Thursday, April 30, 2009

ProBallin: Hornets 86 vs. Nuggets 107 & Heat 91 vs. Hawks 106

Hornets 86, Nuggets 107









DENVER -- With a little help from the hometown kid,Carmelo Anthony is finally moving on.

Behind Anthony's 34 points and the floor leadership ofChauncey Billups, the Denver native who came home this season and galvanized a city and a team, the Nuggets advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs, 107-86 over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.

Heat 91, Hawks 106






               

ATLANTA -- A series of blowouts is now about survival. The Atlanta Hawks hope they have enough players left to finish off Miami. The Heat are counting on Dwyane Wade to save the season, despite a bump on his head and a balky back.

The Hawks kept up the theme of this matchup between division rivals -- no game has been close -- but there were several subplots after a night of hard fouls and staredowns left the Heat feeling as though Atlanta rubbed it in a little too much in a 106-91 victory Wednesday

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