Antoine Walker and Shaquille O'Neal scored 20 points apiece and the Heat clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs Thursday night, beating Cleveland 94-90 in overtime to drop the Cavaliers three places in the postseason seedings.
Tayshaun Prince's short jumper broke a late tie, and the Detroit Pistons locked up home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 104-99 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
Vince Carter and the New Jersey Nets have more to worry about than Chris Bosh in the playoffs. Anthony Parker is proving to be a very capable second option for the Toronto Raptors - on both ends of the court.
Willie Parker ran for a team record 223 yards to help the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers crush the Cleveland Browns 27-7 on Thursday to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Willie Parker Parker’s record steamrolls Browns On a freezing night in Pittsburgh, Parker carried the workload, lugging the ball 32 times to go over 1,000-yards rushing for the second consecutive season, his final tally breaking the franchise single-game record of 218 yards set by John Fuqua in 1970. Parker, who also scored a touchdown, becomes the first running back in Steelers history to have two 200 yard rushing games in his career. He ran for 213 yards in a home game against the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 12. “It is a record I got and hopefully I’m going to keep this going,” Parker told a sidelines reporter after the game. “You know anything can happen (making the playoffs), we just got to keep fighting and see what happens.”
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