Mother Nature greeted Division Four with a belated sunny smile today, and all twenty-four teams played, sixteen their Opening Day games a week late.
PISTONS AND KINGS GARNER SECOND WINS
Today’s Scores:
BULLS-10 CAVALIERS-5
CELTICS-15 SUNS-14
GRIZZLIES-25 SIXERS-18
HEAT-15 HAWKS-10
KINGS-15 MAGIC-13
KNICKS-17 ROCKETS-4
LAKERS-17 JAZZ-16
MAVERICKS-10 WIZARDS-5
PACERS-12 BOBCATS-4
PISTONS-15 BUCKS-11
RAPTORS-10 TIMBERWOLVES-7
WARRIORS-9 THUNDER-8
Lynda Walker and Jazz manager and pitcher Gene McConell model new Jazzy uniforms.
Standings:
| Team | Won | Lost | Streak | Pct | RF | RA | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PISTONS | 2 | 0 | Won 2 | 1.000 | 36 | 27 | ___ |
| KINGS | 2 | 0 | Won 2 | 1.000 | 24 | 15 | ___ |
| CELTICS | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 15 | 14 | 0.5 |
| KNICKS | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 17 | 4 | 0.5 |
| BULLS | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 |
| LAKERS | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 17 | 16 | 0.5 |
| GRIZZLIES | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 25 | 18 | 0.5 |
| HEAT | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 15 | 10 | 0.5 |
| MAVERICKS | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 |
| PACERS | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 |
| RAPTORS | 1 | 0 | Won 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 |
| ROCKETS | 1 | 1 | Lost 1 | .500 | 12 | 24 | 1.0 |
| SUNS | 1 | 1 | Lost 1 | .500 | 28 | 27 | 1.0 |
| WARRIORS | 1 | 1 | Won 1 | .500 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 |
| BUCKS | 0 | 1 | Lost 1 | .000 | 11 | 15 | 1.5 |
| TIMBERWOLVES | 0 | 1 | Lost 1 | .000 | 7 | 10 | 1.5 |
| BOBCATS | 0 | 1 | Lost 1 | .000 | 4 | 12 | 1.5 |
| JAZZ | 0 | 1 | Lost 1 | .000 | 16 | 17 | 1.5 |
| WIZARDS | 0 | 1 | Lost 1 | .000 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 |
| CAVALIERS | 0 | 1 | Lost 1 | .000 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 |
| MAGIC | 0 | 1 | Lost 1 | .000 | 13 | 15 | 1.5 |
| SIXERS | 0 | 2 | Lost 2 | .000 | 30 | 39 | 2.0 |
| HAWKS | 0 | 2 | Lost 2 | .000 | 12 | 24 | 2.0 |
| THUNDER | 0 | 2 | Lost 2 | .000 | 24 | 30 | 2.0 |