News and Notes For Tuesday

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

 

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Nets-Sixers

Philadelphia Daily News

But that’s where the 37-43 Sixers, with 15 losses in their
last 24 games, with two games remaining in their most disappointing of 10
seasons with Iverson, are. They play tonight at home against the New Jersey
Nets and tomorrow night on the road against the Charlotte Bobcats. In a season
that began with aspirations of winning at least the Atlantic Division, they are
suddenly closer in terms of development to the second-year expansion Bobcats.

Bucks-Wizards

Washington Post

The Wizards (40-40) enter tonight’s game against the Bucks
at Verizon Center
in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Wins tonight and at Detroit
tomorrow night in the regular season finale would clinch the fifth seed and set
up a first-round series with LeBron James, Larry Hughes and the Cleveland
Cavaliers.

Clippers-Grizzlies

Associated Press

The Clippers visit the Grizzlies tonight, and the loser
appears to have more to gain than the winner. A better postseason draw awaits
the team that finishes lower in the standings. Memphis
(47-33) is a game ahead of Los Angeles
for fifth place in the Western Conference and each team has two games
remaining. The Grizzlies will clinch the No. 5 seed with a victory. But should
they want it? The No. 5 seed will open the postseason at Dallas,
which has the second-best record in the West but falls to fourth because it is
in the same division as San Antonio.
The three division winners get the top three seeds. Meanwhile, because of more
wins, the No. 6 team would have home-court advantage against No. 3 Denver and
wouldn’t have to face the Spurs or Mavs until the
conference finals.

Sonics-Kings

Seattle Times

The Sonics were 3-7 in their first 10 games and 9-19 after
28 games with Hill. The team’s spin-makers pointed to a couple of trades that
reshaped the roster and said the new-look Sonics needed time to jell.It wasn’t until a 98-96 defeat to Detroit on March 3
that the Sonics turned the corner. They’re 12-9 since that game and 13-8 with
newcomers Chris Wilcox and Earl Watson in the lineup. This is the final road
game for the Sonics, who are 13-27 on the road and finish the season at KeyArena on Wednesday against Denver.The
Sonics’ 102.3 scoring average is second in the NBA. Since acquiring Artest, the Kings have allowed 100 points to just eight
opponents in 39 games. Sacramento is 14-3 at home with Artest
in the starting lineup.

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