Suns finally find answer vs. Spurs
Boris Diaw had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in one of the best playoff performances of his career, and the host Phoenix Suns stayed alive with a 105-86 rout of the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
Raja Bell scored 21 of his 27 points in a dominant first half to help Phoenix bring a one-sided end to the defending NBA champions' nine-game playoff winning streak. The Suns were 11-0 in the regular season when Bell scored at least 20.
Cavaliers 100, Wizards 97: LeBron James had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and he dished the ball to Delonte West for a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left, helping visiting Cleveland take a 3-1 lead over Washington in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-roun d series.
Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Caron Butler added 19 points.
Pistons 93, Sixers 84: Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points and made all but 1 shot from the field, and visiting Detroit played with a purpose and dominated the second half to even its best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series with Philadelphia at 2-2.
Rasheed Wallace finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Richard Hamilton bounced back from a 1-for-10 first half to finish with 18 points. Chauncey Billups also scored 18 points.