 12. Durant 6, Watson 2. Wilkins 27, Collison 12. Gelabale 5. Totals Ridnour PORTLAND Green 3 107. (103) Webster - 3. Blake 2, Frye 20, Przybllla 27, 13. Aldridge 11, Roy 4. Jones Jack 2, Rodriguez Outlaw 5 13. 8. Totals 103. INDIANA (114) 19, 32. Murphy 11, Granger 9. Diener 4. Murray 23. Harrison 4. Totals 4. Rush 8. Daniels Dunleavy Foster 114. 6-- 6-- ! 1028-1- 4 27-- 9 37 injury-riddle- first-roun- Conf Away 27-- W-- Denver 107: (11-5- y 10-- 1 Portland I Pacers 114, SuperSonics would appear to compromise the Heat's long-terrebuilding plans. For the first Riley on Tuesday addressed his team's immediate and future options as it looks to time since this season, went steeply south, finish out a disastrous season before it reRiley identified the specific group of players he expects will make up the core of loads this summer to get back into playoff next season's team. contention. v That group included Wade, Shawn For now, the Heat plans to add d another player to its roster Marion, Udonis Haslem, Dorell Wright and Daequan Cook. In addition to a likely as it limps into Wednesday's home game e lottery pick, Riley said the Heat against the New York Knicks round out that nucleus with free is would also who team Riley, president, hopes to fill a perimeter void created by Wade's agents brought in this summer using the exteam's projected $6 million absence, and could sign a swingman to a veterans contract as soon as Wednesday. The ception and $2 million Heat is thin at guard and small forward, exception. "I definitely think we can be a where Wade, Dorell Wright (knee surgery) with Shawn, myself, and Marcus Banks (hamstring) are sideplayoff team lined. Dwyane coming back, Dorell being "We're looking at the list right now and healthy and bringing in another couple what kind of player we need," said Riley, of pieces," Haslem said Tuesday. "I'm whose team did not practice Tuesday benot looking past this year, because we cause it had only six healthy players. "It's a have to finish, but I'm looking forward to the opportunity to get everyone good opportunity to bring guys in on a contract and take a good look." back together healthy and see what we There are a few intriguing prospects really have." who fit Riley's preference for a swingman Riley did not mention guards Jason Williams and Ricky Davis, both free agents this who is long, athletic, a solid defender and capable of shooting from three-poirange. summer! or guard Marcus Banks and center Mart Blount, each of whom is under cond Former picks Julius Hodge, Gerald Green and DerMarr Johnson are tract for at least two more seasons, among available. the core that is most likely to return next seasoa Hodge, a 7 guard, was selected by Denver with the 20th pick in 2005 and also "It's time to start over again," Riley played briefly with Milwaukee. Hodge has said, who referred to the Feb. 6 trade of Shaquille O'Neal as the start of a two-yeaveraged 26.3 points in three games since he joined the NBA Development League's retooling process that could leave the Heat with major salary-ca- p space in the summer Albuquerque affiliate this month Green, a 8 forward and the 18th pick in of 2009. "It's not quick. It's not something we 2005, bounced from Boston to Minnesota to Houston. The Rockets waived Green, the have to do desperately. But you can bring 2007 dunk champion last week. the pieces back together in one year to be forward and the sixth Johnson, a very competitive." overall pick in 2000, has averaged 17.3 A busy summer could be a prelude to a significant turnaround next season for points and shot 39.5 percent from three-poirange for the NBADL's Austin, Texas, the Heat, which owns the league's worst team. record and is in the best position to land the No. 1 pick in the June draft. Or, the Heat could revisit former trainRiley plans to be in Kansas City later this ing camp and early season prospects, such as guard Brian Chase or forwards Marcus week to scout Kansas State forward Michael Beasley, considered the top prospect Slaughter and Luke Jackson. if he declares for the draft. None of the short-terroster options (18-46- ). 1 12 23 .641 3 12 47 .242 2812 .677 Str Home W-- 1 2 Utah W return to next seasoa Sean Banks scored LOS ANGELES 30 points to lead the Los Angeles to their fifth consecutive victory over in NBA Developthe Utah Flash, ment League action at the STAPLES Center on Tuesday. Los Angeles improved to 1 with its fifth consecutive victory over Utah. and equaled The Flash dropped to their longest losing streak of the season L10 NORTHWEST DIVISION NBAtlBTES douse the Flash - GB 24 Seattle Indiana 31 J1 25 27 30 25 28 107 114 MINNESOTA (96) 5 4. Gomes 16. Jefterson 20, Foye 9, Jarlc 12. McCants 18. Smith 15. Brewer 2. Totals 0, Richard 96. Snyder Portland Minnesota 26 26 24 26 27 25 26 17 103 96 Soils Seattle (Ridnour Watson Green Gelabale Durant Indians Granger (Dunleavy Rush Diener Daniels Murray Fouled Out Foster Rebounds Murphy Seattle 44 (Collison 61. Indiana 57 (Foster 11). Assists Seattle 21 (Ridnour 8). Indiana 21 Seattle 23, Indiana 21. (Diener 91 Total Fouls Technicals Watson. Indiana delenslve three second. A 11,216 (18.345). 6oals Portland (Jonas Webster Blake Roy Aldridge McCants Jack Minnesota (Jarlc - 3. Gomes Fouled Out None. Foye Rebounds Portland 49 (Przybilla 10), Portland Minnesols 42 (Jeltsrson 10). Assists 23 (Roy 9). Minnesols 24 (Foye 8). Total Foula Portland 8. Minnesota 19. A 13.433 (19,443). 6-- 9 Heat scouting for Wade's replacement A day after the Heat conMIAMI firmed Dwyane Wade would miss the final 21 games for extensive knee treatment, coach Pat Riley took a long and short view on the type of team the star guard might nt I wmeoiif mruiue.com |