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Pistons, Mavericks seal playoff spots
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-04-02 14:15
NBA champions Detroit Pistons celebrated coach Larry Brown's return in style
Friday clinching an Eastern conference playoff berth with 97-84 win over the Los
Angeles Clippers.
After missing 10 games due to complications from hip surgery, Brown was back
behind the Pistons bench at the Palace at Auburn Hills as Detroit got double
figure efforts from six players led by a 23-point performance from Tayshaun
Prince.
Philadelphia 76ers
guard Allen Iverson (3) shoots as the Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry
(31) follows the play during third quarter NBA action in Philadelphia,
April 1, 2005. Iverson had 22 points, five fouls and left the game with a
groin injury in the 76ers 100-83 loss to the Mavericks.
[Reuters] | Ben Wallace added 16 points and 13
rebounds while Richard Hamilton had 14 points and dished out 11 assists against
the injury-hit Clippers, who finished the game with just seven players.
Marco Jaric had 24 points for the Clippers and Elton Brand added 22 and 11
rebounds.
In Philadelphia, Dirk Nowitzki led the way with 29 points as the streaking
Dallas Mavericks stopped the Philadelphia 76ers 100-83, to secure a Western
conference playoff berth with their fourth consecutive win.
It was night of good news for the Mavericks who welcomed back Eric Dampier,
who had missed 21 games with a foot injury. The big center logged 17 minutes of
work contributing five points and 10 rebounds.
Keith Van Horn contributed 15 points to the Dallas cause while Jason Terry
had 13.
The slumping 76ers played most of the game without their two top players.
Allen Iverson, the NBA's leading scorer, contributed 22 points before leaving
the contest in the fourth with a groin injury.
Philadelphia was also without Chris Webber who is sidelined with a sore
shoulder.
In Orlando, Gilbert Arenas nailed 31 points and Larry Hughes chipped in with
30 to power the Washington Wizards past the Magic 111-102, extending their
unbeaten run to four games.
In complete control the Wizards suffered a fourth quarter collapse as the
Magic went on a 23-4 run to pull within five points with just over four minutes
to play.
But the Wizards steadied themselves and restored a 10 point advantage with
the help of an Arenas three-pointer.
In Atlanta, Ricky Davis scored a season-high 36 points as the Boston Celtics
crushed the last place Hawks 116-100 to break out of four-game losing skid.
Davis had 20 points in the second quarter as the Celtics went into the
intermission 68-46 lead before coasting home to hand the woeful Hawks their 11th
straight defeat.
In Charlotte, Chris Bosh had 27 points and nine rebounds and Jalen Rose added
23 points helping the Toronto Raptors to a 119-197 win over the expansion
Bobcats for just their ninth road win of the season.
Bobcats' rookie of the year candidate Emeka Okafor had another big night for
Charlotte registering a game high 29 points and 14 rebounds.
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