Send NBA Playoff Results and News Apr 28

Posted: 10:35 PM Apr 28, 2012
Reporter: AP

(AP) -- The Bulls playoff-opening 103-91 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers has proved to be a costly one. Bulls star Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a staggering blow for a team that was eyeing a deep run in this year's playoffs.
After missing 27 games while nursing various injuries and struggling down the stretch, Rose looked like the player who won the NBA's MVP Award last season. He scored a game-high 23 points while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out nine assists before going down.

In other action from the opening day of the NBA playoffs:

---- In Miami, LeBron James scored 32 points before sitting out the fourth quarter and the Heat cruised past the New York Knicks 100-67. Teammate Dwyane (dwayn) Wade contributed 19 points while Mario Chalmers chipped in 11 points and nine assists. The Heat turned 27 New York turnovers into a franchise playoff-record 38 points.
J.R. Smith scored 17 for the Knicks, who have lost 11 straight playoff games dating to 2001. Carmelo Anthony missed 12 of 15 shots and finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds

---- Don't count the Orlando Magic out just yet even though superstar center Dwight Howard is out for the playoffs following back surgery. Jason Richardson and Jameer Nelson scored 17 points apiece to help sixth-seeded Orlando surprise the third-seeded Indiana Pacers 81-77 in Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series

In the final game of the night, second-seeded Oklahoma City eked out a 99-98 win over the defending champion and seventh-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Kevin Durant hit the game-winner with 1.5 seconds left. Durant scored 25 points and pulled down six rebounds. Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 28 points.


WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Celtics guard Ray Allen is still not sure if he'll be able to play in Boston's postseason opener against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.
The 36-year-old shooting guard has not played in two weeks because of a sore right ankle. He was shooting around before practice with the team on Saturday, but coach Doc Rivers said Allen would not practice and he didn't think he would play in Game 1, either.
Allen says he received a cortisone shot on Wednesday. He also says that if it weren't for the playoffs, he'd already be having surgery.

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