Show p J t s ' B2 —The Herald Journal Logan UtahTyeaday April 13 2004 fmm - V-ove- wifo30 points Stephen Jack-so- n had 23 and Chris Craw-for- d matched Sure with 22 on 3-Atlanta shot Marcus Camby had 12 points 21 rebounds seven assists and five Mocked shots to help the Nuggets reach the players for the first time since 1995 A Mirharf jfordanTyrnB5 Richie in the stands the - i 1 ' : u 1) 59-2- A r year the Pacen tied die 1969- 70 team’s record for best start in team history before collapsing in die second half Jamaal Tinsley scored 18 points and A1 Harrington had 14 for Indiana Kenny Thomas led the Sixers with 26points and 11 rebounds Zradon Hamilton 21 points scored a career-higand Eric Snow had 16 points Pistons 111 Wizards 79 Mike James scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half as the Detroit Pistons broke open close game to win their eighth in a row Hie Pistons have won 16 of ig games including 11 at home while the Wizard have lost eight of 10 Both teams were shorthand- ed as Rasheed Wallace (foot) m Chauncey Billups (ankle) missed the game for Detroit white Jerry Stackhouse (ankle) and Kwame Brown (foot) were sidelined for Washington The teams com-- : bined for 32 turnovers Detroit’s Richard Hamilton had 24 points and a career-die- ir high 12 assists against his for-mer team for just his second e Gilbert career 17 games last VrKin sideline in die closing seconds and coach Jeff Bzdelik celebrated by pumping his first and yelling “Yes! Yes! Yes!” to the crowd Hawks 129 Nets 147 Bob Sura became the first NBA player in seven years to have three straight and the Atlanta Hawks' three m a row for the first tune this season ty beating the listless New Jersey Nets 7 Monday night Sura had 22 points 11 assists and 10 rebounds — the last rebound coming when he intentionally missed a layup just before die buzzer and grabbed his own rebound Sura smiled sheepishly as if a little embarrassed by the way he accomplished his feat He was the first player since Grant Hill in 1997 to have three straight games with dou- Me figures in scoring rebounding and assists The Hawks poured it on in biggest victory of the season shooting 38 percent Jason Tory led lUffT h wi 129-10- - rwi- - : r- - 1 -- V-- J V : v ’ 2) ‘ 1) AP photo Denver guard Jon Bany left Joins reserve center Frandeoo Elson in cetemung the Nuggets' 97-8- 9 victory over Sacramento Monday Arenas led the Wizards with 20 points despite not starting Heat 84 Celtics 77 Lamar Odom had 28 points and 11 rebounds to help the Miami Heat retain a chance to open the playoffs at home It was the fifth consecutive " loss for the Celtics who backed into the playoffs when Philadelphia lost Sunday The Heat improved to 0 and moved into a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Confer- 41-4- race double-doubl- 1) e ' 10-poi- nt : triple-doubl- es (47-of-8- 'V on NuadWsodoutshot Sh Mints' h ' Jermaine O’Neal scored 28 jyinta to help Indiana set a single-seasrecord for wins The Pacera (60-2eclipsed -- ' & mark ty e 5 0 l9-7went that team ffiintheSSrnGm- - ' 1 V 17-of-- ntjL pouuai Pacers 107 76ei 93 r ' j 88-8- ’ - : v NBA playoffs Washington beatinga'A' Bulls team that will finish : James’breakawaydunk with 1)6 to go put the Cavaliers ahead to stay 7 After Michael Redd missed ' had a worse season two shots Jeff Mclnnis hit a " j Marcus Fizer had 30 20 rebounds jumper and James madte a Cree and a career-higthrow to give Cleveland a 91- - for the Bulls 87 lead Keith Van Horn’s Spurs 78 TWI Blazers 66 Tun Duncan had 14 points layisp cut it to two with 1 17 and 15 rebounds to lead the"’ seconds to play San Antonio Spun to their 10th Knlcks 101 Hornets 97 Reserves Moodue Norris straight victory ss Portland wss A and Michael Sweetney each scored 11 fourdHpiarter : points as the New York knicks overcame a deficit in the final period New York coach Lenny ' Wilkens limited starter’ Stephon Maxbuiy to only 12 minutes So Norris who has averaged under 12 minutes of playing time and 39 pants since joining the Knicks from Houston ended up playing 40 playoffs for the past 21 sea-sons a mark that was die minutes and scoring a team-longest active streak in the "points finished with 16 NBA and one short of the league record Portland not points as New York (39-4only needed to beat San Anto- gave itself a chance to catch for the nio but also needed lossea by NewOrieans (40-4sixth seed in die Eastern Coo- - die Jazz and the Nuggets ference The Knicks need a Rockets 111 SuperSonics 117 Mark Jackson made a rare Cleveland over on victory and scored a season-higstart and loss a New Wednesday by 25 points as Houston locked Orleans Washington! Magic 93 Bulls 84 up these Juwan Howard scored a sea Western t h 38 points to help the Jackson who signed with Houston as free agent on Jan Orlando Magic sup a 13-15 entered the game with a game losing skid Howard scored 10 straight scoring average and 13-- 0 third had run in the made a Airing only three of his 33 quarter that gave the Magic attempts this season 66-4- 7 lead He had eight in a He made three fiombeyond from row in the fourth quarter to put the arc and shot T die free throw line thewnwwqyfftfffhiciip Houston hu woo three id its: qtt its deficit tn right last four games white Seattle Qdando won for the first: time since a March 10 victory has dropped seven of nine By The Associated Press ! Boston rested leading scorer Paul Kerce who has a sore right ankle Ricky Davis scored 25 and Muk Blount had 10 points and nine : rebounds for the Celtics CavnUen 93 Bockp 89 LeBn James gave the home crowd one more night to savot scoring 27 points as the Cava- Hers won their home finale Cleveland denied Milwau- kee a chance at moving closer advan- to gaining hone-cou- rt in the round the first of tage h aon-hig- ’ 19-poi-nt 14-of-- back in series New staefium same old Phillies v Paul lyilson allowed just one run over 7 Cincinnati Reds beat Philadelphia ' 1 Monday in die first game at Citizens Bank Park triggering boos from Phillies’ fans frustntfed by foe team’s slow start D’Angelo Jimenez got foe first double down foe hit a ground-rul-e ridU-nel-d line on foe fourth ofthe game from Randy Bobby Abreu hit foe first home run foe only bright spot for a 1- -3 By The Associated 4-- : Gomez Patrik Elias scored two gods and Sr had three assists for foe New Jersey Devils who got back into their playoff series wifo h4-- 2 victory Monday over foe Philadel-phi- a Flyers Rookie Paul Martin and Brian Gkmta also scored and Martin Brodeur made 23 saves New Jersey cut the Flyers’ lead in the best-of--7 series to 1 Game 4 also will be pteyqd Airlines Arena on Wednesday night ' Jeremy Roenick and Ibny Amonte scored for leads the Fteos who twice blew first-rou- 2-- i v al IJhring 3Manderst Khuibulin made 28 saves to lead 1 lead over New York Brad Richards and Martin St Louis scored ' early and Khabibulin stoned the Islanders foe rest of the way St Louis added an empty-ngoal wifo lO seconds remaining v AO three games have ended JMD and for Game 4 here Wednesday night bofo teams must be thinking that allowing even one goal can doom them 'APptwto PhWetf pitchur Randy Wolf Ihrows foe first pitch of CKizenu Bank Patk to DAngelo Jmenaz of die Reds Trachsel (1-allowed onie run for his second save in three inning infield single and two t uneaimedruns and four hite in six innings and opportimities:::': ' also drove in two runs Mets 10 Braves 6 " Astros Ilk Cardinals 5 The New York Mets hardly Rockies 7 Diamondbacks 4 Riduud Hidalgo hit a three-ru- n ' missed Mike Bazza and Cliff The Colorado Rockies rallied hone tun and brace an eighthfor four runs in foe seventh Floyd in fora home opener inning tie with a sacrifice fly to Newcomers Kaz Matsui and : inning capitalizing on Arizoia :: tead Houston to a win Mike Cameron each drove in two : reliever Jose Yalvrafe’s wildness v' Craig Biggio hadforeodbu-- : Mes race RBIs and scored foteeV runs Steve Trachsel was terrific V The Rockies erased a 0 on the mound and at foe ptete in time for the Astros Ricky Stone deficit in fora hone opener before a sellout crowd 6f 48 013 (1-a New York victory pitched one scoreless : Tbdd Zeile added force hits as a The Rockies had just one hit in inning to get foe win foeir winning rally Colorado makeshift Mets lineup roughed Hifodgo’s homer in foe first off loaded foe bases wifo a single St Louis startre Woody Williams up former teammate Mike Hamp ton (M) in building a 10-- 0 leart and two walks off Mike Kqplove gave the Astros a 0 lead : New York played without then Kofdove walked in a' ) Hidalgo’s sacrifice fly in foe run Valverde relieved and hit a eiith made it 5 and Biggio Floyd who was placed on foe disabled list with a double later in the batter and threw two wild pitches hit a three-ru- n — all allowed runs to score strained right quadricqis Suid inning to break the game open Piazza out ofthe lineiq because Vladimir Nunez (1-- got two Mika Lincoln (2-allowed of a sore right elbow following a : outs in relief to get the win ' five runs in 1 inniilgs of collision at first base Sunday Shawn Chacoi pitchedthe ninth' relief for St Limits 2-- ECU 1) : ''BfLddb2SettatonV'H-!"'- : two-on-o- ' : v: championship series Maddux (D-- left the Cubs in 1992 after winning the first of vO four straight Cy Young Awards signing wifo theAtlanta Braves He lasted only 3 3 innings giving up five walks eight hits and six runs Benson gave upa first- 2) 2-- 0) durd for the Mae Leafs Belfour has held Ottawa scoreless for 138:21 He made 31 saves for his first Toronto playoff shutout in Saturday's 0 win to give die Maple Leafs A split of the first two hone games Belfour who turns 39 April 21 got his 84th : 0) 2-- : 4-- (0-1- f 6-- 0) Martin Brodeur for Jfoe ' 15-d- ay 1) AmcricanlL'caguQ Travis hafner hit a grand slam and Cliff Lee pitched six innings With help from his ' infield leading the the Cleveland Indians to a 3 win in foe home opener against foe Mink nesota Twins on Monday During pregame ceremonies foe Indians celebrated their v first 10 years ait Jacobs Held ' by unveiling a new $7 million v-- 6-- v scoreboard! Hafner connected in the third inning off Kyle Lohse (Q-and Matt Lawton added a solo shot in foe seventh for Cleve-lan-d which stopped a game losing streak : The Indians went 5 — g three were losses 2) 2-- extra-innin- 0) induced three double plays protected David Riske ' Jiuidd Washburn (1-with two on and one out in the : V sixth Midurel Young reached on' an infield single ?? Blalpck fora singled for a 4- 3 lead and Fullma who V 1) v' who has blown tyo games gave up a ran in foe ninth before closihgit but : tJS&SSXSL-- : PacWoridsato j'j burned chimpioIIlin Anaheun two his former team with a — ona g road v trip they could blame squarely on their bullpen’s inability to finish games who allowed But Lee (i-five hits in six innings and season-rmenin- : handed ova a 5 2 lead that Cleveland’s relievers finally ' v five-ru- n n double that capped sixth inning for Texaav y 0) : ’If"'? ' iWfr-y1 I iW-- ' ' ' - ' r 2-- qualified for the playoffs on the 81st game four goals and five assists in 16 games ting A 9- - t ' v : ' seanedtbbealow4Beyindnq)atdietimeBiit he provided an immediate boost for a team that vVw two-seri- V- -' ' first career playoff hat trick and Dallas Drake ' had a goal and an assist for St Louis r San Jose leads die series 1 hiding into Game 4 Tbesday night in SL Louts V' cV Sillinger acquired March 4 from Phoenix and : playing for his 10th NHL team to tie ai record : go-ahe- ad ‘r-- -- ' Carlos Almanzar (1-Hank Blalock wu two-ru- n sin- wifo a pitched a perfect sixth and : Francisco Cordero allowed e gle and finished the with 10 hits j runs in fob ninth but managed V After Bra Webber f to get ibis second save replaced four-gam- ? ' 'J 5 e ' ' J Bhiel 4 Sharks 1 Lateeason pickup Mike Sillinger scored his to Tf sent a long wide shot past Colondo goaltender David Aebischer with 4f27 left in regulation SV' Ttevrinmng playbqgah when Ott Mocked a neutral-zon- e pass from yilinriit Hrfwmmun : Adam Foote and took off v '? ' Foote couldn’t catch im to Ott NeUher could'-:KariisSkrastins who foved just asOtt sent die puck forough a narrow gqi between Aebischer foie posL : thre-ru- ' y in By The Associated Press ’s' Stars 4 Avalandie 3 OT Steve Ott turned a steal rt center ice into a breakaway goal 2:11 into overtime putting Dal- ' las back in foe series 1- -3 : : Ottawa' Joe Nieuwendt scored his second goal of die playoffs early in the second period and Mats' rash in the Sundin added a goal on a 3-- ' ' : Ed Belfour made 35 saves to get his second straight shutout giving Toronto a2-- l lead pvier ‘ Chicago’s first game at Wrigley Field since losing last year’s NL 'A " 4-- : Gr Maddux’s Wtigley field homeroming with foe Cubs was upstaged by Kria : Benson allowed one hit in six (1-- : et 2) : atCon-tineiU- Tuqia Bay to a : Pirates 13 Cuba2 wSdradincSdaddux in Kikcfou v' 48-degr-ee : r one-go- al dismal Phillies’ offense that has scored 16 runs in seven games A sellout crowdof 41626 spent most of the afternoon hiding from the rain on a afternoon Most of the seats in die upper deck were empty by the fiffo inning and some of the remaining fans were booing or chanting “Let’s Go Flyers!” by die sevradk Ken Griffey Jrhad an RBI double land Jimenez had two hits and scored twice for the surprising Reds (5-r ' u National League : : nd niit : ' Press ” i f'A get- i - |