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Washington at Cleveland 7:00 pm EDT Eastern Conference First Round Cavaliers lead, 1-0
It's time for LeBron James to deliver his encore.
After a phenomenal playoff debut, James leads the Cleveland Cavaliers into Game Two of a first-round series with the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.
A legitimate Most Valuable Player candidate after leading the Cavaliers to their first postseason appearance since 1998, the 21-year-old James was outstanding in his first playoff game Saturday.
James recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in 48 minutes of a 97-86 victory. He became the first player since Magic Johnson in 1980 and third in NBA history to accomplish the feat in his playoff debut.
Donyell Marshall scored 19 points off the bench and three others reached double figures for Cleveland, which held a 52-36 rebounding advantage and carried a 17-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Gilbert Arenas led the Wizards with 26 points but needed 20 shots to do so. Four others scored in double figures for Washington, which made only 3-of-22 (14 percent) 3-pointers in seeing its three-game winning streak against Cleveland come to an end.
Antonio Daniels provided the Wizards a significant boost off the bench, making all six of his shots and handing out six assists against no turnovers.
Game Three is Friday in Washington.
SACRAMENTO KINGS @ SAN ANTONIO SPURTS -11 -112*Layin' the chalk
Sacramento at San Antonio 9:30 pm EST Western Conference First Round Spurs lead, 1-0
In their first playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs, the Sacramento Kings never knew what hit them.
Without one of its key players, Sacramento tries to regroup and redeem itself Tuesday when it meets defending champion San Antonio in Game Two of their Western Conference playoff series.
After winning nine of their last 11 regular-season games, things could not get much worse for the eighth-seeded Kings, who suffered the biggest playoff loss in franchise history with Saturday's 122-88 defeat to the Spurs.
San Antonio was red-hot in the first half, shooting 68 percent (26-of-38) from the floor and posting a 26-10 rebounding advantage en route to a 73-39 lead at intermission. The Spurs outscored the Kings by a whopping 41-15 in the second quarter.
Tony Parker made 9-of-11 shots and scored 23 of his 25 points in the opening half to lead seven Spurs in double figures. San Antonio finished with a 51-32 edge in rebounds and shot nearly 58 percent (42-of-73).
Mike Bibby led the Kings with 17 points, while Ron Artest made just 7-of-21 shots and scored 16 for the Kings, who had won six of their last seven regular-season road games.
The Kings will be without Artest for this one after the temperamental forward was handed a one-game suspension for forearming Spurs guard Manu Ginobili in the head.
The series shifts to Sacramento for Game Three on Friday.
Washington at Cleveland 7:00 pm EDT Eastern Conference First Round Cavaliers lead, 1-0
It's time for LeBron James to deliver his encore.
After a phenomenal playoff debut, James leads the Cleveland Cavaliers into Game Two of a first-round series with the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.
A legitimate Most Valuable Player candidate after leading the Cavaliers to their first postseason appearance since 1998, the 21-year-old James was outstanding in his first playoff game Saturday.
James recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in 48 minutes of a 97-86 victory. He became the first player since Magic Johnson in 1980 and third in NBA history to accomplish the feat in his playoff debut.
Donyell Marshall scored 19 points off the bench and three others reached double figures for Cleveland, which held a 52-36 rebounding advantage and carried a 17-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Gilbert Arenas led the Wizards with 26 points but needed 20 shots to do so. Four others scored in double figures for Washington, which made only 3-of-22 (14 percent) 3-pointers in seeing its three-game winning streak against Cleveland come to an end.
Antonio Daniels provided the Wizards a significant boost off the bench, making all six of his shots and handing out six assists against no turnovers.
Game Three is Friday in Washington.
SACRAMENTO KINGS @ SAN ANTONIO SPURTS -11 -112*Layin' the chalk
Sacramento at San Antonio 9:30 pm EST Western Conference First Round Spurs lead, 1-0
In their first playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs, the Sacramento Kings never knew what hit them.
Without one of its key players, Sacramento tries to regroup and redeem itself Tuesday when it meets defending champion San Antonio in Game Two of their Western Conference playoff series.
After winning nine of their last 11 regular-season games, things could not get much worse for the eighth-seeded Kings, who suffered the biggest playoff loss in franchise history with Saturday's 122-88 defeat to the Spurs.
San Antonio was red-hot in the first half, shooting 68 percent (26-of-38) from the floor and posting a 26-10 rebounding advantage en route to a 73-39 lead at intermission. The Spurs outscored the Kings by a whopping 41-15 in the second quarter.
Tony Parker made 9-of-11 shots and scored 23 of his 25 points in the opening half to lead seven Spurs in double figures. San Antonio finished with a 51-32 edge in rebounds and shot nearly 58 percent (42-of-73).
Mike Bibby led the Kings with 17 points, while Ron Artest made just 7-of-21 shots and scored 16 for the Kings, who had won six of their last seven regular-season road games.
The Kings will be without Artest for this one after the temperamental forward was handed a one-game suspension for forearming Spurs guard Manu Ginobili in the head.
The series shifts to Sacramento for Game Three on Friday.