GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers will be at Lambeau
(LAHM'-boh) Field throughout the NFC playoffs. The 14-1 Packers set
a franchise record for victories by bouncing back from their only
loss last week by routing the Chicago Bears 35-21 to earn the No. 1
seed through the NFC playoffs with Aaron Rodgers tossing five TD
passes.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Saints clinch the NFC South
by beating Atlanta in the Monday night Game, or with a victory on
the final weekend over Carolina. The 9-5 Falcons clinched at least
a wild-card berth last night with Chicago's loss.
DALLAS (AP) - NBA Commissioner David Stern was booed and Dallas
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was cheered wildly during the
lockout-delayed banner raising ceremony in Big-D yesterday to honor
the NBA champions. Then LeBron James went out and had 37 points, 10
rebounds and six assists in Miami's 105-94 win over the Mavs in a
rematch of last season's NBA finalists.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Derrick Rose scored 22 points and hit a short
go-ahead jumper with 4.8 seconds left and the Chicago Bulls rallied
from an 11-point deficit in the final four minutes for an 88-87
victory over the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday. Luol Deng (LOO'-ul
dehng) scored 21 points and blocked Kobe Bryant's potential
game-winning shot at the buzzer.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Chris Paul was a winner in his
regular-season L.A. Clippers debut, scoring 20 points and hitting
three straight shots late in their 105-86 win over Golden State.
Blake Griffin had 22 points and Chauncey Billups added 21 as the
Clippers ruined the NBA coaching debut of Warriors coach Mark
Jackson.
