
Slide off the edge of your seat...
Nets in, Knicks out. No surprise here. Well, there shouldn't be. A team with Kidd, Carter and a semi-healthy Jefferson should be able to make the playoffs in the East. And a mediocre Knicks team with a good chunk of their talent shouldn't be able to. Thus, it was poetic justice that the Nets beat the Knicks 100-86, clinching a playoff spot for themselves and eliminating the Knicks. Vince had 25, Kidd had a triple-double, as usual. Francis with 22 for the Knicks.
Hornets out. It took longer than usual, but the Nuggets have done their second-half surge and it's wild. Eight straight for Melo/AI, after defeating NOOCH 107-105. Alas, it was the last Hornets games in Oklahoma, and made their playoff hopes fainter than ever. Melo with 31, David West put up 31 for the home-ish team, and Marcus Camby had 9 blocks.
Setting things straight. Suns over Lakers, 93-85. That was their 60th win of the season, and that was the Lakers creeping out of the postseason. Kobe went an unacceptable 7-26 from the field, ending up with 17 points. Utah topped some version of Dallas, 104-89. The Mavs had Terry, Stackhouse, and Dampier on the bench, but the Jazz were still happy to snap their five game losing streak.




