Pau Gasol established playoff highs with 36 points and eight assists and had 16 rebounds Sunday as the Los Angeles Lakers took command early in the third quarter and beat the Denver Nuggets 128-114.
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Chris Paul led New Orleans to a 127-103 victory over the Mavericks on Tuesday that gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.
The NBA announced today that Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics is the recipient of the 2007-08 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award presented by Kia Motors.
Deron Williams scored 22 points and Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds as the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 90-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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LeBron James scored 30 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16, and the Cavaliers played their best game in months, blowing out Arenas and Co. 116-86 to take a 2-0 lead in an opening-round playoff series.
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson indicated Monday the team doesn't expect injured center Andrew Bynum to make a serious contribution any time soon.
Andrei Kirilenko scored 21 points, Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 93-82 in the opener of their first-round series Saturday night.
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Dwight Howard had 25 points and 22 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson scored 24 points, and the Orlando Magic defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-100 Sunday in the opener of their first-round series.