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Resting his sprained left ankle for another day, Lebron 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

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.

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 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.

In case you missed any of the action, go Around the Association for a look back at Tuesday's three playoff games.

Even after Denver's Game 1 victory over the Spurs, Marcus Camby knows there are still plenty of doubters. "It doesn't matter what everyone else thinks,'' the Nuggets' center said. "Our mind-set is that us 15 players out here, (we're) the only ones who pro

In the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, Geoff Lepper writes "Anything is fair game for belittlement from teammates, or even Coach Don Nelson: guard Monta Ellis' dancing skills, guard Baron Davis' fashion statements, center Adonal Foyle's penchant for taking an extra helping of complimentary player tickets, forward Matt Barnes' Mohawk haircut, Nelson's propensity to issue more fines when he's low on cigars, even swingman Stephen Jackson's brush with the law in October."

In the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, Mike Finger writes "Just like every other newcomer to South Texas, Tony Parker learned early on to expect an occasional drought. Under dry conditions, locals are encouraged to get conservative. And for years, that's exactly what Parker did."