NBA Playoffs Round 1 Results - Cavaliers - Mavericks - Spurs Win

The Mavs and Spurs evened their first round series and all is right with the world. Like most people expected, two of the bullies of the NBA refused to fall behind 0-2 in their opening match ups.

Meanwhile, the Cavs continue their drive to become one of the bullies in the Eastern Conference. Lebron James and his teammates are playing what should be a tune up for a deep playoff season. Here are the full results from Wednesday.

Washington Wizards 102
Cleveland Cavaliers 109

Cleveland Leads Series 2-0

Denver Nuggets 88
San Antonio Spurs 97

Series Tied at 1-1

Golden State Warriors 99
Dallas Mavericks 112

Series Tied at 1-1

These series will shift to a new venue over the weekend, changing the dynamics of the game-to-game betting. Here's an recap of each series as the scenery shifts.

CAVALIERS AND WIZARDS

The Wizards continued to scrap to stay in a playoff game. The Cavaliers cruised to a 2-0 series lead.

Drew Gooden scored 24 points and 14 rebounds, including six straight baskets at one point in the first half. Gooden later said he was "making it rain". Lebron finished the deal for Cleveland, leading the team with 27 points.

Antawn Jamison once again led the Wizards, posting 31 points and 10 rebounds. Once again, it wasn't enough. The Wizards home a return home helps them pull back into the series, though the rest of America have to applaud that the Wizards are at least keeping it close without two stars, Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler.

SPURS AND NUGGETS

Tim Duncan led the Spurs after an anemic 14 point Game 1. The Spurs Defense clamped down on the Nuggets, who only posted 88 points. Only a late surge kept that from being the overriding storyline of the game.

San Antonio fans have to be a little concerned. Though the Spurs built their lead to 17 at one point in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets cut the lead to 3 with 45 seconds left. This was mainly on the strength of several amazing shots by Allen Iverson, who finished with 20 points.

Iverson wasn't happy with the game, though. He and Nugget Coach George Karl were working the officials from the locker room after the game. Both pointed out that Iverson took 25 shots, yet did not have one trip to the free throw line.

MAVERICKS AND WARRIORS

In the most compelling game of the night, the Mavercks got 28 from Jason Terry and Jerry Stackhouse bounced back from his Game 1 shutout. Dirk Nowitski had a quiet 23, while Josh Howard added 22.

Dallas returned to the big lineup they used in the regular season. Their players seemed more comfortable playing in their normal position, while their bench rotation looked deeper with Dampier and Diop in the mix. It was back and forth in the first half, with both teams trading the lead. But Dallas came out in the third on a mission.

The Warriors lost their cool in the second half. They were only down 2 at half, but a rough third quarter got ugly when Baron Davis was ejected from the game. Stephen Jackson followed him to the locker room in the fourth.

Davis picked up two quick fouls late in the third, along with a technical foul in a minor altercation with Jason Terry. After the second foul (both of which were not questionable), Davis began to heckle the refs. As the home crowd applauded, Baron Davis began to applaud the referee in a kind of taunt.

After Don Nelson was asked to stop his player, Davis got his second technical and was escorted from the court.

Stephen Jackson's ejection came after the game was decided, but his status for Game 3 is in some doubt. He refused to leave the bench area in a timely fashion, which the announcers seemed to think could lead to a suspension.

I thought Jackson's antics were relatively minor, but I assume the broadcasters have an insiders knowledge of the NBA, so gamblers need to keep an eye out on this issue.

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