Scoreboard

Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Apr 27, 2007

Calendar

Professional

BASEBALL

Kansas City at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.

AUTO RACING

ARCA Kansas Lottery $150 Grand race at Kansas Speedway, 4 p.m.

College

BASEBALL

Emporia State at Washburn, 5 p.m.

Kansas State at Nebraska, 6:35 p.m.

Kansas at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Washburn at Central Missouri tournament

TRACK & FIELD

Kansas at Drake relays, at Des Moines, IowaHigh school

BASEBALL

Topeka West at Hayden, 3:30 p.m.

Seaman at Highland Park, 4 p.m.

Shawnee Heights at Manhattan, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Hayden at Topeka West, 4 p.m.

Highland Park at Seaman, 4 p.m.

Manhattan at Shawnee Heights, 4 p.m.

TRACK & FIELD

Seaman relays, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS GOLF

Shawnee Heights, Topeka West at Hutchinson Invitational, 8 a.m.

Today's Line

NBA Playoffs

FAVORITE__ LINE__ UNDERDOG

NEW JERSEY__ 41/2__ Toronto

MIAMI__ 51/2__ Chicago

Dallas__ 41/2__ Golden State

Basketball

NBA

NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER VOTING

(Selected by a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters)

Name, Team__ 1st__ 2nd__ 3rd__ Pts

Monta Ellis, Golden State__ 47__ 34__ 15__ 352

Kevin Martin, Sacramento__ 44__ 38__ 15__ 349

Deron Williams, Utah__ 13__ 6__ 18__ 101

Tyson Chandler, NOK__ 6__ 11__ 9__ 72

Andris Biedrins, Golden State__ 8__ 4__ 12__ 64

Al Jefferson, Boston__ 2__ 13__ 13__ 62

Luol Deng, Chicago__ 2__ 7__ 13__ 44

Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix__ 3__ 3__ -__ 24

Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia__ 1__ 2__ 3__ 14

David Lee, New York__ -__ 3__ 3__ 12

Jason Kapono, Miami__ -1__ 7__ 10

Josh Howard, Dallas__ 1__ 1__ 1__ 9

Mikki Moore, New Jersey__ -__ 2__ 3__ 9

Carlos Boozer, Utah__ 1__ -__ 3__ 8

Jose Calderon, Toronto__ -__ 2__ -__ 6

Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix__ 1__ -__ -__ 5

Matt Carroll, Charlotte__ -__ -__ 3__ 3

Bostjan Nachbar, New Jersey__ -__ 1__ -__ 3

Eddy Curry, New York__ -__ 1__ -__ 3

Caron Butler, Washington__ -__ -__ 2__ 2

Josh Smith, Atlanta__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Gerald Wallace, Charlotte__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Ben Gordon, Chicago__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Sasha Pavlovic, Cleveland__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Nene, Denver__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Luke Walton, L.A. Lakers__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Dwight Howard, Orlando__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

Chris Wilcox, Seattle__ -__ -__ 1__ 1

NBA playoffs

FIRST ROUND

(Best of 7)

Results Thursday

Detroit 93, Orlando 77, Detroit leads series 3-0

Utah 81, Houston 67, Houston leads series 2-1

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, late

Games today

Toronto at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

NBA boxes

PISTONS 93, MAGIC 77

DETROIT (93)

Prince 8-16 4-4 23, Wallace 6-13 0-0 15, Webber 7-13 1-2 15, Hamilton 2-11 6-7 10, Billups 8-13 3-6 21, McDyess 2-5 0-0 4, Davis 1-3 1-2 3, Murray 0-2 2-2 2, Delfino 0-2 0-0 0, Maxiell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 17-23 93.

ORLANDO (77)

Turkoglu 4-10 2-3 10, Battie 1-4 0-0 2, Howard 5-10 1-2 11, G.Hill 2-12 4-6 8, Nelson 10-19 4-4 27, Dooling 2-5 0-1 4, Milicic 5- 7 1-5 11, Arroyo 0-3 0-0 0, Ariza 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 31-74 12-21 77.

Detroit__ 23__ 25__ 23__ 22__ -__ 93

Orlando__ 23__ 19__ 19__ 16__ -__ 77

3-Point Goals-Detroit 8-13 (Wallace 3-3, Prince 3-5, Billups 2- 3, Delfino 0-2), Orlando 3-8 (Nelson 3-5, Arroyo 0-1, Turkoglu 0- 2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 53 (McDyess 11), Orlando 49 (Howard 12). Assists-Detroit 15 (Prince 5), Orlando 16 (Nelson, Turkoglu 4). Total Fouls-Detroit 19, Orlando 22. Technicals-Davis, Hamilton, McDyess, Wallace, Howard. A-17,451. (17,248).

JAZZ 81, ROCKETS 67

HOUSTON (67)

Battier 4-10 0-0 11, Hayes 0-2 0-2 0, Yao 6-14 14-16 26, McGrady 9-23 5-8 24, Alston 2-5 0-0 6, Head 0-5 0-0 0, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Snyder 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 21-64 19-26 67.

UTAH (81)

Kirilenko 1-2 0-2 2, Boozer 10-18 2-3 22, Okur 2-12 3-3 7, Fisher 3-9 0-0 6, Williams 5-18 1-1 11, Giricek 4-9 0-0 10, Collins 0-1 1- 2 1, Harpring 4-12 5-5 13, Millsap 4-4 1-2 9. Totals 33-85 13-18 81.

Houston__ 17__ 25__ 10__ 15__ -__ 67

Utah__ 23__ 25__ 13__ 20__ -__ 81

3-Point Goals-Houston 6-19 (Battier 3-7, Alston 2-4, McGrady 1- 5, Head 0-3), Utah 2-15 (Giricek 2-2, Fisher 0-2, Williams 0-5, Okur 0-6). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Houston 52 (Yao 14), Utah 55 (Boozer 12). Assists-Houston 11 (Alston 5), Utah 19 (Williams 8). Total Fouls-Houston 20, Utah 19. Technical-Houston Defensive Three Second. A-19,911 (19,911).

LATE WEDNESDAY

MAVERICKS 112, WARRIORS 99

GOLDEN STATE (99)

Richardson 7-15 0-0 14, Jackson 9-16 9-11 30, Harrington 1-8 3-4 5, Ellis 8-15 4-4 20, Davis 5-12 2-2 13, Barnes 2-5 0-0 4, Pietrus 1- 1 2-2 4, Biedrins 2-2 0-0 4, Azubuike 0-1 2-2 2, Foyle 1-1 0-0 2, Jasikevicius 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 36-76 23-27 99.

DALLAS (112)

Howard 8-13 6-7 22, Nowitzki 7-15 9-11 23, Dampier 1-1 0-0 2, Terry 12-23 3-3 28, Dev.Harris 5-7 5-5 15, Stackhouse 3-9 11-13 17, Diop 1-2 0-0 2, George 0-5 3-4 3, Buckner 0-0 0-0 0, Ager 0-1 0-0 0, Barea 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 37-43 112.

Golden State__ 30__ 22__ 22__ 25__ -__ 99

Dallas__ 28__ 26__ 33__ 25__ -__ 112

3-Point Goals-Golden State 4-20 (Jackson 3-7, Davis 1-4, Barnes 0- 1, Azubuike 0-1, Harrington 0-1, Ellis 0-2, Richardson 0-4), Dallas 1-16 (Terry 1-7, Nowitzki 0-2, Stackhouse 0-2, George 0-2, Howard 0- 3). Fouled Out-Barnes. Rebounds-Golden State 42 (Richardson 10), Dallas 47 (Howard 11). Assists-Golden State 9 (Richardson 3), Dallas 15 (Dev.Harris, Stackhouse 4). Total Fouls-Golden State 29, Dallas 23. Technicals-Golden State Defensive Three Second, Davis 2, Jackson 2, Diop. Ejected-Davis, Jackson. A-20,867 (19,200).