Memphis closed the deficit to Houston in the Western Conference First Round 1-2 with a 89-88 upset of Houston. "Somebody forgot to tell them they were underdogs," quipped Houston coach Bob after the game. "No question, they were the better team out there today and deserved this win. I thought we came in prepared, but that was just a lot better than we've seen Memphis play for some time."

Credit has to be given to Memphis coach Bob, who brought his team together after some tough losses earlier and has them playing at their best. "Some of the us really took those losses hard," said star Maxwell. "But coach sat us down and showed us what we were doing wrong and what we needed to do to turn around. That was great to hear, and you saw the results today."

Memphis was led by Maxwell (27 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks), Atkins (19 points, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Williams (14 points, a block). Houston was led by Sims (16 points, 2 assists, a steal, a block), Lewis (12 points, 2 steals, a block), Thompson (13 points, 10 boards, 1 assists).

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CVBL: Phoenix Outplays a Better Minnesota Team 105-95
CVBL: Portland Beats Odds and Utah
CVBL: Phoenix Spoilers for Minnesota
CVBL: Houston Beats Memphis 102-92
CVBL: Houston Beats Memphis 92-83
CVBL: Minnesota Topple Phoenix 4-2, Move Past the Western Conference First Round
CVBL: Minnesota Go Up 3-2 in Western Conference First Round
CVBL: LA Clippers Pull Ahead 1-0 in Western Conference First Round
CVBL: Minnesota Coasts Past Phoenix
CVBL: 104-86 Minnesota
CVBL: LA Clippers Knocks Off LA Lakers
CVBL: LA Clippers Lead 2-1 in Western Conference First Round
CVBL: Utah Knock Off Portland 4-1, Move Past the Western Conference First Round
CVBL: LA Clippers Beats LA Lakers
CVBL: Utah Comes up Big Over Portland
CVBL: Houston Beats Memphis
CVBL: Utah Storms Past Portland
CVBL: Houston Steals Spotlight from Memphis
CVBL: Utah Puts on a Demonstration
CVBL: LA Lakers Tie Series 1-1 in Western Conference First Round
CVBL: New York Surprises Detroit
CVBL: New York Surprises Detroit
CVBL: Detroit Wins
CVBL: New York Go Up 1-0 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: Charlotte Outplays a Better Orlando Team 89-77
CVBL: Detroit Trail 2-3 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: Detroit On To the Eastern Conference Semifinals by Getting Past New York 4-3
CVBL: Orlando On a Roll
CVBL: Orlando Beats Charlotte 92-83
CVBL: Orlando Get Through the Eastern Conference First Round by Beating Charlotte 4-1
CVBL: Detroit Gets Win Over New York
CVBL: Philadelphia Steals Spotlight from Washington
CVBL: Philadelphia Handles Washington 106-95
CVBL: Philadelphia Storms Past Washington
CVBL: Philadelphia Cruises to 96-84 Win over Washington
CVBL: Orlando Pulls out the Win over Charlotte
CVBL: Toronto Sweep Atlanta 4-0, Move on to the Eastern Conference Semifinals
CVBL: Toronto Defeats Atlanta 91-83
CVBL: Toronto Over Atlanta 109-105
CVBL: Toronto 106, Atlanta 88