Eight Teams Still Fighting For Playoffs
With three weeks left in the regular season eight teams remain in contention for the final spots in both conferences. Western Conference leaders are locked in while the Lakers and Clippers vie for seventh and eighth. Eastern contenders include Cleveland Boston and New Jersey nearing qualification as others chase remaining berths.
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Houston
San Antonio
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Seattle
Portland
Utah
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LA Clippers
Denver
Golden State
Cleveland
Boston
Celtics Fall In OT After Tough Fourth Quarter
Boston players Abbernaby Gamble Par ish Douglas Lewis Kleine McDaniel Brown Fox and McHale led a low scoring game as Paxson Nealy Perdue Tucker and McCray fueled an early lead. Final score 101 89 in favor of the visitors with 22 28 33 18 scoring quarters.
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Nealy
Perdue
Tucker
McCray
Boston
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Gamble
Parish
Douglas
Lewis
Kleine
McDaniel
Brown
Fox
McHale
Cavaliers Top Nets 105 99 in Richfield Rally
Cavaliers halt three game skid scoring 105 at Richfield led by Mark Price 27 points 13 assists and Larry Nance 24. Nets Derrick Coleman 30 points 17 rebounds and Bernard King 14 in first start since 1990 91 as New Jersey drops sixth straight road game.
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Ohio
Mark Price
Larry Nance
Brad Daugherty
Cleveland
Derrick Coleman
Nets
Bernard King
Washington
New Jersey
Coleman
King
Bowie
Addison
Robinson
Cheeks
Mahorn
Lee
Morris
George
Brown
Nance
Sanders
Daugherty
Erio
Price
Williams
Wilkins
Brandon
Battie
Phills
Malone and Benoit lift Jazz past Lakers in Utah win
Karl Malone scores 24 as David Benoit adds career high 23 to pace Utah to 111 99 victory. Lakers struggle at home with eight losses in nine games and fall further below .500 for the season.
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David Benoit
Utah
Lakers
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Stockton
J. Malone
Brown
Corbin
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Green
Dirac
Scott
Threatt
Worthy
Peeler
Christie
Benjamin
Von
Cooper
Clippers rally past Mavericks as Manning and Norman lead
Danny Manning and Ken Norman each score 26 as the Clippers shoot 63 percent to beat Dallas 119 115. Los Angeles improves to 3 straight wins and moves above .500 for the first time since March 14 while Larry Brown misses the game with a back neck strain.
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Ken Norman
Clippers
Los Angeles
Larry Brown
Seattle
Brown
R.C. Buford
Dallas
Bulls Top Celtics 101 89 Behind Jordan’s 32 Points
Chicago built a 33-15 third quarter run to erase a halftime one point deficit. Michael Jordan led with 32 points, Scottie Pippen 28 and Horace Grant 13 as the Bulls won their eighth of ten. Celtics top scorer Xavier McDaniel had 27 points and 13 rebounds.
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Michael Jordan
Chicago
Scottie Pippen
Horace Grant
Celtics
Xavier McDaniel
Pippen
Grant
Cartwright
Armstrong
Jordan
Hawkins leads 76ers past Kings in winless skid stop
He Hawkins scores 33 points as the Philadelphia 76ers snap a six game losing streak in a 112 102 victory over the Sacramento Kings at Philadelphia Bonner Williams Causwell Brown Webb Rambis Higgins Chilcutt Conion Les for Sacramento and Perry Weatherspoon Lang Hornacek Hawkins Gilliam Dawkins Bol Grant for Philadelphia. The Kings suffer their ninth loss in 11 games.
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He Hawkins
76Ers
Sacramento
Bonner
Williams
Causwell
Brown
Webb
Rambis
Higgins
Chilcutt
Conion
Les
Perry
Weatherspoon
Lang
Hornacek
Hawkins
Gilliam
Dawkins
Bol
Grant
Heat overwhelm Magic as Smith nets career high 31
In Miami, Steve Smith scores a career best 31 points while reserve centers Matt Geiger and Alec Kessler help slow Shaquille O Neal who finishes with 18 points and six turnovers. Heat pull away 124 to 106 with strong fourth quarter.
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Steve Smith
Matt Geiger
Alec Kessler
Shaquille O’neal
Orlando
Scott
Tolbert
O'Neal
Anderson
Skiles
Turner
Royal
Kite
Bowie
Green
Kerr
Long
Rice
Seikaly
Snow
Smith
Geiger
Coles
Miner
Kessier
Nuggets rout T Wolves as Mutombo shines in Denver win
Denver beat Minnesota 120 to 94 behind Dikembe Mutombo with 18 rebounds and 16 points. Key late third quarter 14-0 run helped pull away, with Denver’s Ellis, Williams, Jackson and Liberty contributing solidly. Minnesota’s Laettner and Spencer led scoring but fell short.
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Dikembe Mutombo
Minnesota
Laettner
Person
Spencer
West
M.williams
McCann
Smith
Maxey
Bailey
Sellers
Blanks
Ellis
R.williams
Mutombo
Jackson
Stith
Macon
Hammonds
Pack
Liberty
Hasti
Plummer
Brooks
Wallace wins Food City 500 as Jarrett fans anger flare
Rusty Wallace of Concord, NC wins the Bristol Food City 500 finishing first after 500 laps at Bristol International Raceway. Dale Earnhardt leads Winston Cup standings, with Wallace moving into second. Dale Jarrett finishes 32nd amid a midrace dispute with Bobby Hillin Jr. and poor handling.
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Jamestown
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Rick Mast
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Accident
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Dick Trickle
Iron Station
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Trinity
Rick Wilson
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Ricky Rudd
Lake Norman
Hut Stricklin
Calera
Harry Gant
Taylorsville
Bill Elliott
Dawsonville
Phil Parsons
Ken Schrader
Bobby Hamilton
Nashville
Knicks edge Spurs in OT to extend win streak
New York Beats San Antonio 108 to 103 in overtime. Patrick Ewing scores 27 points, Doc Rivers adds a season high 24, John Starks 21 as the Knicks push their win streak to six and stay one game ahead of Chicago for the East lead. Oakley 10 and Rivers 24 lead NY while Elliott 22 and Robinson 26 pace SA.
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San Antonio
David Robinson
New York
Patrick Ewing
Doc Rivers
John Starks
Chicago
Oakley
C.smith
Ewing
Starks
Rivers
Mason
Blackman
Michigan and Duke vie for second national title on Superdome court
Montross and Fisher discuss image and discipline at Caro lina and Michigan's rise to a second national championship bid. Duke's repeat run follows a 71-51 loss as Smith notes Michigan's Class of '95 reaching two Final Fours, aided by veteran leadership.
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Carolina
Coach Smit
Michigan
Duke
Fisher
Smith
Chapel Hill
Bill Frieder
Swoopes Leads Texas Tech To First Women's Title
Texas Tech star Sheryl Swoopes roared to a 47 point game in the championship, driving the Red Raiders past Ohio State 84 82 to claim the NCAA women's crown. Kirkland added 14 for tech while Katie Smith led OSU with 28 as the Buckeyes closed late. Swoopes set multiple finals and tournament records as TTU finished 31 3 while OSU stood 28 4.
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Bill Walton
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Roberts
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A Bond
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