Íþróttir | Körfubolti | mbl | 10.4.2008 | 7:17

Phoenix tók San Antonio í bakaríið

LeBron James skoraði 33 stig fyrir Cleveland gegn New Jersey í nótt en þurfti að fara reglulega af velli og láta meðhöndla á sér bakið. Reuters

Leikmenn Phoenix Suns sýndu í nótt að þeir eru til alls líklegir í úrslitakeppni NBA-deildarinnar í körfuknattleik, með því að vinna sannfærandi sigur á meisturum San Antonio Spurs, 96:79, og það á útivelli.

„Það er alltaf mjög gott að sigra hér og þar að auki erum við að berjast fyrir sem bestu sæti í deildinni. Það styrkir stöðu okkar fyrir úrslitakeppnina," sagði Steve Nash, leiðtogi Phoenix-liðsins, sem skoraði átta stig í fjórða leikhluta og átti 10 stoðsendingar í leiknum.

Amare Stoudamire var í fararbroddi hjá Phoenix ásamt Shaquille O'Neal sem skoraði 16 stig og tók 9 fráköst. Tim Duncan skoraði 23 stig og tók 10 fráköst fyrir San Antonio sem tapaði í sjöunda skipti á heimavelli í vetur.

San Antonio - Phoenix 79:96
Phoenix: Amare Stoudemire 21, Shaquille O'Neal 16, Leandro Barbosa 14, Steve Nash 12, Boris Diaw 11, Raja Bell 10, Grant Hill 8, Gordan Giricek 4.
San Antonio: Tim Duncan 23, Tony Parker 20, Michael Finley 10, Manu Ginobili 8, Fabricio Oberto 6, Bruce Bowen 4, Jacque Vaughn 4, Bobby Jones 2, Ime Udoka 2.

Cleveland - New Jersey 104:83
New Jersey: Vince Carter 19, Richard Jefferson 15, Bostjan Nachbar 14, Marcus Williams 9, Devin Harris 8, Nenad Krstic 8, DeSagana Diop 6, Stromile Swift 4.
Cleveland: LeBron James 33, Wally Szczerbiak 14, Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13, Daniel Gibson 12, Delonte West 12, Joe Smith 7, Devin Brown 4, Sasha Pavlovic 4, Dwayne Jones 2, Anderson Varejao 2, Ben Wallace 1.

Orlando - Chicago 115:83
Chicago: Kirk Hinrich 19, Ben Gordon 13, Aaron Gray 13, Tyrus Thomas 10, Andres Nocioni 7, Luol Deng 6, Larry Hughes 6, Thabo Sefolosha 4, Demetris Nichols 3, Joakim Noah 2.
Orlando: Dwight Howard 30, Rashard Lewis 21, Carlos Arroyo 13, Hedo Turkoglu 12, Jameer Nelson 9, Keyon Dooling 8, Maurice Evans 6, Keith Bogans 5, J.J. Redick 5, Adonal Foyle 4, James Augustine 2.

Philadelphia - Detroit 101:94
Detroit: Chauncey Billups 18, Juan Dixon 13, Rodney Stuckey 10, Tayshaun Prince 9, Jarvis Hayes 8, Antonio McDyess 8, Rasheed Wallace 8, Amir Johnson 6, Theo Ratliff 5, Jason Maxiell 4, Walter Herrmann 3, Arron Afflalo 2.
Philadelphia: Andre Iguodala 25, Samuel Dalembert 20, Willie Green 15, Louis Williams 12, Jason Smith 8, Andre Miller 6, Rodney Carney 5, Reggie Evans 5, Thaddeus Young 5.

Washington - Boston 109:95
Boston: Paul Pierce 28, Kevin Garnett 22, Ray Allen 13, Eddie House 9, James Posey 8, Kendrick Perkins 4, Rajon Rondo 4, Leon Powe 3, Tony Allen 2, P.J. Brown 2.
Washington: Antawn Jamison 27, DeShawn Stevenson 14, Gilbert Arenas 13, Caron Butler 13, Brendan Haywood 12, Darius Songaila 10, Andray Blatche 9, Antonio Daniels 8, Roger Mason 3.

Toronto - Milwaukee 111:93
Milwaukee: Charlie Villanueva 38, Michael Redd 17, Bobby Simmons 11, Andrew Bogut 10, Royal Ivey 9, Ramon Sessions 6, Desmond Mason 2.
Toronto: Chris Bosh 32, Anthony Parker 18, T.J. Ford 14, Rasho Nesterovic 14, Andrea Bargnani 10, Jason Kapono 8, Jamario Moon 5, Carlos Delfino 4, Primoz Brezec 2, Jose Calderon 2, Kris Humphries 2.

New York - Charlotte 109:107
Charlotte: Jason Richardson 25, Raymond Felton 24, Emeka Okafor 24, Matt Carroll 17, Jermareo Davidson 6, Earl Boykins 5, Nazr Mohammed 3, Ryan Hollins 2, Jared Dudley 1.
New York: Jamal Crawford 18, Fred Jones 15, Zach Randolph 13, Wilson Chandler 12, Quentin Richardson 12, Nate Robinson 11, Renaldo Balkman 6, Mardy Collins 6, Jared Jeffries 6, David Lee 6, Malik Rose 4.

Minnesota - New Orleans 90:122
New Orleans: Peja Stojakovic 24, David West 22, Chris Paul 19, Tyson Chandler 14, Jannero Pargo 12, Julian Wright 9, Morris Peterson 7, Bonzi Wells 6, Ryan Bowen 5, Hilton Armstrong 2, Melvin Ely 2.
Minnesota: Rashad McCants 23, Randy Foye 20, Al Jefferson 14, Kirk Snyder 12, Marko Jaric 7, Corey Brewer 4, Ryan Gomes 4, Chris Richard 4, Craig Smith 2.

Houston - Seattle 103:80
Seattle: Kevin Durant 26, Earl Watson 16, Damien Wilkins 14, Nick Collison 8, Jeff Green 8, Luke Ridnour 4, Francisco Elson 2, Johan Petro 2.
Houston: Rafer Alston 18, Steve Novak 17, Luther Head 16, Luis Scola 13, Aaron Brooks 11, Bobby Jackson 7, Carl Landry 7, Shane Battier 6, Chuck Hayes 6, Dikembe Mutombo 2.