NEW YORK – V basketbalovej NBA vyhrali v piatok Los Angeles Lakers v Memphise až po predĺžení, Atlanta zdolala takisto až v nadstavenom čase Miami 100:94. Stephon Marbury bol nezastaviteľný na domácej pôde proti San Antoniu v poslednej štvrtine, v ktorej nastrieľal 26 bodov (klubový rekord) a mal veľký podiel na víťazstve Phoenixu 94:87.
V sobotu Karl Malone síce nezabránil prehre Utahu v San Antoniu, ale aj sedem bodov mu stačilo na to, aby sa stal druhým basketbalistom histórie, ktorý dosiahol 35 000 bodov. New York zdolal New Orleans až v predĺžení 92:86, Philadelphia vyhrala vo Washingtone 95:94.
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PIATOK: Atlanta – Miami 100:94 po predĺžení, najviac bodov: Abdur-Rahim 29, G. Robinson 24 - M. Allen 21, E. Jones 20, 12 034 divákov, Cleveland – Philadelphia 99:106, Wagner 29, Ilgauskas 21 – Iverson 29, Van Horn 22, 18 129, Boston – Toronto 95:98, A. Walker 31, P. Pierce 16 – Peterson 31, Carter 23, 18 624, Detroit – Milwaukee 96:91, Hamilton 20, Prince 13 – Cassell 27, Gadzurič 12, 22 076, Indiana – Washington 100:84, R. Miller 25, Artest 21 – Stackhouse 24, Jordan 14, 18 345, Memphis – Los Angeles Lakers 106:112 po predĺžení, Gasol 24, Gooden 19 – Bryant 45, S. O‘Neal 33, 19 351, Denver – Golden State 82:92, Howard 19, Harvey 13 – Arenas 27, Boykins 20, 15 129, Phoenix – San Antonio 94:87, Marbury 43, S. Williams 11 – Duncan 31, Willis 14, 17 252, Utah – Minnesota 95:77, Harpring 33, Malone 20 – Garnett 21, Nesterovič 16, 18 644, Sacramento – Los Angeles Clippers 107:94, B. Jackson 31, Christie 25 – Brand 25, Jarič 19, 17 317, Seattle – Houston 72:83, Mason 19, Lewis 18 – Francis 21, Rice 12, 17 072.
SOBOTA: New York – New Orleans 92:86 po predĺžení, Houston 20, Sprewell 19 – Mashburn 20, P. Brown 12, 19 258, Orlando – Atlanta 117:92, McGrady 28, M. Miller 22 – Glover 18, Crawford 14, 13 502, Washington – Philadelphia 94:95, Stackhouse 38, Dixon 18 – Iverson 35, Snow 16, 20 173, Miami – Cleveland 85:79, Butler 16, B. Grant 14 – Wagner 28, Boozer 15, 14 802, Dallas – Chicago 103:90, Nash 18, Van Exel 17 – J. Rose 31, D. Marshall 20, 19 940, San Antonio – Utah 107:85, S. Jackson 17, S. Smith 15 – Stockton 13, Collins 12, 18 797, Milwaukee – Detroit 109:86, Cassell 24, T. Thomas 21 – C. Robinson 16, Hamilton 15, 16 217, Portland – New Jersey 86:93, Wells 20, Stoudamire 14 – Kidd 28, Jefferson 12, 18 614, Golden State – Phoenix 100:90, Jamison 37, Arenas 16 – Marbury 32, Marion 14, 16 217.