Game 2 is Monday night in Houston.

Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Andrei Kirilenko scored 21 points for the Jazz, who are trying to bounce the Rockets in the first round for the second straight season. Utah edged Houston in seven games last year.

Game 2 is in New Orleans on Tuesday night.

The MVP candidate added 10 assists and only one turnover for the Southwest Division-champion Hornets, who are back in the postseason for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. David West had 23 points and eight rebounds, and Peja Stojakovic added 14 points for second-seeded New Orleans, which is making its first playoff appearance in the West after switching conferences in the 2004-05 season.

After Steve Nash tied the game with a flailing three from the left corner with 15.7 seconds to play in the second OT, Ginobili beat Raja Bell down the left side of the lane and banked in a layup to put the Spurs on top. Nash's 70-foot heave was well off the mark as the buzzer sounded and the Spurs escaped with a dramatic win.

Game 2 will be played Tuesday at San Antonio's AT&T Center.

James also grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas went for 22 points and 11 boards for the Cavs, who outscored the Wizards 28-17 in the final stanza and closed the game on an 11-2 run.

Cleveland has eliminated Washington from the playoffs each of the previous two seasons, including a first-round sweep a year ago over an undermanned Wizards team, which was without injured stars Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler. Arenas fanned the flames of this budding rivalry by doing his share of talking prior to Saturday's opener, and the Wizards made it clear their plan was to play the Cavs - and James in particular - physical t

Utah defeated the Rockets in seven games in last year's postseason. Houston won the first two games of the set, and ended up losing Game 7, 103-99, at the Toyota Center.

There is a lot more playoff history between the Jazz and Rockets. This is the seventh time in the postseason that the teams will square off.

This is a best-of-seven series. Game 2 is scheduled for Monday at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Cavaliers were seeded No. 2 last year and swept the seventh-seeded Wizards in the quarterfinals of the conference playoffs. The year before, Cleveland needed six games to dispose of the Wizards. Led by superstar LeBron James last season, the Cavs breezed past Washington before beating both New Jersey and Detroit in six games to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA finals against San Antonio. However, the Spurs broke out the brooms on Cleveland with a sweep for their fourth NBA title in nine years.

San Antonio finished in second place in the Southwest Division and is the third seed in the Western Conference. The Suns placed second in the Pacific and are seeded sixth.

Game 2 of this best-of-seven series is scheduled for Tuesday at the AT&T Center.

The drawings were held to help determine the order of selection for the June 26 draft.

There were two tiebreakers conducted for teams that are in the lottery. Minnesota (22-60) won a tiebreaker with Memphis in teams between the third- worst marks, while the New York Knicks (23-59) won one with the Los Angeles Clippers between the fifth-worst records in the league.

In 2007-08, Mbah a Moute averaged 8.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in and was named an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection. He also became the first Bruin since Keith Wilkes, Bill Walton and Greg Lee (1972-74) to start in three straight Final Four games.

"After speaking with my family and with coach (Ben) Howland, I feel that it is in my best interest to see what the NBA has to offer," Mbah a Moute said. "I'm not hiring an agent, so the opportunity still exists for me to return to UCLA.

The Knicks closed out a 23-59 season on Wednesday with a 132-123 loss to the Indiana Pacers, giving Thomas a record of 56-108 in his two years after replacing Larry Brown. This year's mark equaled Brown's 2005-06 record.

New Knicks president Donnie Walsh, who took over on April 2, said Thomas would remain with the organization, however.

The 6-foot-6 Douglas-Roberts led the Tigers in scoring at 18.1 points per game last season, was named the Conference USA Player of the Year and was a consensus first-team All-American.

"The past three years have been a great experience both on and off the court at the University of Memphis," Douglas-Roberts said. "I am truly grateful to the coaches and the University for giving me the opportunity to play and develop at Memphis, and I hope to represent them well in my NBA career.

The endorsement is subject to the resolution of any pending litigation, however.

"The support for the NBA demonstrated by the fans, government leaders and business community of Oklahoma City over the last three years has been extraordinary," said NBA commissioner David Stern. "The Board of Governors is confident that level of local support will result in success for the Sonics franchise in Oklahoma."

According to a Friday story in the New York Post, Walsh met with Marbury and told him to work extra hard in the offseason and rehab his injured ankle so he could return as the Knicks starting point guard next season.

Marbury played in just 24 games this past season after being hampered by an ankle injury, which he had surgery to repair in January, and long leaves of absence the guard took after the death of his father.

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Celtics and Lakers. Haven't heard those two teams mentioned in the same breath since the last time they met in the NBA Finals, way back in 1986-87. In fact, Boston and Los Angeles squared off three times in a four-year span in the mid-'80s with the Lakers coming out on top twice. Still, nothing beats the run both clubs enjoyed in the 1960s, when the Celtics cruised to six titles over Los Angeles.

Nowadays, both squads are back on top as Boston, with a little help from Minnesota in the Kevin Garnett trade, and the Lakers, with help from Memphis in obtaining Pau Gasol, are the regular season champions in their respective conferences.

Flannery, head coach at Bucknell since 1994, will assume a new fundraising position within the university. The 1980 Bucknell graduate, who also earned his master's in Lewisburg, went 234-178 at Bucknell, leading the Bison to two Patriot League titles and two NCAA Tournament wins.

"It has been an honor and a privilege to have had the opportunity to coach outstanding young scholar-athletes here at my alma mater for 14 years," Flannery said. "I am grateful to my wife and children for the support they have given me throughout this time, and the understanding they have shown for the long hours and extensive travel that being a head coach at this level requires."

Sene had the surgery April 14, during which doctors discovered a chondral defect that required microfracture surgery. He will be on crutches for six weeks and will have continual evaluation.

The former first-round draft choice -- 10th overall in 2006 -- injured the knee during an NBA Development League game on April 4, while playing for the Idaho Stampede.

Clark initially told Cardinals coach Rick Pitino of his intention to enter the draft on April 3, but never filed the necessary paperwork or signed with an agent.

"Earl is looking forward to having a great junior season," Pitino said. "I'm delighted he has made the prudent decision to return to school. He'll definitely be one of the premier forward in college basketball next season. He's a hard worker that has really improved each day and will continue to do so."

All-American center Kevin Love announced Thursday that he will enter his name into the 2008 NBA Draft, holding a press conference at the university that also served as a forum for guard Russell Westbrook and forward Luc-Richard Mbah a Moute to announce their future.

UCLA went 35-4 this past season -- 16-2 in the Pac-10 -- and reached its third consecutive Final Four under Howland before falling to Memphis, 78-63, in a national semifinal.

Rush, a 6-foot-6 junior guard from Kansas City, Mo., announced he will sign with an agent, making his decision irreversible. Arthur, however, will not yet hire an agent, meaning the 6-foot-9 sophomore forward may return to school provided he withdraws his name from the draft by the NBA's June 16 deadline.

Just a week and a half ago, Rush and Arthur helped lead the Jayhawks to their first NCAA Tournament title since 1988, completing a 37-3 season with a 75-68 overtime victory over Memphis in San Antonio. Rush had 12 points and six rebounds in the championship game, while Arthur was in force in the paint, scoring 20 points and grabbing a team-high 10 boards.

Martin was signed to a contract through the 2013-14 season.

"I am pleased to welcome Chuck and his family to Marist College," said Marist athletic director Tim Murray. "Chuck has worked hard over the past 15 years coaching and building strong relationships in the basketball community. Chuck has coached at five Division I programs and I'm confident he will use his relationships and experience to continue to build our basketball program."

Krystkowiak met with Bucks general manager John Hammond at the team's training center in St. Francis, where he was informed of his firing. Milwaukee will begin conducting its search for a new head coach immediately.

The Bucks finished a disappointing 26-56 campaign Wednesday night, losing a 110-101 overtime game at the hands of the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves.

Boylan compiled a 24-32 record after being appointed head coach on December 27. Skiles had been fired just three days prior, on Christmas Eve.

"Letting a coach go is never easy," said Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson. "Jim was put in a difficult position on December 27, without the luxury of having a training camp and with some of the issues that arose during his time as head coach."

The Knicks closed out a 23-59 season on Wednesday with a 132-123 loss to the Indiana Pacers, giving Thomas a record of 56-108 in his two years after replacing Larry Brown. This year's mark equaled Brown's 2005-06 record.

New Knicks president Donnie Walsh has not yet made an official announcement on Thomas' fate, although the New York Daily News reported that Walsh informed Thomas of his decision last week.

The third-seeded Spurs finished second in the Southwest Division to the surprising Hornets but all eyes will be on the Alamo when Tim Duncan and Tony Parker try to fend off a talented Phoenix team featuring a pair of former league MVPs in O'Neal and Steve Nash as well as Amare Stoudemire.

Other games scheduled for Saturday include the Hornets hosting Dallas and Utah travelling to Houston in the West, while Cleveland welcomes Washington in the East.

Tim Duncan tallied 14 points, reeled in 11 rebounds and swatted three shots for the Spurs, who assured themselves of homecourt advantage in the opening round with the victory. The defending NBA champs have won at least 50 games each of the past nine years and own the current longest playoff streak with 11 straight appearances. They are aiming for their fifth championship in 10 seasons, but the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns stand in the way first.

Manu Ginobili, who had missed the Spurs' previous two games with a strained left groin, added 12 points, six boards and four assists, and Michael Finley also scored 12, as San