Chicago is one win away from sending the defending NBA champions home for the summer -- in stunning style.
Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz held Houston without a field goal for 10 minutes in the second half while beating the Rockets 81-67
With the first-round series shifting to EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Rockets players said they expect the venue change to help the Jazz but not have any effect on themselves.
The Dallas Mavericks finally discovered that beating the Golden State Warriors isn't as hard as they had made it look.
With LeBron James playing cautiously on a sprained left ankle, Gooden scored 19 of his 24 points before halftime Wednesday night, powering the Cavaliers to a 109-102 victory over the Washington Wizards and a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.
The San Antonio Spurs nearly headed to Denver down 0-2. After squandering most of a 17-point fourth-quarter lead, the Spurs held on for a 97-88 victory over the Nuggets on Wednesday night to even the first-round playoff series.
The previous time the Rockets led a series 2-0 they practically floated back from Dallas, feeling bulletproof and shaking three-finger hand signals as part of a bouncy strut toward the second round.
The Suns revved up their frenetic style to near perfection on Tuesday night in a 126-98 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers that put Phoenix up 2-0 in the best-of-seven first-round series.
Ben Gordon scored 27 points and Luol Deng added 26 to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 107-89 victory Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead over the defending champions in this first-round series.
The Toronto Raptors made Sam Mitchell a winner twice on Tuesday. Anthony Parker scored 26 points, Chris Bosh added 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets 89-83 to even their first-round series at a game apiece.
Sam Mitchell remembers the advice he got from Bill Fitch when he was cut by the Houston Rockets in 1985. Fitch told him to persevere, regardless of what others say.
LeBron James didn't practice. He did promise to play. Resting his sprained left ankle for another day, James was kept out of Tuesday's workouts as the Cleveland Cavaliers prepared for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference series against the Washington Wizards.