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2B Daily News – Thursday, May 2, 2013 NBA PLAYOFFS Warriors, Nuggets ready to get physical OAKLAND (AP) — Kicks in the ankles. Forearms to the throat. Elbows at the head. Illegal screens. Hard shoves. Bloody lips. Puffy eyes. Body bruises. Some even done by ''hit men.'' Denver Nuggets coach George Karl thought the reaction to his team's Game 5 win over the Warriors sounded like a ''different movie than I'm watching.'' Golden State's Mark Jackson defended his accusations of dirty play Wednesday, and players on both sides practically promised more physicality. Bust out the bandages, body wraps and ice packs. ''I think it's just getting started,'' Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried said. As if there haven't been enough emotions swirling inside ear-piercing Oracle Arena in the playoffs, Jackson ratcheted up the rhetoric after the Nuggets roughed up point guard Stephen Curry to send the firstround series back to the Bay Area. The Warriors will try to close out Denver again Thursday night in front of their frenzied fans, while the Nuggets need to finally find a way to take their style — whatever that may be — on the road to return the series to the Mile High City for a decisive Game 7. ''They'll be physical again. They'll try to beat up Steph Curry. They'll try to set illegal screens. They'll try to chuck him when he goes down the lane,'' Jackson said before practice at the team's headquarters in downtown Oakland. ''Other than that, I'm not sure what to expect out of them.'' What else is there, really? The Nuggets never trailed, piled up points in the paint, jumpstarted their transition game, curbed Curry's production and bothered big man Andrew Bogut in Tuesday night's 107-100 win in Denver that had everybody still talking a day later. Basically, they returned to form — the same kind the Warriors have showed all season — that helped them win an NBA franchise-best 57 games before a threegame skid in the playoffs put them on the brink of another early exit. ''If there's a scorecard, if we're in a boxing fight right now, they're winning the fight,'' Karl said. ''OK, we won round one, maybe our first round (Tuesday) night. I'm going to tell you, I'll go to any arbiter right now and show the dirty shots. They're winning.'' The key for both teams could be keeping their composure. The Nuggets have yet to bring that physical, frenetic and flashy style to blue-collar Oakland, where the gold-shirt wearing sellout crowd has been one of the NBA's loudest home environments in these playoffs and carried Curry and company to victories in Games 3 and 4. Given the sudden sights and sounds of this series, the environment could be even wilder now. Jackson, a former point guard of a New York Knicks team often accused of over-the-line tactics against opponents, seemed to be backhandedly politicking officials when he said Denver sent ''hit men'' out on Curry during Game 5. Specifically, Jackson repeatedly mentioned Faried's foul in the first half, when the Denver forward stuck his right leg out and moved his body while Curry ran through traffic. The second-year A'S tie it in the fifth. Trout led off the sixth with a home run and Trumbo hit a ball off the top of the out-of-town scoreboard one out later. It was originally ruled a double but following a television review he was awarded the home run. Trout tripled to center — Cespedes slipped on the warning track — and scored on Luis Pujols' sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 5-2. Michael Kohn walked a hitter to lead off the eighth and was replaced by Scott Downs, who got an out and then gave up Montz's RBI double and Rosales' run-scoring single before exiting the game with an injury to his right side. Frieri came in to record the final five outs for his fourth save in five (Continued from page 1B) diac arrest situation or if it's a blowout. We just need wins.'' Mark Trumbo homered for the third consecutive day while Kendrick and Mike Trout also homered to help the Angels end their four-game losing streak. Wilson (3-0) remained undefeated despite walking a season-high five hitters. He allowed two runs on six hits in 6 1-3 innings. Wilson struck out five and stranded six Oakland runners in scoring position. Donaldson, Nate Freiman and Montz each had an RBI double for the A's, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Tommy Milone (3-3) gave up four runs on seven hits over seven innings. He MLS did not walk a batter and matched his career high WESTERN CONFERENCE with 10 strikeouts. W L T Pts GF GA Milone also gave the FC Dallas 6 1 2 20 15 9 Los Angeles 4 1 2 14 12 4 Oakland bullpen a much- Portland 3 1 4 13 14 11 needed break after the two Chivas USA 3 3 2 11 12 11 R. Salt Lake 3 4 2 11 7 9 teams played for more San Jose 2 3 4 10 8 11 than 10 hours in the first Vancouver 2 3 3 9 9 11 2 4 3 9 7 9 two games of the series — Colorado 1 3 2 5 3 Seattle 5 an A's record for a twoEASTERN CONFERENCE game stretch. L ''We needed it,'' A's Montreal W 1 T Pts GF GA 5 1 16 9 5 manager Bob Melvin said. New York 4 4 2 14 15 13 4 2 2 14 12 9 ''We needed him to go Houston 4 3 2 14 10 8 Sport. K.C. deep to save the bullpen. Columbus 3 2 3 12 12 7 Even though we lost it was Philadelphia 3 3 2 11 10 12 N. England 2 3 2 8 4 6 a good performance by Toronto FC 1 3 4 7 10 12 Chicago 2 5 1 7 6 14 him.'' D.C. 1 6 1 4 4 13 Kendrick gave the NOTE: Three points for victory, one point Angels a 1-0 lead when he for tie. —————————————————— homered over the center Thursday's Game field fence with two outs New England at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Saturday's Games in the second. Seattle FC at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Donaldson and New York at Columbus, 1 p.m. Montreal at San Jose, 1 p.m. Freiman hit back-to-back Vancouver at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m. doubles to give the A's a 2- Toronto FC at Colorado, 6 p.m. 1 lead in the third but J.B. Chivas USASunday's Games City, 2 at Sporting Kansas Shuck singled in a run to p.m. Houston at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. AP photo Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives against Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, center, as Warriors forward Harrison Barnes sets a pick in the third quarter of Game 5 of their firstround NBA basketball playoff series on Tuesday. coach, upset Curry never shot a free throw in 42 minutes, even suggested he had ''inside information'' from somebody who did not ''co-sign'' for Denver's more physical game plan. When pressed about the allegation, Jackson declined to say where the knowledge came from. ''I was even caught on tape and asked, 'What would I do if I was playing against (Curry) and he heated up?' I'd be physical with him,'' Jackson said. ''That's understandable. It's not hypocritical. There's no part of me that said I'd be dirty with him. You take an attempt to kick him with your foot, with his foot, that's not a basketball play. That's a cheap shot.'' Curry, who sprained his left ankle in Game 2 and has had two surgeries on his right ankle, stopped short of saying Faried — or anybody — targeted his ankles. After watching replays, Curry just said: ''It is interesting. I don't know what his intentions were.'' The Warriors nearly rallied from 22 points down behind their own physical play. Bogut gave a twohanded shove to Faried's neck after his hard screen on Curry in the first half, drawing a flagrant foul, and Draymond Green was whistled for a flagrant foul for body-checking Faried in the second half. Karl even jokingly asked whether Green played ''football or basketball at Michigan State.'' Green also gave Denver's Andre Miller a bloody lip and Ty Lawson took an elbow to the head. Nuggets center Kosta Koufos swatted at Curry's arms when he shot well after the whistle blew, and Denver's JaVale McGee chances. The Angels avoided being swept by the A's in Oakland for the first time since June 29-July 1, 2004. The A's lost for the first time in 23 games against the Angels when scoring at least four runs. NOTES: OF Coco Crisp (strained left hamstring) and LHP Brett Anderson (sprained right ankle) were both placed on the 15-day DL before the game. ... Montz and RHP Dan Straily were recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to fill their spots on the 25-man ros- ter. ... The Angels recalled RHP Ryan Brasier from Triple-A Salt Lake City to replace LHP Michael Roth, who was optioned to Double-A Arkansas following Tuesday night's loss. ... RHP A.J. Griffin (2-2, 4.65) gets the start for the A's when they open a 10game road trip with the New York Yankees on Friday night. MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE East Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami Central St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago West W 17 14 12 11 8 L 10 14 16 15 20 Pct .630 .500 .429 .423 .286 GB — 3.5 5.5 5.5 9.5 W 16 16 14 15 11 L 11 12 12 14 16 Pct .593 .571 .538 .517 .407 GB — .5 1.5 2 5 W L Pct GB Colorado 16 11 .593 — Arizona 15 12 .556 1 GIANTS 15 12 .556 1 Dodgers 13 13 .500 2.5 San Diego 10 17 .370 6 —————————————————— Wednesday's Results N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 6 Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 2 Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 0 Washington 2, Atlanta 0 Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 2 San Francisco at Arizona, late Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, late Today's Games San Diego (Stults 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Wood 2-1), 11:20 a.m. Miami (Sanabia 2-3) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 2-1), 4:05 p.m. Washington (Haren 2-3) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-3), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Westbrook 1-1) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 2-1), 5:10 p.m. Friday's Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Boston New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto Central Kansas City Detroit Minnesota Cleveland Chicago West W 19 17 16 12 10 L 8 10 11 15 18 Pct .704 .630 .593 .444 .357 GB — 2 3 7 9.5 W 15 15 12 12 11 L 10 11 12 13 15 Pct .600 .577 .500 .480 .423 GB — .5 2.5 3 4.5 W L Pct GB Texas 17 10 .630 — Oakland 16 13 .552 2 ATHLETICS 12 17 .414 6 Angels 10 17 .370 7 Houston 8 20 .286 9.5 —————————————————— Wednesday's Results Minnesota 6, Detroit 2 L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Houston 4 Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 0 Boston 10, Toronto 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Texas 2 Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 8 Baltimore at Seattle, late Today's Games Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 1-4) at Kansas City (E.Santana 3-1), 11:10 a.m. Boston (Dempster 1-2) at Toronto (Happ 2-1), 4:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 3-1) at Texas (Grimm 2-0), 5:05 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 1-2) at Houston (Lyles 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-4), 7:05 p.m. Friday's Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Detroit at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. and Warriors center Festus Ezeli each got called for illegal screens. Faried, who won the NBA's Walter Kennedy Citizenship award for community service Wednesday, said he will not back down — and neither will anybody on the Nuggets. ''I'm a good, dirty citizen,'' he quipped while holding the award at Denver's practice facility. ''I think that's what this trophy is. Yep, yep, yep. It's a little dirty. I think that's what it is.'' Jackson said he doesn't NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND All Times EDT (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City 3, Houston 1 Sunday, April 21: Oklahoma City 120, Houston 91 Wednesday, April 24: Oklahoma City 105, Houston 102 Saturday, April 27: Oklahoma City 104, Houston 101 Monday, April 29: Houston 105, Oklahoma City 103 Wednesday, May 1: Houston at Oklahoma City, late x-Friday, May 3: Oklahoma City at Houston, 7, 8 or 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Houston at Oklahoma City, 1 or 3:30 p.m. San Antonio 4, L.A. Lakers 0 Sunday, April 21: San Antonio 91, L.A. Lakers 79 Wednesday, April 24: San Antonio 102, L.A. Lakers 91 Friday, April 26: San Antonio 120, L.A. Lakers 89 Sunday, April 28: San Antonio 103, L.A. Lakers 82 Golden State 3, Denver 2 Saturday, April 20: Denver 97, Golden State 95 Tuesday, April 23: Golden State 131, Denver 117 Friday, April 26: Golden State 110, Denver 108 Sunday, April 28: Golden State 115, Denver 101 Tuesday, April 30: Denver 107, Golden State 100 Thursday, May 2: Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 4: Golden State at Denver, TBA Memphis 3, L.A. Clippers 2 Saturday, April 20: L.A. Clippers 112, Memphis 91 Monday, April 22: L.A. Clippers 93, Memphis 91 Thursday, April 25: Memphis 94, L.A. Clippers 82 Saturday, April 27: Memphis 104, L.A. Clippers 83 Tuesday, April 30: Memphis 103, L.A. Clippers 93 Friday, May 3: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 or 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 4, Milwaukee 0 Sunday, April 21: Miami 110, Milwaukee 87 Tuesday, April 23: Miami 98, Milwaukee 86 Thursday, April 25: Miami 104, Milwaukee 91 Sunday, April 28: Miami 88, Milwaukee 77 New York 3, Boston 2 Saturday, April 20: New York 85, Boston 78 Tuesday, April 23: New York 87, Boston 71 Friday, April 26: New York 90, Boston 76 Sunday, April 28: Boston 97, New York 90, OT Wednesday, May 1: Boston 92, New York 86 Friday, May 3: New York at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Boston at New York, 1 or 3:30 p.m. Indiana 3, Atlanta 2 Sunday, April 21: Indiana 107, Atlanta 90 Wednesday, April 24: Indiana 113, Atlanta 98 Saturday, April 27: Atlanta 90, Indiana 69 Monday, April 29: Atlanta 102, Indiana 91 Wednesday, May 1: Indiana 106, Atlanta 83 Friday, May 3: Indiana at Atlanta, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA Chicago 3, Brooklyn 2 Saturday, April 20: Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 Monday, April 22: Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 Thursday, April 25: Chicago 79, Brooklyn 76 Saturday, April 27: Chicago 142, Brooklyn 134, 3OT Monday, April 29: Brooklyn 110, Chicago 91 Thursday, May 2: Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, May 4: Chicago at Brooklyn, TBA think the physical play has rattled, or will rattle, his young team. ''We're not concerned,'' Jackson said. ''When we play our brand of basketball, there's no concern about guys getting out of character. We understand what we have to do.'' NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND All Times EDT (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 1, Minnesota 0 Tuesday, April 30: Chicago 2, Minnesota 1, OT Friday, May 3: Minnesota at Chicago, 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5: Chicago at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 Chicago at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: Minnesota at Chicago, TBD x-Saturday, May 11: Chicago at Minnesota, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: Minnesota at Chicago, TBD Anaheim 1, Detroit 0 Tuesday, April 30: Anaheim 3, Detroit 1 Thursday, May 2: Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Saturday, May 4: Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 6: Anaheim at Detroit, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 8: Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m. x-Friday, May 10: Anaheim at Detroit, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: Detroit at Anaheim, TBD San Jose vs. Vancouver Wednesday, May 1: San Jose at Vancouver, late Friday, May 3: San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Sunday, May 5: Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 7: Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m. x-Saturday, May 11: Vancouver at San Jose, TBD x-Monday, May 13: San Jose at Vancouver, TBD St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 0 Tuesday, April 30: St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Thursday, May 2: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. Monday, May 6: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 8: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD x-Friday, May 10: St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBD x-Monday, May 13: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 1, New York Islanders 0 Wednesday, May 1: Pittsburgh 5, NY Islanders 0 Friday, May 3: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders Noon Tuesday, May 7: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 11: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBD Ottawa vs. Montreal Thursday, May 2: Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. Friday, May 3: Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5: Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7: Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 11: Montreal at Ottawa, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: Ottawa at Montreal, TBD New York Rangers vs. Washington Thursday, May 2: NY Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4: NY Rangers at Washington, 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 6: Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8: Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 10: NY Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: Washington at NY Rangers, TBD x-Monday, May 13: NY Rangers at Washington, TBD Boston 1, Toronto 0 Wednesday, May 1: Boston 4, Toronto 1 Saturday, May 4: Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m. Monday, May 6: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 10: Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: Boston at Toronto, TBD x-Monday, May 13: Toronto at Boston, TBD