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| Shane Battier was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, including 4 of 4 of three pointers, on his way to 22 points in Game 1. |
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| Tracy McGrady failed to lead his team to a victory in Game 1 as he scored 20 points with six rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets. |
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| Deron Williams showed no ill effects from his injured backside as he played almost 44 minutes on Saturday night as he scored 20 points with 10 assists in Game 1. |
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| Carlos Boozer scored 20 points on 10-for-20 shooting, and grabbed 16 boards in the Jazz 93-82 victory over the Rockets. |
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| Chris Paul, G, New Orleans Hornets | Saturday 4/19, 8:54 PM CT |
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| Chris Paul had an MVP performance in Game 1 on Saturday as he scored 35 points on 15-for-23 shooting while he also dished out 10 assists in the win. For good measure he added four steals. |
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| David West, F, New Orleans Hornets | Saturday 4/19, 8:50 PM CT |
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| David West scored 23 points, grabbed eight boards and blocked four shots in Game 1 for the Hornets. |
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| Jason Kidd, G, Dallas Mavericks | Saturday 4/19, 8:49 PM CT |
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| Jason Kidd scored 11 points with nine rebounds and nine assists in the Mavericks Game 1 loss to the Hornets. |
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| Dirk Nowitzki scored a team-high 31 points on 9-for-21 shooting, but it wasn't enough as the Mavericks fell to the Hornets in Game 1 by the score of 104-92. |
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| Tony Parker, G, San Antonio Spurs | Saturday 4/19, 5:39 PM CT |
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| Tony Parker, besides playing over 51 minutes, was able to score 26 points with two rebounds and five assists before fouling out in the Spurs Game 1 victory over the Suns. |
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| Tim Duncan, F, San Antonio Spurs | Saturday 4/19, 5:38 PM CT |
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| Coming into the playoff, the fans of the NBA speculated that the mighty defending champion San Antonio Spurs would struggle, for their leader and catalyst on both ends of the floor, Tim Duncan, has slowed a step or two and was struggling to produce at a top level. Those questions may have been answered today as Duncan shot 16-for-24 from the floor and 7-for-12 from the charity stripe to score 40 points, also adding 15 rebounds and three blocked shots. |
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| Steve Nash, G, Phoenix Suns | Saturday 4/19, 5:36 PM CT |
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| Steve Nash did his part to help the Suns in their double OT loss today, shooting 9-for-20 from the field, 3-for-8 from three-point range, and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe to finish with 25 points, also adding 13 assists to the cause. |
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| As proved true during the regular season, it was Amare Stoudemire doing the bulk of the work for the Phoenix Suns in their 117-115 double OT loss to the Spurs. Stoudemire shot 13-for-26 from the field and 7-for-9 from the free-throw line to score 33 points. Stoudemire also added seven rebounds and two blocked shots to the statline, raking him as the MVP for Game 1 of this exciting 1st-round series. |
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| Caron Butler, F, Washington Wizards | Saturday 4/19, 2:53 PM CT |
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| With Gilbert Arenas struggling for health throughout the season, the Washington Wizards had come to look at SF Caron Butler as their team leader. Today, Butler failed to fulfill those obligations, shooting just 5-of-10 from the field, 0-of-3 from the three-point line, and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points. Butler also added just four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the devastating 86-93 loss. |
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| The Washington Wizards took the 86-93 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of their NBA Playoff series, and Antawn Jamison is going to need to change his approach if the Wiz are going to improve looking forward. The normally-reliable Jamison struggled for accuracy today, shooting just 10-of-24 from the floor and a troubling 1-of-8 from three-point range, scoring 23 points. |
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| Delonte West, G, Cleveland Cavaliers | Saturday 4/19, 2:43 PM CT |
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| The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the NBA Playoffs with one major question: Who is going to help LeBron James? After the 86-93 win over the Washington Wizards in Game 1, it appears center Zydrunas Ilgauskas and shooting guard Delonte West are going to stpe into the role. Ilgauskas shot just 7-of-17 from the floor but went a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, scoring 22 points with a team-high 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Delonte West shot a troubling 3-of-10 from the floor but also was perfect at the charity stripe, shooting 8-of-8 to finish with a total of 16 points, adding five rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks. |
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| Washington PG Gilbert Arenas didn't make the start, but he definitely got his time on the floor and did what he could to influence the outcome. Arenas finished with 28 minutes, shooting 8-of-16 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point land, and a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe to score 24 points. |
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| LeBron James, F, Cleveland Cavaliers | Saturday 4/19, 2:33 PM CT |
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| LeBron James wasted no time in announcing his presence in this year's NBA playoffs, shooting 12-of-19 from the floor and 8-of-14 from the free-throw line, scoring 32 points of the 93 total points the Cavs scored to beat the Washington wizards in Game 1 of the opening series, 86-93. |
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| Boston forward Kevin Garnett is expected to attend and take part in practice with his team today following two days off, according to Yahoo Sports. |
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