LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks closed with a 10-2 run
to upset the two-time NBA champion L.A. Lakers 96-94 in the opener
of that Western Conference semifinal. Dallas rallied from a
16-point second-half deficit behind Dirk Nowitzki's
(noh-VIHT'skeez) 28 points and 14 rebounds.
CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Johnson's 34 points led the Atlanta Hawks to
a 103-95 upset of the Chicago Bulls, the team that finished with
the best regular-season record in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
That gives the Hawks a 1-0 series lead heading into Game 2
Wednesday night in Chicago.
CHICAGO (AP) - A person familiar with the decision says Derrick
Rose has become the NBA's youngest MVP and joined Michael Jordan as
the only Bulls players to win the award. A formal announcement has
not been made, but that could come today.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Boston Bruins are going home with a 2-0
lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal. David Krejci
(KRAY'-chee) scored just over 14 minutes into OT and Tim Thomas
made 46 saves in the Bruins' 3-2 victory over Philadelphia.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andre Ethier (EE'-thee-ur) is halfway to
tying Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak in 1941. The
L.A. Dodgers outfielder had an RBI single in the fifth inning last
night, extending his hitting streak to 28 games - the longest by a
Dodger since Willie Davis had a team-record 31-game streak in 1969.
