Hawks edge Knicks as playoff pulse quickens in crowded week
Atlanta beat New York 87-84 at Madison Square Garden helping its home court edge in the East while Seattle stunned by playoffs glare. Kevin Willis led Atlanta with 23 points and 17 rebounds as Chicago and Indiana chased seeding amid late-season pivots.
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Celtics Clip Bucks 120 112 in Milwaukee
Celtics beat Bucks 120 to 112 as Fox and Parish lead Boston with 31 and 25 points respectively. Milwaukee's Edwards 23 and Norman 28 pace their scoring, while Pinckney and Murdock push for Boston with double digit totals. Rebound edge to Boston 71 41.
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NBA At A Glance Tuesday Games Of The Night
NBA scores show Boston 120 over Milwaukee 112 Atlanta 87 over New York 84 New Jersey 115 over Philadelphia 110 Indiana 111 over Washington 110 Miami 126 over Minnesota 99 Orlando 132 over Detroit 104 San Antonio 90 over Houston 80 Denver 105 over L A Lakers 98 Phoenix 122 over Seattle 116 Utah 115 over Sacramento 108 Tonight Minnesota visits Orlando Washington visits Charlotte Cleveland visits Indiana Detroit visits Milwaukee Denver visits L A Clippers Seattle visits L A Lakers Thursday Charlotte visits Boston Philadelphia visits New York Atlanta visits Miami Dallas visits Houston Portland visits Utah Sacramento visits Golden State
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Spurs Rally Past Rockets 90 80 in Houston
Spurs beat Rockets 90 to 80 as Robinson and Knight pace San Antonio with double digit scores. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 25 points while Thorpe added 16 and Horry 16 in a tight Houston tilt.
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Achilles snaps as Thomas ends NBA career with injury
Detroit star Isiah Thomas tore his right Achilles tendon in a 132 104 loss to the Orlando Magic ending his likely career. He limped off with 1 37 left in the third quarter and will have surgery with a six month recovery. Thomas planned no retirement announcement until after the season to aid the Pistons’ salary cap.
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