NEW YORK – Dallas je naďalej jediným tímom basketbalovej NBA bez prehry, v stredu triumfovali Mavericks v Clevelande. Domácim skvele zahral Litovčan Zydrunas Ilgauskas (34 bodov a 14 doskokov). Šieste víťazstvo za sebou dosiahol Boston, ktorý po kolektívnom výkone zdolal Philadelphiu.
CLEVELAND – DALLAS 99:103, najviac bodov: Ilgauskas 34, Jones 23 – Finley 26, Nowitzki 17, 12 764 divákov. DENVER – PHOENIX 72:75, Howard 19, Hilario 14 – Marbury 19, Marion 14, 11 846. GOLDEN STATE – SACRAMENTO 93:104, Jamison 31, Murphy 17 – Webber 33, Stojakovič, Divac a Jackson po 17, 18 369. NEW JERSEY – SAN ANTONIO 91:82, Jefferson 27, Kidd 18 – Duncan 21, Jackson 20, 11 534. BOSTON – PHILADELPHIA 91:81, Walker 20, Pierce a McCarty po 13 – Iverson 25, MacCulloch 15, 16 721. NEW ORLEANS – MINNESOTA 102:98, Mashburn 25, Alexander 23 – Garnett a Strickland po 16, 13 019. MILWAUKEE – CHICAGO 108:101, Redd 24, Allen 19 – Rose 24, J. Williams 20, 14 036. (sita)