NBA standings and summaries

NUGGETS 99, BOBCATS 88

DENVER (99) Chandler 3-5 0-0 6, Faried 2-4 8-10 12, McGee 4-9 3-3 11, Lawson 5-11 3-4 14, Afflalo 7-12 4-7 19, Harrington 5-12 0-2 10, Brewer 7-11 3-3 17, Miller 2-4 0-0 4, Koufos 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 38-73 21-29 99.

CHARLOTTE (88) Maggette 6-18 4-4 19, Thomas 0-4 0-0 0, Biyombo 1-5 0-0 2, Augustin 2-5 0-0 4, Henderson 9-20 2-2 21, Mullens 2-10 0-0 4, Walker 4-10 1-2 11, Najera 3-5 0-0 6, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 6-12 3-3 15, White 3-9 0-0 6. Totals 36-98 10-11 88.

Denver .................. 23 29 22 25 - 99 Charlotte ............... 28 23 15 22 - 88 3-Point Goals-Denver 2-17 (Afflalo 1-2, Lawson 1-6, Chandler 0-1, Miller 0-1, Brewer 0-3, Harrington 0-4), Charlotte 6-22 (Maggette 3-9, Walker 2-4, Henderson 1-3, Augustin 0-1, Najera 0-2, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Denver 61 (Harrington, Afflalo 11), Charlotte 45 (Mullens 10). Assists-Denver 29 (Lawson 10), Charlotte 26 (Augustin 8). Total Fouls-Denver 21, Charlotte 23. Technicals-Augustin, Maggette. Flagrant Fouls-Harrington. Attendance-13,806 (19,077).

HEAT 113, RAPTORS 101

MIAMI (113) James 11-18 4-6 26, Bosh 11-18 8-8 30, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Chalmers 5-8 2-2 14, Wade 12-19 5-7 30, Battier 0-5 0-0 0, Turiaf 1-3 0-0 2, Harris 2-3 0-0 5, Cole 2-3 1-1 6. Totals 44-77 20-24 113.

TORONTO (101) Kleiza 1-5 2-2 4, Bargnani 10-17 4-4 27, Gray 0-1 0-0 0, Calderon 4-8 1-2 9, DeRozan 9-17 10-10 28, A.Johnson 6-8 0-0 12, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Forbes 3-5 1-1 8, J.Johnson 4-6 0-0 9, Uzoh 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-72 18-19 101.

Miami .................. 31 28 24 30 - 113 Toronto ................. 27 24 32 18 - 101 3-Point Goals-Miami 5-14 (Chalmers 2-3, Harris 1-1, Wade 1-2, Cole 1-2, James 0-2, Battier 0-4), Toronto 5-14 (Bargnani 3-4, J.Johnson 1-1, Forbes 1-2, Anderson 0-1, Calderon 0-1, DeRozan 0-2, Kleiza 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Miami 34 (Bosh 8), Toronto 37 (A.Johnson 12). Assists-Miami 26 (James 9), Toronto 27 (Calderon 16). Total Fouls-Miami 16, Toronto 16. Technicals-Calderon, Toronto defensive three second. Attendance-19,883 (19,800).

WIZARDS 97, 76ERS 76

PHILADELPHIA (76) Iguodala 3-9 0-1 7, Brand 3-6 2-2 8, Hawes 3-10 0-0 6, Holiday 2-8 0-2 4, Turner 5-7 1-2 11, T.Young 4-10 6-6 14, Williams 5-11 2-2 14, Vucevic 1-4 0-0 2, Meeks 1-8 0-0 2, S.Young 0-4 2-2 2, Battie 2-4 0-0 4, Allen 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-82 13-17 76.

WASHINGTON (97) Singleton 3-7 0-0 6, Booker 1-3 0-0 2, Nene 7-11 2-2 16, Wall 4-12 1-1 9, Crawford 7-17 2-2 17, Seraphin 7-11 0-0 14, Mason 2-4 1-1 7, Vesely 3-6 0-0 6, Mack 0-4 0-0 0, Martin 8-12 0-0 20. Totals 42-87 6-6 97.

Philadelphia ........... 15 21 26 14 - 76 Washington ............ 23 32 24 18 - 97 3-Point Goals-Philadelphia 3-14 (Williams 2-3, Iguodala 1-3, Holiday 0-1, S.Young 0-1, Meeks 0-6), Washington 7-17 (Martin 4-7, Mason 2-4, Crawford 1-3, Singleton 0-1, Mack 0-1, Wall 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 44 (Brand 9), Washington 57 (Vesely 11). Assists-Philadelphia 19 (Holiday 4), Washington 26 (Wall 6). Total Fouls-Philadelphia 11, Washington 16. Technicals-Philadelphia defensive three second. Attendance-18,066 (20,278).

HAWKS 100, KNICKS 90

NEW YORK (90) Fields 3-4 1-2 7, Anthony 11-24 13-14 36, Chandler 2-4 0-3 4, Davis 2-8 0-0 4, Shumpert 9-14 4-8 25, J. Smith 2-10 0-2 5, Bibby 0-1 0-0 0, Harrellson 1-3 4-4 6, Novak 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 31-70 22-33 90.

ATLANTA (100) J.Johnson 10-20 6-7 28, Jo.Smith 8-19 7-9 23, Pachulia 2-6 1-1 5, Teague 5-9 1-2 11, Hinrich 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 4-7 5-5 13, I.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Green 8-9 2-2 20, Stackhouse 0-1 0-0 0, Collins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-73 22-26 100.

New York ............... 20 20 29 21 - 90 Atlanta .................. 28 24 22 26 - 100 3-Point Goals-New York 6-17 (Shumpert 3-5, Novak 1-2, Anthony 1-4, J. Smith 1-4, Davis 0-2), Atlanta 4-19 (Green 2-3, J.Johnson 2-5, Williams 0-1, Stackhouse 0-1, Hinrich 0-2, Teague 0-2, Jo.Smith 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-New York 44 (Anthony, Chandler 9), Atlanta 46 (Pachulia 12). Assists-New York 13 (Davis 4), Atlanta 18 (Teague 7). Total Fouls-New York 24, Atlanta 24. Technicals-New York defensive three second, Jo.Smith. Attendance-18,389 (18,729).

BUCKS 121, CAVALIERS 84

MILWAUKEE (121) Mbah a Moute 4-4 0-0 8, Ilyasova 9-11 0-0 20, Gooden 4-11 1-2 9, Jennings 11-17 3-4 28, Ellis 6-16 1-2 13, Dunleavy 5-7 2-2 16, Udrih 3-6 1-2 7, Udoh 2-5 2-4 6, Sanders 1-3 0-0 2, Livingston 1-2 0-0 2, T.Harris 3-4 1-2 8, Brockman 0-0 0-0 0, Leuer 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 50-88 11-18 121.

CLEVELAND (84) Gee 8-11 3-5 19, Jamison 1-4 0-0 2, Thompson 6-11 3-7 15, Irving 11-20 1-1 29, Parker 2-10 2-4 6, Samuels 3-6 0-0 6, Walton 0-5 0-0 0, M.Harris 0-4 1-2 1, Sloan 0-4 0-0 0, Casspi 2-6 0-0 4, Hudson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-85 10-19 84.

Milwaukee ............. 35 36 28 22 - 121 Cleveland .............. 26 18 30 10 - 84 3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 10-16 (Dunleavy 4-5, Jennings 3-6, Ilyasova 2-2, T.Harris 1-1, Ellis 0-2), Cleveland 6-22 (Irving 6-6, Sloan 0-1, Hudson 0-1, M.Harris 0-1, Walton 0-1, Gee 0-1, Jamison 0-3, Casspi 0-4, Parker 0-4). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Milwaukee 59 (Ilyasova 10), Cleveland 46 (Thompson 11). Assists-Milwaukee 32 (Udrih 10), Cleveland 17 (Irving 5). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 18, Cleveland 15. Attendance-16,099 (20,562).

BULLS 83, PISTONS 71

DETROIT (71) Prince 6-14 2-2 14, Maxiell 3-4 1-2 7, Monroe 7-13 0-0 14, Daye 5-14 0-0 11, Knight 7-18 0-0 16, Jerebko 1-6 3-3 5, Bynum 0-8 0-0 0, Wallace 1-2 0-0 2, Wilkins 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 31-84 6-7 71.

CHICAGO (83) Deng 8-15 4-4 20, Boozer 6-12 1-1 13, Noah 7-11 5-6 19, Brewer 2-6 0-0 4, Watson 3-11 4-5 11, Asik 1-1 1-2 3, Gibson 3-5 2-3 8, Lucas 1-7 0-0 2, Korver 1-7 0-0 3. Totals 32-75 17-21 83.

Detroit .................. 25 10 26 10 - 71 Chicago ................ 28 16 21 18 - 83 3-Point Goals-Detroit 3-11 (Knight 2-7, Daye 1-2, Jerebko 0-1, Prince 0-1), Chicago 2-12 (Watson 1-2, Korver 1-4, Lucas 0-2, Brewer 0-2, Deng 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 42 (Monroe 10), Chicago 59 (Noah 12). Assists-Detroit 15 (Prince 6), Chicago 22 (Watson 5). Total Fouls-Detroit 19, Chicago 12. Attendance-22,385 (20,917).

ROCKETS 98, GRIZZLIES 89

MEMPHIS (89) Gay 9-19 2-2 20, Gasol 7-16 5-7 19, Speights 1-6 0-0 2, Conley 3-8 1-2 7, Allen 5-15 5-6 15, Randolph 3-7 0-2 6, Mayo 5-13 4-5 15, Pargo 1-3 0-0 2, Pondexter 0-2 0-0 0, Haddadi 1-4 0-0 2, Cunningham 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 35-94 18-26 89.

HOUSTON (98) Parsons 3-8 1-2 7, Scola 5-8 1-2 11, Camby 2-5 3-4 7, Dragic 9-14 4-5 25, Lee 7-12 2-3 17, Dalembert 3-5 0-0 6, Boykins 1-3 2-2 4, Budinger 5-8 0-0 13, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Patterson 3-9 2-2 8. Totals 38-73 15-20 98.

Memphis ............... 19 29 21 20 - 89 Houston ................ 30 19 25 24 - 98 3-Point Goals-Memphis 1-15 (Mayo 1-7, Allen 0-1, Conley 0-2, Pondexter 0-2, Gay 0-3), Houston 7-14 (Budinger 3-4, Dragic 3-5, Lee 1-2, Parsons 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Memphis 54 (Gasol 9), Houston 53 (Camby 16). Assists-Memphis 10 (Mayo 4), Houston 18 (Dragic 7). Total Fouls-Memphis 19, Houston 21. Technicals-Memphis delay of game. Attendance-16,884 (18,043).

CELTICS 100, T-WOLVES 79

BOSTON (100) Pierce 9-20 1-3 21, Bass 5-13 2-2 12, Garnett 12-18 0-0 24, Rondo 3-11 0-0 6, Bradley 6-9 5-6 17, Stiemsma 4-4 0-0 8, Dooling 3-7 0-0 8, Pavlovic 0-5 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Hollins 1-1 0-0 2, Daniels 1-2 0-0 2, J.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-90 8-11 100.

MINNESOTA (79) W.Johnson 2-7 0-0 5, Williams 5-14 3-4 14, Love 5-18 10-11 22, Ridnour 7-13 0-0 15, Webster 2-7 0-0 4, Tolliver 3-5 2-4 8, Ellington 0-6 2-2 2, Lee 2-4 2-2 7, Miller 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 26-75 21-25 79.

Boston .................. 31 25 23 21 - 100 Minnesota ............. 20 25 22 12 - 79 3-Point Goals-Boston 4-12 (Dooling 2-4, Pierce 2-6, Rondo 0-1, Pavlovic 0-1), Minnesota 6-24 (Love 2-5, Lee 1-2, Ridnour 1-3, Williams 1-4, W.Johnson 1-4, Webster 0-1, Miller 0-1, Ellington 0-4). Fouled Out-Stiemsma. Rebounds-Boston 47 (Garnett 10), Minnesota 55 (Love 11). Assists-Boston 29 (Rondo 17), Minnesota 15 (Ridnour 8). Total Fouls-Boston 22, Minnesota 13. Technicals-Boston defensive three second, Minnesota defensive three second. Attendance-19,356 (19,356).

MAVERICKS 100, MAGIC 98

DALLAS (100) Nowitzki 9-18 8-8 28, Marion 7-10 0-0 15, Haywood 2-5 1-2 5, Kidd 0-4 0-0 0, Carter 4-11 2-2 12, Odom 1-5 0-0 2, Terry 7-12 2-3 17, West 5-10 4-4 15, Mahinmi 2-3 0-2 4, Wright 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-80 17-21 100.

ORLANDO (98) Turkoglu 5-11 1-1 12, Anderson 6-12 6-6 21, Howard 6-13 7-16 19, Nelson 10-17 1-2 24, J.Richardson 2-7 0-0 6, Clark 2-4 0-0 4, Redick 0-6 2-3 2, Duhon 2-4 0-0 6, Davis 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 35-78 17-28 98.

Dallas ................... 17 29 25 29 - 100 Orlando ................. 27 28 23 20 - 98 3-Point Goals-Dallas 7-22 (Nowitzki 2-3, Carter 2-5, Marion 1-1, Terry 1-4, West 1-4, Odom 0-2, Kidd 0-3), Orlando 11-32 (Anderson 3-6, Nelson 3-7, Duhon 2-3, J.Richardson 2-6, Turkoglu 1-5, Redick 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Dallas 43 (Marion 9), Orlando 57 (Howard 15). Assists-Dallas 21 (Kidd 6), Orlando 17 (Nelson, Turkoglu 4). Total Fouls-Dallas 18, Orlando 21. Technicals-Dallas Coach Carlisle. Attendance-18,951 (18,500).

Thursday’s late games BLAZERS 99, HORNETS 93

NEW ORLEANS (93) Aminu 2-6 3-3 7, Landry 9-13 6-7 24, J.Smith 4-9 5-5 13, Vasquez 7-15 0-0 14, Belinelli 9-18 2-2 27, L.Thomas 0-0 4-4 4, Henry 1-7 0-0 2, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-71 20-21 93.

PORTLAND (99) Batum 5-11 1-1 14, Aldridge 11-18 3-4 25, Przybilla 0-0 0-0 0, Felton 5-10 0-2 12, Matthews 7-15 1-2 18, Hickson 6-10 0-0 12, Babbitt 5-8 2-2 16, Crawford 0-6 2-2 2, Flynn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 9-13 99.

New Orleans ........... 27 27 16 23 - 93 Portland ................ 28 23 25 23 - 99 3-Point Goals-New Orleans 7-13 (Belinelli 7-11, Vasquez 0-2), Portland 12-28 (Babbitt 4-6, Matthews 3-7, Batum 3-7, Felton 2-3, Crawford 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-New Orleans 44 (J.Smith 9), Portland 40 (Aldridge 12). Assists-New Orleans 12 (Vasquez 6), Portland 26 (Felton 10). Total Fouls- New Orleans 22, Portland 19. Attendance-20,499 (19,980).

THUNDER 102, LAKERS 93

OKLAHOMA CITY (102) Durant 10-22 0-0 21, Ibaka 4-8 0-0 8, Perkins 5-9 2-2 12, Westbrook 13-27 9-10 36, Sefolosha 2-3 0-0 5, Collison 2-3 0-0 4, Harden 3-11 1-4 9, Fisher 3-6 1-1 7, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0, Mohammed 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-91 13-17 102.

LA LAKERS (93) World Peace 3-13 0-0 9, Gasol 4-11 5-5 13, Bynum 10-15 5-6 25, Sessions 3-6 1-2 7, Bryant 7-25 8-10 23, Barnes 3-5 0-0 6, Blake 3-5 0-0 6, McRoberts 2-3 0-0 4, Murphy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-84 19-23 93.

Oklahoma City ........ 18 26 34 24 - 102 LA Lakers .............. 30 19 19 25 - 93 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma City 5-12 (Harden 2-3, Sefolosha 1-2, Durant 1-2, Westbrook 1-4, Ivey 0-1), LA Lakers 4-11 (World Peace 3-6, Bryant 1-3, Barnes 0-1, Blake 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Oklahoma City 54 (Durant 11), LA Lakers 52 (Bynum 13). Assists-Oklahoma City 18 (Westbrook 6), LA Lakers 15 (Sessions 5). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 21, LA Lakers 16. Technicals-Durant, Perkins. Attendance-18,997 (18,997).

x-clinched playoff spot

FRIDAY’S GAMES Denver 99, Charlotte 88 Miami 113, Toronto 101 Washington 97, Philadelphia 76 Atlanta 100, New York 90 Milwaukee 121, Cleveland 84 Chicago 83, Detroit 71 Houston 98, Memphis 89 Boston 100, Minnesota 79 Dallas 100, Orlando 98 Sacramento at Utah, (n)New Jersey at Golden State, (n) Portland at LA Clippers, (n)

TODAY’S GAMES All times Central New Orleans at LA Lakers, 2:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Utah at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Sports, Pages 24 on 03/31/2012

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