LITTLE ROCK — x-clinched playoff spot WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Detroit 87, Cleveland 75 Minnesota 88, Charlotte 83 Toronto 105, Denver 96 New York 108, Orlando 86 Chicago 98, Atlanta 77 Boston 94, Utah 82 New Jersey 100, Indiana 84San Antonio 117, Sacramento 112 New Orleans at Golden State, (n) Phoenix at LA Clippers, (n) TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Washington at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s summaries PISTONS 87, CAVALIERS 75 DETROIT (87) Prince 11-21 3-4 29, Maxiell 6-9 0-0 12, Monroe 4-13 0-2 8, Knight 7-15 0-0 16, Stuckey 0-2 0-0 0, Bynum 3-9 2-2 8, Jerebko 0-2 3-4 3, Wilkins 1-4 0-0 2, Wallace 0-1 1-2 1, Daye 3-7 1-2 8. Totals 35-83 10-16 87.
CLEVELAND (75) Gee 1-6 0-0 3, Jamison 7-21 1-1 17, Thompson 3-12 3-4 9, Irving 9-19 3-3 22, Parker 2-5 0-0 5, Samuels 2-3 0-0 4, Harris 3-10 3-3 9, Walton 0-0 0-0 0, Casspi 2-7 0-1 4, Sloan 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 30-87 10-12 75.
Detroit ....................21 28 19 19 - 87 Cleveland ................23 21 17 14 - 75 3-Point Goals-Detroit 7-15 (Prince 4-4, Knight 2-3, Daye 1-4, Bynum 0-1, Jerebko 0-1, Stuckey 0-2), Cleveland 5-17 (Jamison 2-4, Gee 1-2, Parker 1-3, Irving 1-5, Harris 0-1, Casspi 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 57 (Monroe 10), Cleveland 56 (Thompson 11). Assists-Detroit 18 (Knight 5), Cleveland 20 (Irving 6). Total Fouls-Detroit 13, Cleveland 17. Attendance-14,486 (20,562).
T’WOLVES 88, BOBCATS 83 MINNESOTA (88) Johnson 2-4 0-0 5, D.Williams 2-11 1-2 5, Love 14-31 8-10 40, Ridnour 6-13 3-3 15, Webster 3-7 0-0 8, Tolliver 4-7 2-5 11, Ellington 0-5 0-0 0, Lee 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 33-81 14-20 88.
CHARLOTTE (83) Maggette 7-15 7-7 22, White 7-12 0-0 14, Biyombo 3-4 0-2 6, Augustin 0-4 0-0 0, Henderson 5-14 5-6 15, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, R.Williams 1-7 0-0 2, Walker 6-13 6-7 20, Mullens 0-3 0-0 0, Najera 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 31-78 18-22 83.
Minnesota ...............24 21 23 20 - 88 Charlotte .................21 26 18 18 - 83 3-Point Goals-Minnesota 8-21 (Love 4-7, Webster 2-5, Tolliver 1-2, Johnson 1-3, D.Williams 0-2, Ellington 0-2), Charlotte 3-13 (Walker 2-6, Maggette 1-2, Henderson 0-1, R.Williams 0-2, Augustin 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 58 (Love 19), Charlotte 47 (Najera 8). Assists-Minnesota 22 (Ridnour 14), Charlotte 22 (Augustin 8). Total Fouls-Minnesota 17, Charlotte 21. Attendance- 10,540 (19,077).
RAPTORS 105, NUGGETS 96 DENVER (96) Chandler 5-14 2-2 13, Faried 4-6 2-2 10, McGee 3-4 2-3 8, Lawson 9-19 6-6 26, Afflalo 5-16 4-4 15, Harrington 4-11 2-4 11, Miller 2-5 4-5 8, Brewer 0-1 3-4 3, Mozgov 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 33-80 25-30 96.
TORONTO (105) Kleiza 4-12 4-4 15, Bargnani 7-14 10-12 26, Gray 3-4 0-0 6, Calderon 3-6 1-2 10, DeRozan 6-20 5-11 17, Davis 2-8 0-0 4, A.Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Uzoh 2-4 1-2 5, Forbes 4-8 0-0 11, Anderson 2-5 2-2 7. Totals 35-86 23-33 105.
Denver ....................22 31 32 11 - 96 Toronto ...................27 28 30 20 - 105 3-Point Goals-Denver 5-20 (Lawson 2-7, Chandler 1-1, Harrington 1-5, Afflalo 1-5, Miller 0-1, Brewer 0-1), Toronto 12-22 (Calderon 3-4, Forbes 3-4, Kleiza 3-7, Bargnani 2-4, Anderson 1-2, Uzoh 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Denver 54 (Chandler 8), Toronto 59 (Forbes 10). Assists-Denver 18 (Lawson 9), Toronto 25 (Calderon 10). Total Fouls-Denver 20, Toronto 22. Technicals-Afflalo, Denver defensive three second 2, DeRozan, Toronto Bench. Attendance-15,867 (19,800).
KNICKS 108, MAGIC 86 ORLANDO (86) Turkoglu 2-7 1-1 5, Anderson 1-4 0-0 3, Howard 4-7 4-6 12, Nelson 7-14 1-3 17, J.Richardson 2-5 0-0 5, Q.Richardson 2-7 3-4 8, G.Davis 4-10 2-6 10, Redick 5-8 2-3 15, Duhon 3-3 0-0 7, Clark 0-2 0-0 0, Wafer 0-0 0-0 0, Liggins 1-1 2-3 4, I.Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-69 15-26 86.
NEW YORK (108) Fields 3-6 0-0 6, Anthony 9-15 5-6 25, Chandler 4-4 1-2 9, B.Davis 4-7 2-2 11, Shumpert 10-21 1-1 25, Bibby 0-1 0-0 0, J.Smith 5-10 1-1 12, Novak 6-11 0-0 16, Harrellson 1-5 0-0 2, Douglas 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 43-85 10-12 108.
Orlando ...................29 12 18 27 - 86 New York .................25 32 33 18 - 108 3-Point Goals-Orlando 9-26 (Redick 3-5, Nelson 2-6, Duhon 1-1, J.Richardson 1-3, Anderson 1-3, Q.Richardson 1-4, G.Davis 0-1, Turkoglu 0-3), New York 12-34 (Novak 4-8, Shumpert 4-10, Anthony 2-5, B.Davis 1-3, J.Smith 1-3, Douglas 0-1, Bibby 0-1, Harrellson 0-1, Fields 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 42 (G.Davis 6), New York 51 (Chandler 9). Assists-Orlando 14 (Nelson 4), New York 24 (Anthony, B.Davis 6). Total Fouls-Orlando 15, New York 23. Technicals-Chandler. Attendance-19,763 (19,763).
NETS 100, PACERS 84 INDIANA (84) Granger 2-8 1-1 5, West 6-10 0-0 12, Hibbert 2-7 1-3 5, Collison 4-9 0-0 9, George 8-13 2-2 22, Hill 0-4 0-0 0, Barbosa 1-4 1-2 3, Amundson 3-4 0-0 6, Hansbrough 6-8 1-2 13, Jones 2-6 0-0 5, Stephenson 0-2 0-0 0, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Pendergraph 1-2 2-3 4. Totals 35-77 8-13 84.
NEW JERSEY (100) Wallace 4-15 2-2 10, Humphries 5-11 2-3 12, S.Williams 1-1 2-2 4, D.Williams 11-19 4-4 30, Brooks 7-13 3-4 17, Green 6-10 0-0 14, J.Williams 3-4 0-0 6, Gaines 0-2 0-0 0, Stevenson 1-2 0-0 3, Petro 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 40-82 13-15 100.
Indiana ...................22 21 24 17 - 84 New Jersey ..............25 24 20 31 - 100 3-Point Goals-Indiana 6-20 (George 4-7, Collison 1-1, Jones 1-3, Barbosa 0-1, Stephenson 0-1, Hill 0-3, Granger 0-4), New Jersey 7-16 (D.Williams 4-7, Green 2-4, Stevenson 1-2, Wallace 0-1, Brooks 0-2). FouledOut-Granger.Rebounds-Indiana 46 (Hibbert 7), New Jersey 45 (Humphries 8). Assists-Indiana 20 (Collison 7), New Jersey 24 (D.Williams 9). Total Fouls-Indiana 20, New Jersey 17. Flagrant Fouls- Hansbrough. Attendance-10,817 (18,711).
BULLS 98, HAWKS 77 CHICAGO (98) Deng 8-14 1-2 22, Boozer 8-13 4-6 20, Noah 5-11 0-0 10, Watson 1-7 2-2 5, Brewer 2-7 0-0 4, Asik 2-3 1-4 5, Gibson 8-12 3-4 19, Lucas 3-8 2-2 10, Korver 1-6 0-0 3, Scalabrine 0-0 0-0 0, Butler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 13-20 98.
ATLANTA (77) J.Johnson 5-11 0-0 12, Smith 8-21 3-3 19, Pachulia 3-5 1-2 7, Teague 5-14 2-2 13, Hinrich 1-6 0-0 3, Williams 5-9 0-0 10, Green 1-6 2-2 4, Collins 1-1 0-0 2, I.Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, McGrady 0-0 0-0 0, Stackhouse 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 32-80 8-9 77.
Chicago ..................21 33 22 22 - 98 Atlanta ....................23 19 18 17 - 77 3-Point Goals-Chicago 9-16 (Deng 5-8, Lucas 2-3, Korver 1-2, Watson 1-2, Brewer 0-1), Atlanta 5-17 (J.Johnson 2-5, Stackhouse 1-1, Hinrich 1-2, Teague 1-4, Green 0-1, Williams 0-2, Smith 0-2). FouledOut- None. Rebounds-Chicago 57 (Boozer 9), Atlanta 42 (Pachulia 10). Assists-Chicago 26 (Lucas 5), Atlanta 20 (Teague 8). Total Fouls-Chicago 13, Atlanta 16. Attendance-16,290 (18,729).
CELTICS 94, JAZZ 82 UTAH (82) Hayward 8-14 2-3 19, Millsap 6-10 4-5 16, Jefferson 7-19 4-4 18, Harris 2-6 0-0 5, Miles 1-10 0-0 3, Favors 3-9 0-2 6, Burks 2-7 5-7 9, Watson 0-1 0-0 0, Kanter 3-3 0-3 6, Carroll 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 32-82 15-24 82.
BOSTON (94) Pierce 6-16 7-7 20, Bass 7-17 5-6 19, Garnett 10-16 3-3 23, Rondo 3-7 0-1 6, Bradley 3-10 2-2 9, Stiemsma 0-0 1-2 1, Dooling 3-6 0-0 7, Pavlovic 2-3 0-0 5, Hollins 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 36-77 18-21 94.
Utah .......................21 14 26 21 - 82 Boston ....................18 28 20 28 - 94 3-Point Goals-Utah 3-10 (Hayward 1-1, Harris 1-3, Miles 1-4, Millsap 0-1, Carroll 0-1), Boston 4-15 (Pavlovic 1-2, Dooling 1-2, Bradley 1-4, Pierce 1-6, Rondo 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Utah 55 (Jefferson 12), Boston 48 (Garnett 10). Assists-Utah 23 (Harris 7), Boston 24 (Rondo 14). Total Fouls- Utah 20, Boston 20. Technicals-Harris, Jefferson, Garnett, Boston delay of game. Attendance-18,624 (18,624).
Tuesday’s late summary LAKERS 104, WARRIORS 101 LA LAKERS (104) World Peace 5-13 0-0 11, Gasol 8-16 3-3 19, Bynum 4-13 3-5 11, Sessions 1-4 5-8 7, Bryant 9-24 11-12 30, Barnes 7-10 1-2 18, McRoberts 1-1 4-4 6, Blake 1-4 0-0 2, Murphy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-86 27-34 104.
GOLDEN STATE (101) D.Wright 5-8 1-1 13, Lee 8-21 7-8 23, Tyler 0-2 0-0 0, Jenkins 4-9 4-4 12, Thompson 10-25 0-0 20, Gladness 0-1 0-0 0, Rush 9-15 3-3 23, Jefferson 2-7 0-0 6, McGuire 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 39-91 17-18 101.
LA Lakers ................25 30 24 25 - 104 Golden State ............16 32 24 29 - 101 3-Point Goals-LA Lakers 5-20 (Barnes 3-5, Bryant 1-5, World Peace 1-5, Bynum 0-1, Sessions 0-1, Blake 0-3), Golden State 6-19 (Rush 2-3, Jefferson 2-5, D.Wright 2-5, McGuire 0-1, Thompson 0-5). Fouled Out-Lee. Rebounds-LA Lakers 69 (Gasol 17), Golden State 41 (Lee 9). Assists-LA Lakers 23 (Bryant 5), Golden State 22 (Thompson 7). Total Fouls-LA Lakers 13, Golden State 25. Attendance- 19,596 (19,596).
Sports, Pages 17 on 03/29/2012