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Magic beat James-less Cavs
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 13 - 04 - 2010

Toronto Raptors' forward Sonny Weems (C) shoots between Chicago Bulls defenders Derrick Rose (L) and Kirk Hinrich (R) during the first half of their game in Toronto Sunday. – Reuters
CLEVELAND – Mickael Pietrus scored all 12 of his points in the fourth quarter, and Jameer Nelson hit a late 3-pointer Sunday to help the Orlando Magic to a 98-92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is resting LeBron James for the playoffs.
Pietrus made two 3s to open the fourth, and Nelson connected with 2:53 left to make it 96-88. Dwight Howard had 22 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks for Orlando.
Delonte West had 21 points, and Mo Williams had 19 points and nine assists for the Cavaliers, who finished the regular season 35-6 at home.
Trail Blazers 91, Lakers 88: At Los Angeles, Martell Webster hit three free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Portland tied San Antonio for seventh place in the Western Conference to improve its chances of avoiding Los Angeles in the first round of the playoffs.
Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher combined to miss three free throws in the final 6.9 seconds, and Pau Gasol missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the top-seeded Lakers.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who lost leading scorer Brandon Roy at halftime because of sore right knee.
Gasol led the Lakers with 23 points and 12 rebounds, Lamar Odom added 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Bryant had 20 points on 8-of-23 shooting.
Bulls 104, Raptors 88: At Toronto, Derrick Rose scored 26 points, and Joakim Noah had 18 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists as Chicago beat Toronto to take a one-game lead over the Raptors for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Luol Deng scored 14 points, Taj Gibson had 11 and Ronald Murray and Hakim Warrick each scored 10 points for the Bulls, who led by 25 points.
Sonny Weems and Andrea Bargnani each scored 18 points for the injury-riddled Raptors, who lost their fifth straight.
Hedo Turkoglu had a career-high 19 rebounds and nine assists but shot 2 for 12 and scored just six points.
Suns 116, Rockets 106: At Phoenix, Amare Stoudemire had 35 points and 13 rebounds as Phoenix used 3-pointers to pull away at the finish.
Phoenix moved into a tie with Utah and Dallas for the third playoff spot in the West, a half-game behind No. 2 Dallas, with two to play.
Warriors 120, Thunder 117: At Oakland, California, Monta Ellis scored 27 points in his return following a two-week absence, Stephen Curry added 25 and Golden State overcame a 20-point deficit to beat playoff-bound Oklahoma City. The Thunder are tied for sixth with Portland and San Antonio, but the Blazers and Spurs hold the tiebreakers.
Heat 111, Knicks 98: At New York, Dwyane Wade scored 32 points as Miami pulled into a tie for fifth place in the Eastern Conference with Milwaukee.
Hornets 114, Timberwolves 86: At New Orleans, Emeka Okafor scored 23 points, Marcus Thornton added 22 and Darren Collison had 17 points and 11 assists to help New Orleans snap a five


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