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2B – Daily News – Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Record on hold: Warriors lose WASHINGTON (AP) — Instead of counting victories, Don Nelson was counting a dwindling number of healthy players. The NBA record for most coaching wins would have to wait. Nelson fell way short in his first attempt at passing Lenny Wilkens on Tuesday night. His Golden State War- riors fell behind by double digits before the game was 3 minutes old and went on to lose 112-94 to the Washington Wizards. ‘‘Not a very good effort,’’ Nelson said, ‘‘but when we start running out of bodies ... I wish I could’ve rested some guys more, but you’ve got to have five guys on the court at all times. If I could’ve got away with three, I would’ve done it.’’ Ronny Turiaf and Monta Ellis missed the game with the flu. C.J. Watson sat out with sore ribs. Chris Hunter, wearing a mask to protect his broken nose, started and played more minutes than in his last three games combined. Stephen Curry jammed his right shoulder on the first play of the game trying to set a screen, but he kept playing and scored 27 points before sitting for good early in the fourth quarter. Curry said he’ll be fine and ready to go for Nelson’s next chance at vic- tory No. 1,333 on Wednesday night at Minnesota. The scene was quite a contrast from Sunday night, when Nelson’s players danced in a circle around the coach after he tied Wilkens with a 113-112 win over the Toronto Rap- tors. Against the Wizards, all the War- riors did was position themselves for more pingpong balls in the draft lot- tery. ‘‘We thought we could have kept that momentum that we got in Toron- to and did something with it,’’ Curry said, ‘‘but they jumped all over us.’’ The Wizards have been just as bad as the Warriors — the teams entered the game with identical 23-53 records — but on this night they could do vir- tually whatever they wanted against an undersized team. Nick Young scored a season-high 29 points, JaVale McGee set career highs with 25 points and 15 rebounds, Shaun Livingston matched a career-high with 21 points on 9-for- 11 shooting, and Andray Blatche added 21 points, giving the Wizards four 20-point scorers for the first time since December 2007. ‘‘It’s like (facing) a 6-8 and under team,’’ Livingston said, ‘‘we did what we were supposed to do.’’ The Wizards took a 15-2 lead and never looked back, setting season highs for points in the first quarter (40) and first half (68). They shot 52 per- Raiders sign Chris Cooper ALAMEDA (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent defensive Chris Cooper. The team announced the move Tuesday. Cooper is the first free agent the Raiders have signed this offseason who did not play for the team last year. Cooper does have a history in Oakland. He was a sixth-round pick by the Raiders in 2001 and spent three seasons with the team. He has played for Dal- las, San Francisco and Arizona since leaving the Raiders. He spent the 2008 season on injured reserve for the Seattle Seahawks and played in the United Football League last season. He has 8 1/2 sacks in 78 career NFL games. GIANTS (Continued from page 1B) off. Jeff Keppinger got his second double of the game with one out in the sixth when his fly ball looked to have bounced off the yellow line on the top of the wall in front of the Crawford Boxes in left field. The umpires reviewed the play, but the ruling on the field stood. The Astros came away empty-handed when Zito retired Pence and Carlos Lee to end the inning. MCT photo Corey Maggette drives to the hole against Mike Miller. cent, scored 52 points in the paint and outrebounded the Warriors 35-15 in the first half and 52-31 for the game. Washington has won three of four, including two straight for the first time since mid-February. ‘‘What’s that? We’ve won three out of four is it?’’ Blatche said. ‘‘It feels good to win three out of four, I ain’t going to lie, man, to go out there and play with energy, effort. We’re all playing with a meaning now.’’ The Warriors had won two straight to get Nelson even with Wilkens, and another victory would have given them their first three-game winning streak of the season. ‘‘We’re a little tired,’’ Nelson said. ‘‘I changed up on them, took them to the White House today. That’s a lot of walking, standing around, but I still think it was a good thing for those guys to experience. If that had some- thing to do with our demise tonight, I would accept that responsibility. I still think it was a good thing to do.’’ Notes: Maybe it was for the best that Nelson didn’t break the record. The setting was hardly one for a his- toric moment, with the Verizon Center about two-thirds empty at tipoff before the crowd grew to an announced atten- dance of 14,721. ... President Barack Obama happened to be home when the Warriors visited the White House. ‘‘Didn’t get a chance to chat with him, but we saw him. He was out sunning around noon and reading. ... My wife supported Obama and worked for him and set it up,’’ Nelson said. Scoreboard MLB West Division Angels Seattle Texas A’s East Division Tampa Bay 1 0 1.000 — Boston WL Pct GB 1 1 .500 .5 New York 1 1 .500 .5 Baltimore 0 1 .000 1 Toronto 0 1 .000 1 Central Division Chicago 1 0 1.000 — Detroit Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 Kansas City 0 1 .000 1 WL Pct GB 1 0 1.000 — American League WL Pct GB 1 0 1.000 — 1 0 1.000 — 1 0 1.000 — 01 .000 1 Minnesota 0 1 .000 1 ——— Tuesday’s results Seattle at Oakland, late New York 6, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3 Minnesota at Los Angeles, late Today’s games Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-0) at A’s (Duchscherer 0-0),7:05 p.m.,CSNCA Baltimore (Guthrie 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 0-0), 4:10 p.m. New York (Pettitte 0-0) at Boston (Lackey 0-0), 4:10 p.m., ESPN Toronto (Tallet 0-0) at Texas (Harden 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Cleveland (Carmona 0-0) at Chicago (Peavy 0-0), 5:10 p.m., WGN Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 0-0) at Los Angeles (Santana 0-0), 7:05 p.m. National League West Division WL Pct GB GIANTS 201.000 — Arizona 1 0 1.000 .5 Colorado 1 1 .500 1 Dodgers 0 1 .000 1.5 Padres East Division Atlanta 0 1 .000 1.5 WL Pct GB 1 0 1.000 — New York 1 0 1.000 — Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 — Florida 0 1 .000 1 Washington 0 1 .000 1 Central Division WL Pct GB Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 — St. Louis 1 0 1.000 — Milwaukee 1 1 .500 .5 Chicago 0 1 .000 1 Cincinnati 0 1 .000 1 Houston 0 2 .000 1.5 ——— Tuesday’s results San Francisco 3, Houston 0 Milwaukee 7, Colorado 5 San Diego at Arizona, late Today’s games San Francisco (Cain 0-0) at Houston (Myers 0-0),11:05 a.m.,CSNBA Colorado (Cook 0-0) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 0-0), 10:10 a.m. Los Angeles (Kershaw 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 0-0) at Washington (Marquis 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Chicago (Dempster 0-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 0-0) at New York (Maine 0-0), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Correia 0-0) at Arizona (Kennedy 0-0), 6:40 p.m. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB y-Lakers 55 22 .714 — x-Phoenix 50 27 .649 5 Clippers 27 50 .351 28 KINGS 24 54 .308 31.5 WARRIORS 23 54 .299 32 Southwest Division WL Pct GB x-Dallas 50 27 .649 — x-San Antonio48 29 .623 2 Houston 39 38 .506 11 Memphis 39 38 .506 11 New Orleans35 43 .449 15.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB x-Utah 51 27 .654 — x-Denver 50 27 .649 .5 x-Okla. City 48 29 .623 2.5 x-Portland 47 30 .610 3.5 Minnesota 15 62 .195 35.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB y-Boston 48 29 .623 — Toronto 38 39 .494 10 New York 28 49 .364 20 Philadelphia 26 51 .338 22 New Jersey 11 66 .143 37 Southeast Division WL Pct GB y-Orlando 54 23 .701 — x-Atlanta 49 28 .636 5 x-Miami 43 34 .558 11 Charlotte 41 36 .532 13 Washington 24 53 .312 30 Central Division WL Pct GB z-Cleveland 61 17 .782 — x-Milwaukee 43 34 .558 17.5 Chicago 37 40 .481 23.5 Indiana 29 48 .377 31.5 Detroit 24 53 .312 36.5 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference ——— Tuesday’s results San Antonio 95, Sacramento 86 Washington 112, Golden State 94 Charlotte 109, Atlanta 100 Cleveland 113, Toronto 101 Detroit 124, Philadelphia 103 Houston 113, Memphis 103 Milwaukee 79, Chicago 74 New York 104, Boston 101 Utah 140, Oklahoma City 139, OT Today’s games Golden State at Minnesota,5 p.m.,CSNBA Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Tuesday’s results San Jose 2, Calgary 1 Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 8, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago 5, Dallas 2 Colorado 4, Vancouver 3, SO New Jersey 3, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3, SO Ottawa 5, Florida 2 Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0 Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3 Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Today’s games Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m., VERSUS Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Phoenix, 7 p.m. New York at Indiana, 4 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Charlotte at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Utah at Houston, 5 p.m., ESPN Memphis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m., ESPN NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-SHARKS 49 20 11 109 257 211 x-Phoenix 48 25 6 102 215 195 x-Kings 44 27 7 95 229 207 Ducks Dallas 38 31 9 85 222 235 35 31 14 84 230 249 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-Chicago 50 22 7 107 258 199 x-Nashville 46 28 6 98 221 219 x-Detroit 41 24 14 96 221 211 St. Louis 39 31 9 87 213 212 Columbus 32 34 14 78 213 254 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-Vancouver 48 27 5 101 263 215 Colorado 43 29 7 93 237 221 Calgary 40 31 9 89 200 201 Minnesota 37 36 7 81 214 241 Edmonton 25 46 8 58 203 270 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-New Jersey 46 26 7 99 211 186 x-Pittsburgh 45 27 7 97 244 228 Philadelphia 40 34 6 86 231 220 N.Y.Rangers 36 33 10 82 212 212 N.Y.Islanders 34 35 10 78 213 244 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-Buffalo 44 25 10 98 228 200 x-Ottawa 44 31 5 93 220 229 Montreal 39 32 9 87 212 214 Boston 36 30 13 85 195 194 Toronto 29 37 14 72 209 259 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 53 15 12 118 310 227 Atlanta 34 33 13 81 231 251 Carolina 34 36 10 78 223 250 Florida 31 36 12 74 201 235 Tampa Bay 31 36 12 74 206 253 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 2 0 0 6 3 0 Houston 1 0 1 4 3 2 Colorado 1 0 1 4 3 2 Salt Lake 1 1 0 3 4 2 Seattle 1 1 0 3 2 1 FC Dallas 0 0 1 1 1 1 QUAKES 01 0 0 0 3 Chivas USA 0 2 0 0 0 3 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA New York 2 0 0 6 2 0 Kansas City 1 0 0 3 4 0 Columbus 1 0 0 3 2 0 New England 1 1 0 3 2 1 Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 Toronto FC 0 1 0 0 0 2 Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 2 D.C. 0 2 0 0 0 6 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Saturday’s games San Jose at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. New York at Chivas USA, 1 p.m. D.C. United at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Toronto FC at New England, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Seattle FC at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m. DEALS Major League Baseball MLB—Promoted Patrick Courtney to senior vice president of public relations. American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Sent 3B Alex Gordon to Wilmington (Carolina) for a rehabil- itation assignment. National Basketball Association MIAMI—Signed F Shavlik Randolph. National Hockey League OTTAWA—Signed F David Dziurzynski to a three-year contract. TAMPA BAY—Recalled F Blair Jones and D Matt Lashoff from Norfolk (AHL). Signed LW Johan Harju to a one-year contract. VANCOUVER—Recalled F Matt Pettinger from Manitoba. WASHINGTON—Recalled D Karl Alzner and F Jay Beagle from Hershey (AHL). Major League Soccer TORONTO—Signed G Milos Kocic. National Football League OAKLAND—Signed DL Chris Cooper. CAROLINA—Signed PK Todd Carter. DALLAS—Signed DE Marcus Spears and LB Steve Octavien. DETROIT—Signed CB Dante Wesley to a two-year contract. N.Y. JETS—Signed PK Clint Stiser. SEATTLE—Waived RB Xavier Omon.Termi- nated the contract of TE John Owens. College BOSTON COLLEGE—Named Steve Don- ahue men’s basketball coach. DEPAUL—Named Oliver Purnell men’s bas- ketball coach. VIRGINIA—Announced junior men’s basket- ball G Jeff Jones is transferring. ‘‘He got in a good groove there and he stayed in it,’’ Giants man- ager Bruce Bochy said of Zito. ‘‘He had a good tempo going and when he has that kind of rhythm going that’s usually when he has his good com- mand.’’ Rodriguez allowed a single to start the fourth inning before Sandoval grounded into a double play. Huff and Mark DeRosa each singled after that before Pence caught a fly ball from Bengie Molina to end the inning. Rodriguez also got helped out by a dou- ble play that ended the second inning. The Astros had run- ners at first and second with two outs in the third inning after a single by Rodriguez and a walk by Keppinger, but Zito struck out Pence to end the inning. He then retired the next seven bat- ters. There was a short delay in the second inning after Molina acci- dentally hit Quintero on the back of his shoulder with his bat during a strikeout. Quintero got hit as he was trying to throw the ball to second base and quickly fell to the ground clutching his left shoulder. He got up and talked to a Houston trainer for a couple of minutes before remaining in the game. NOTES: Brandon Lyon pitched a scoreless eighth in his debut with the Astros. ... Former President George H.W. Bush sat on the front row behind home plate near Astros owner Drayton McLane. ... Houston RHPs Alberto Arias and Yorman Bazardo, both on the disabled list with shoulder injuries, will travel to Florida for extended spring training on Wednesday to contin- ue their rehabilitation. lineman