Minnesota kept rolling throughout the period, outscoring Detroit
38-16 in the quarter to build an 82-54 lead.At 8:08 left, Boylan took
Ellis out and put Ellis in.However, the NBA is believed to be unlikely
to keep the Kings in Sacramento as long as the team plays in Sleep Train
Arena, located on the outskirts of town.After giving the Washington
Capitals a lift during their last road swing, Braden Holtby looks to
continue his recent success away from home as they begin another
trip."Terrible time to have a loss," Elton Brand said.While they
appeared to be the verge of falling out of the Eastern Conference
playoff hunt with five losses in seven games earlier this month, the
Capitals 15-17-1 responded with three straight wins to close out their
recent four-game trip.PSG first hosts the Blaugrana in the French
capital before traveling to Catalunya for the return leg on April 10.
The
Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars
follow with visits every other night.In a game with playoff implications
for both teams, the Dallas Mavericks rode the familiar scoring hand of
Dirk Nowitzki to a wild 109-102 overtime victory over Chris Paul and the
Los Angeles Clippers."We were confident we were going to win the game
the whole time," Lupul said.They could move closer to full strength
Wednesday night if Lance Stephenson and David West return for the start
of a four-game trip that kicks off against a resurgent Houston Rockets
team.Theyre also still missing goaltender Craig Anderson, who had a
league-best 1.
"Ed Davis has come in and given us a little bit of a
lift backing up the power forward spot, Austin Daye has had his
moments.People might find this hard to believe, but if you start
thinking about a streak, thats when you slip up.Golden State, though,
has to like its chances if Curry can continue his recent surge.Defense
needs to be a team effort each and every night.Phoenixs Markieff Morris
was whistled for three fouls in the first 5 minutes while trying to
guard Cousins.Nashville had outscored the Avalanche 39-17 while winning
the previous nine matchups.If there was one positive to take out of the
game is we didnt get down after they scored the first goal and they
didnt take a 2-0 lead, said Avalanche forward P.Good thing for the
Sharks he doesnt need much right now.
But Sacramento reeled off
the next 14 points in the next four minutes and John Salmons 15-footer
gave the Kings a 60-46 lead.Iginla was scratched from the lineup before
the game with rumors of a trade imminent.Oilers F Eric Belanger was
placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a groin injury.In the oakley frogskins final minute of regulation, Vince Carter put Dallas ahead with two free throws before Paul answered quickly.
NOTES:
Warriors coach Mark Jackson had this to say when asked to explain why
Curry wouldnt be a must-go in such an important game: "Weve proven that
we have our players best interest.The Hawks are tied with Chicago for
fifth place in the Eastern Conference, 2 1/2 games behind Brooklyn for
home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.Paul didnt
receive help from All-Star forward Blake Griffin, who had 14 points on
4-of-11 shooting.While Los Angeles defense has been virtually
nonexistent during its road skid, the Hornets have stepped it up
defensively during their winning streak, allowing an average of 85."""
When
we do that you can see how loud it gets in this building.We know theyre
going to come out aggressive, pressing, and try to do anything to make
us throw the ball away.Washington led 76-74 to start the fourth quarter
and went up six after Cartier Martin hit a 3-pointer and Wall made one
of two free throws."Its a good character win," coach Jack Capuano
said.NOTES: Lakers forward Metta World Peace had surgery Thursday on a
torn meniscus in his left knee.The winger has scored seven goals and
added two assists in his five games during that run, having been
suspended for two contests for a hit to the head of Tampa Bays Victor
Hedman on March 20."Yeah, it was embarrassing, said Pekka Rinne, who was
pulled after giving up three goals but returned when Chris Mason
surrendered three scores on nine shots.
We gave them 24 points off
turnovers, lamented Collins, who also was bugged by the fact
Philadelphia had just nine assists one night after finishing with 31 in
the win over the Kings.Louis has dropped three in a row and four of
five.You cant necessarily gauge them against other teams, Heat coach
Erik Spoelstra said Monday night, after Miami topped Orlando 108-94.Weve
beaten some of the best teams in the league.Halls transformation
includes chopping off the dreadlocks hed worn for five years just before
the NCAA tournament began.Sure, Crosby is enjoying Pittsburghs 14-game
winning streak.
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