[Turkish Delight]

Well Cleveland and Philly have won their games, but Chicago and Orlando have lost, and we've made up even more ground.
It's astonishing that we've actually moved up a place in Tinsley and JO's absense.

[RP McMurphy]

These next two games against the Jazz and the Lakers are huge. Both games, we're at home, and our opponent (on top of not being that good to begin with) is on the second game of a back-to-back. Couldn't ask for a better time to get two wins.

[Turkish Delight]

Another win, and it looks like Orlando is going to lose this one as well.
We are soon going to be a game and a half ahead of them.
Not to mention we are only half a game behind 6th.
That road trip is scaring me though.

[RP McMurphy]

The Pacers probably won't win very many games on the road trip, so we need to build a cushion for ourselves right now. Fortunately, that's what we're doing. Our chances of making the playoffs at this point are very good.

New Jersey is only three games out of the playoffs, which goes to show that we can't ignore any of these teams.

CURRENT STANDINGS
3. Boston (36-29)
4. Washington (35-27)
5. Cleveland (34-28)
6. Chicago (32-20)
7. Indiana (32-31)
8. Philadelphia (31-33)
9. Orlando (31-33)
10. New Jersey (29-36)
11. Toronto (27-37)
12. New York (26-36)
13. Milwaukee (26-37)


TONIGHT'S GAMES


Final: Raptors 109 - Celtics 110
Scoring leaders: Jalen Rose (Raptors) 35 points; Paul Pierce, Antoine Walker (Celtics) 24 points.
Rebound leaders: Donyell Marshall (Raptors) 9 rebounds; Paul Pierce (Celtics) 9 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Rafer Alston (Raptors) 6 assists; Gary Payton (Celtics) 9 assists.

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Final: Jazz 84 - Pacers 103
Scoring leaders: Mehmet Okur (Jazz) 16 points; Stephen Jackson (Pacers) 28 points.
Rebound leaders: Andrei Kirilenko (Jazz) 7 rebounds; Dale Davis (Pacers) 12 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Randy Livingston, Keith McLeod (Jazz) 4 assists; Anthony Johnson (Pacers) 4 assists.

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Final: Wizards 122 - Hawks 93
Scoring leaders: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards) 29 points; Tony Delk (Hawks) 16 points.
Rebound leaders: Jared Jeffries (Wizards) 8 rebounds; Tom Gugliotta, Al Harrington (Hawks) 7 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Larry Hughes (Wizards) 7 assists; Tyronn Lue (Hawks) 6 assists.

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Final: Bulls 84 - Nets 100
Scoring leaders: Ben Gordon, Andres Nocioni (Bulls) 15 points; Vince Carter (Nets) 30 points.
Rebound leaders: Tyson Chandler (Bulls) 14 rebounds; Jason Collins, Jason Kidd (Nets) 11 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Kirk Hinrich (Bulls) 6 assists; Vince Carter, Jason Kidd (Nets) 8 assists.

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Final: Cavaliers 88 - Bucks 96
Scoring leaders: LeBron James (Cavaliers) 34 points; Michael Redd (Bucks) 32 points.
Rebound leaders: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cavaliers) 14 rebounds; Joe Smith (Bucks) 15 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Maurice Williams (Bucks) 10 assists; LeBron James, Jeff McInnis, Eric Snow (Cavaliers) 6 assists.

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Final: Magic 102 - Clippers 110
Scoring leaders: Dwight Howard (Magic) 29 points; Corey Maggette (Clippers) 31 points.
Rebound leaders: Dwight Howard (Magic) 12 rebounds; Elton Brand (Clippers) 12 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Steve Francis (Magic) 10 assists; Rick Brunson, Corey Maggette (Clippers) 8 assists.

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[Pacers Fan]

We're a few games above Philly and Orlando, but we need to push towards moving ahead of Chicago and not looking back.

[StephenJackson]

I'm so proud of this team. With everything that has happened this year...I mean honestly, look at us climbing the ladder! Keep it going boys.

[Turkish Delight]

We are closer to 6th than 8th now aren't we?
Keep it up fellas.

[RP McMurphy]

A week ago, I said that as tough as our schedule is at the end of March, Indiana needed to take advantage of this easy stretch of games. That's exactly what they did, now they've moved up to the 6th seed and are slated to play Boston in the first round. I'm so proud of this team.

CURRENT STANDINGS
3. Boston (37-29)
4. Washington (35-28)
5. Cleveland (34-29)
6. Indiana (33-31)
7. Chicago (32-31)
8. Philadelphia (32-33)
9. Orlando (31-34)
10. New Jersey (30-36)
11. New York (27-36)
12. Milwaukee (27-37)
13. Toronto (27-38)


TONIGHT'S GAMES


Final: 76ers 93 - Cavaliers 81
Scoring leaders: Allen Iverson (76ers) 31 points; LeBron James (Cavaliers) 16 points.
Rebound leaders: Kyle Korver (76ers) 11 rebounds; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cavaliers) 15 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Allen Iverson (76ers) 5 assists; LeBron James (Cavaliers) 8 assists.

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Final: Knicks 106 - Hawks 92
Scoring leaders: Stephon Marbury (Knicks ) 24 points; Boris Diaw (Hawks) 17 points.
Rebound leaders: Kurt Thomas (Knicks) 14 rebounds; Obinna Ekezie (Hawks) 9 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Jamal Crawford (Knicks) 10 assists; Tyronn Lue (Hawks) 5 assists.

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Final: Jazz 80 - Nets 94
Scoring leaders: Andrei Kirilenko (Jazz) 15 points; Vince Carter (Nets) 23 points.
Rebound leaders: Kris Humphries (Jazz) 5 rebounds; Jason Kidd (Nets) 8 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Howard Eisley (Jazz) 5 assists; Jason Kidd (Nets) 9 assists.

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Final: Lakers 97 - Pacers 103
Scoring leaders: Chucky Atkins (Lakers) 23 points; Reggie Miller (Pacers) 39 points.
Rebound leaders: Caron Butler (Lakers) 10 rebounds; Jeff Foster (Pacers) 17 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Kobe Bryant (Lakers) 4 assists; Anthony Johnson (Pacers) 11 assists.

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Final: Raptors 92 - Pistons 103
Scoring leaders: Donyell Marshall (Raptors) 25 points; Chauncey Billups (Pistons) 23 points.
Rebound leaders: Donyell Marshall (Raptors) 12 rebounds; Ben Wallace (Pistons) 15 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Rafer Alston, Milt Palacio (Raptors) 4 assists; Chauncey Billups (Pistons) 8 assists.

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Final: Celtics 103 - Rockets 92
Scoring leaders: Mark Blount (Celtics) 22 points; Tracy McGrady (Rockets) 22 points.
Rebound leaders: Mark Blount, Gary Payton (Celtics) 6 rebounds; Bob Sura (Rockets) 7 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Paul Pierce (Celtics) 7 assists; Tracy McGrady (Rockets) 5 assists.

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Final: Wizards 90 - Bucks 99
Scoring leaders: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards) 27 points; Michael Redd (Bucks) 26 points.
Rebound leaders: Gilbert Arenas, Etan Thomas (Wizards) 10 rebounds; Dan Gadzuric, Joe Smith (Bucks) 10 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards) 7 assists; Anthony Goldwire (Bucks) 6 assists.

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Final: Hornets 94 - Bulls 90
Scoring leaders: Dan Dickau, Jamaal Magloire (Hornets) 17 points; Kirk Hinrich (Bulls) 27 points.
Rebound leaders: P.J. Brown (Hornets) 11 rebounds; Tyson Chandler (Bulls) 15 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Bostjan Nachbar (Hornets) 5 assists; Chris Duhon (Bulls) 7 assists.

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Final: Magic 90 - Sonics 98
Scoring leaders: Steve Francis (Magic) 19 points; Ray Allen (Sonics) 38 points.
Rebound leaders: Kelvin Cato, Dwight Howard (Magic) 7 rebounds; Nick Collison (Sonics) 10 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Jameer Nelson (Magic) 6 assists; Luke Ridnour (Sonics) 6 assists.

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[Turkish Delight]

Another loss for Chicago, which means that we are now 6th in the Eastern Conference.
I really don't want to play Boston in the first round, so we need to catch up to Cleveland and Washington to get into 4th or 5th place.
2 1/2 games ahead of 9th place Orlando, 1 1/2 games behind 5th place Cleveland.
Looking good right now.

[StephenJackson]

I'm so proud of our guys for fighting and making it to 6th place. Especially since all sports media basically wrote us off the map when JO went down. And I agree...there is no way in hell I want Boston in the first round. I'd rather be in 7th and face detroit....but let's try to climb to 5th.

[RP McMurphy]

Orlando won, but Philadelphia lost so we're still two games out of the lottery.

CURRENT STANDINGS
3. Boston (38-29)
4. Washington (36-28)
5. Cleveland (34-29)
6. Chicago (33-31)
7. Indiana (33-31)
8. Philadelphia (32-34)
9. Orlando (32-34)
10. New Jersey (30-36)
11. Milwaukee (27-37)
12. New York (27-37)
13. Toronto (27-38)


TONIGHT'S GAMES


Final: Bulls 94 - 76ers 88
Scoring leaders: Othella Harrington (Bulls) 24 points; Allen Iverson (76ers) 31 points.
Rebound leaders: Antonio Davis (Bulls) 9 rebounds; Samuel Dalembert (76ers) 17 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Kirk Hinrich (Bulls) 9 assists; Allen Iverson (76ers) 7 assists.

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Final: Jazz 95 - Wizards 96
Scoring leaders: Andrei Kirilenko (Jazz) 28 points; Gilbert Arenas (Wizards) 22 points.
Rebound leaders: Andrei Kirilenko, Mehmet Okur (Jazz) 7 rebounds; Jared Jeffries (Wizards) 10 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Mehmet Okur (Jazz) 7 assists; Gilbert Arenas (Wizards) 5 assists.

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Final: Knicks 82 - Heat 97
Scoring leaders: Stephon Marbury (Knicks) 23 points; Shaquille O'Neal (Heat) 33 points.
Rebound leaders: Kurt Thomas (Knicks) 11 rebounds; Shaquille O'Neal (Heat) 17 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Stephon Marbury (Knicks) 7 assists; Damon Jones (Heat) 5 assists.

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Final: Celtics 113 - Hornets 110
Scoring leaders: Ricky Davis (Celtics) 27 points; J.R. Smith (Hornets) 21 points.
Rebound leaders: Antoine Walker (Celtics) 9 rebounds; Jackson Vroman (Hornets) 11 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Gary Payton (Celtics) 6 assists; Dan Dickau (Hornets) 6 assists.

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Final: Magic 97 - Blazers 92
Scoring leaders: Grant Hill (Magic) 23 points; Viktor Khryapa (Blazers) 21 points.
Rebound leaders: Dwight Howard (Magic) 12 rebounds; Joel Przybilla (Blazers) 10 rebounds.
Assist leaders: Jameer Nelson (Magic) 5 assists; Damon Stoudamire (Blazers) 8 as