NBA Playoff Action

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 23, 2007

NBA Playoff Action

Bulls 96, Heat 91

Ben Wallace (right) and Shaquille O'Neal renewed their postseason rivalry, but not for as long as Shaq would have liked: The Diesel fouled out in 26 minutes.

Bulls 96, Heat 91

Luol Deng scored a game-high 33 points on 14-of-22 shooting and delivered some clutch plays down the stretch as the Bulls held off the defending champion Heat.

Rockets 84, Jazz 75

Yao Ming, battling Matt Harpring here for a loose ball, led the Rockets with 28 points and 13 rebounds.

Rockets 84, Jazz 75

Dikembe Mutombo blocks Jarron Collins' shot on a night when the Rockets limited the Jazz to 35.6 percent shooting from the field.

Suns 95, Lakers 87

Amare Stoudemire, who missed the entire postseason last year because of a knee injury, had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Suns.

Suns 95, Lakers 87

Andrew Bynum goes in for a dunk here, but the Lakers scored only 10 fourth-quarter points in fading at Phoenix.

Cavaliers 97, Wizards 82

Anderson Varejao attempts a shot against Brendan Haywood. Varejao grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds off the bench for Cleveland.

Cavaliers 97, Wizards 82

LeBron James gave the Cavs a scare when he sprained his left ankle in the third quarter, but he stayed in the game and finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Nuggets 95, Spurs 89

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points as the Nuggets got off to a successful start at San Antonio in their bid to win a playoff series for the first time since 1994.

Nuggets 95, Spurs 89

Nene (front) more than held his own against Tim Duncan, getting 13 points and 12 rebounds while helping hold the Spurs' star to 14 points in 39 minutes.