Filling in behind them are Brown and several Fit Flop youngsters

NOTES: Niemi had consecutive shutouts last season against Calgary and Columbus on each side of the All-Star break.The Rockets are 5-1 during that stretch and are seventh in the West, 4 1/2 games ahead of the ninth seed.Since signing a new equipment deal with Nike in the offseason, he has missed the cut in Abu Dhabi, lost in the first round of the WGC Match Play Championship and walked off mid-round at the Honda Classic when headed for another missed cut.We heard something about them wanting to shave or doing something like that, Hibbert said.Notes: It was the third and final meeting between the two teams this season.When this latest round of football-driven Scrabble is done, well have Syracuse playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference instead of the Big East ditto for Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, well have Maryland playing in the Big Ten instead of the ACC, and well have once-mighty UConn playing in some new league with a bunch of Southeastern and Southwestern schools that used to comprise Conference USA.The margin reach 14 in the first quarter and 20 in the games 18th minute, leading to some frustrating moments for the Lakers before halftime.
com Tour, was excited to be in unfamiliar territory.The Hornets went ahead 25-11 in the first quarter, getting back-to-back, wide-open 3-pointers from Anderson to cap the early run against the sluggish Nuggets.We had mental lapses at times on different coverages and it resulted in them scoring.Coming off one of the best individual performances of the NBA season, Wall may need a similar offensive effort in Oklahoma City if the Wizards plan to pull off a surprising sweep of the Thunder.Guard Jasmine James, who made three 3-pointers in the first 32 games, made a pair against Iowa State.
James then cleared everyone out to drive on Harkless, score and get fouled for a three-point play.Both are projected to be top 10 picks in Junes draft, and if they do declare, they could improve their draft stock during pre-draft workouts."Ive had to grind and just fight to be on the team just to make an opportunity for myself," Roberts said.It extended the Warriors lead over the Houston Rockets to a full game in the battle for the No.
"We have a unique big man, Kings coach Keith Smart said.Curry was able to play 43 of the games 48 minutes after having been questionable until the pregame warmups.Filling in behind them are Brown and several Fit Flop youngsters, including two kids who are participating in spring workouts while other classmates are going to prom and planning graduation parties - corners Eli Apple and Cam Burrows.They will play again in Minnesota on Saturday, April 6.McIlroy said he hasnt played enough tournaments to get into that groove, and he was at least happy to have two more chances at the Houston Open.
The Red Wings lost forward Johan Franzen late in the second period to a lower-body injury.After opening a four-game trip with another road defeat, the Clippers look to avoid a 10th straight road loss to the Hornets on Wednesday night.These teams havent faced each other in Oklahoma City in more than two years, with the last meeting a wild 124-117 Thunder win in two overtimes on Jan.Arnett Moultrie added 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench.