SCOREBOARD
Thursday, April 26
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers (10:30 p.m. EDT). The Lakers are down 2-0 in their series against the Suns.
STARS
Tuesday
– Chris Bosh, Raptors, had 25 points and 13 rebounds in Toronto’s 89-83 win over New Jersey.
– Ben Gordon and Luol Deng, Bulls. Gordon scored 27 points and Luol Deng added 26 to lead Chicago over Miami 107-89.
– Leandro Barbosa, Suns, scored 26 to match a career playoff high for the second game in a row and give Phoenix a 126-98 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
TWO EASY
The Suns ended a streak of five losses in Game 2s, including one at home against the Lakers a year ago by beating Los Angeles 126-98 Tuesday night.
TWO SOON
finals, then won four straight. Two years ago, the Bulls opened with two wins at home over Washington but lost the next four.
TIED UP
Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets 89-83 Tuesday night to even their first-round series at a game apiece.
SEATTLE CHANGE
Seattle SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett on Tuesday fired coach Bob Hill and removed Rick Sund as general manager following a 31-51 season that was Seattle’s worst since finishing the 1985-86 season with an identical mark. Sund, with one-year remaining on his contract, will remain with the franchise as a consultant.
SPEAKING
“We got a better chance to get hit with lightning than to win the game,” Golden State coach Don Nelson, whose Warriors upset Dallas 97-85 Sunday.