[Izulde]

Nothing really to play for with everything locked up, so I'm not too concerned with how we do going to the finish line.

Vladimir Tupolev shreds the Timberwolves for 38 points as we beat Minnesota 120-110. Vladimir Raschupchin and Justin Richler tack on 24 and 22 points and William Tackett comes off the bench for 10 assists.

Gritty game against the Sonics, but we win 96-78 on Vladimir Tupolev's 20 points, Jim Johnson's poor man's double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and William Tackett's 12 bench points.

Portland rallies and nearly beats us, but we eke out a 112-110 win. Vladimir Raschupchin and Justin Richler combine for 28 and 25 points, Luke Smith pulls down 13 points and 10 rebounds and William Tackett's still looking good with 13 points and 12 assists off the bench.

The Two Vladimirs rampage for 28 (Tupolev) and 27 (Raschupchin) points respectively, Justin Richler scores 32 and William Tackett and David "50 Ninja" Jackson storm off the bench for 12 points and 11 points, 12 rebounds respectively in our 130-116 scoregasm versus the Lakers.

A road doubleheader up next and we finally lose one in drawing a split. Justin Richler scores 28, Jim Johnson 21 as we kick the Lakers 109-95. Adding to the parade are Vladimir Tupolev with the interesting line of 12 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, William Tackett with 11 bench points and 50 Ninja Jackson just missing a bench double-double with 9 points and 13 rebounds. Unfortunately we can't complete overcome a 24-15 1st quarter deficit and lose 117-112 in Phoenix. Good games from Justin Richler (31 points), Luke Smith (14 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists) and Vladimir Tupolev (23 points), though.

The Jazz hand us our first two consecutive losses of the season in the second to last game of the year and it's not even close as we fall 123-105 in Utah. Justin Richler and Vladimir Tupolev came ready with 28 and 21 points respectively, but no one else did.

Happily, we restore some momentum for the playoffs, beating Phoenix 112-100 on Vladimir Tupolev's 32 points, Vladimir Raschupchin's 23 points and Jim "Twizzler" Johnson's 20 points and 13 rebounds.

West Conference Seedings
1. Sacramento Kings (66-16)
2. Denver Nuggets (57-25)
3. Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
4. Phoenix Suns (50-32)
5. Seattle Supersonics (49-33)
6. San Antonio Spurs (47-35)
7. New Orleans Hornets (44-38)
8. Utah Jazz (44-38)

Left Out: Memphis Grizzlies (42-40)

East Conference Seedings
1. Indiana Pacers (55-27)
2. Boston Celtics (51-31)
3. New Jersey Nets (50-32)
4. Orlando Magic (45-37)
5. Toronto Raptors (49-33)
6. Milwaukee Bucks (41-41)
7. Chicago Bulls (41-41)
8. Washington Wizards (40-42)

NBA Leaders

Scoring
1. Damian Thomas (SA) - 29.1
2. Filip Mikulic (HOU) - 27.9
3. Marcelino Augusto (DAL) - 27.3
4. Justin Richler (SAC) - 25.1

Assists
1. Ameirin Qipani (SA) - 14.4
2. Waldemar Althusser (ATL) - 12.3
3. Caleb James (TOR) - 12.1

Rebounds
1. Dontay Williamson (DEN) - 14.1
2. Victor Gipson (MIA) - 12.5
3. Oswaldo Apolonario (ATL) - 11.9

Blocks
1. Dontay Williamson (DEN) - 3.4
2. Patrick Riley (NO) - 3.3
3. James Bellairs (IND) - 3.0

Steals
T1. Corey Westbrooks (PHI) - 2.1
T1. Curtis Wilkerson (ATL) - 2.1
T1. Russell Sims (SEA) - 2.1
4. David Johnson (IND) - 2.0

Rookies

Points
1. Fred Cole (CHA) - 18.1
2. John Tulley (GS) - 8.8
3. Ben Weaver (PHI) - 6.5

Assists
1. Jamaal Davenport (MIA) - 4.2
2. Fred Cole (CHA) - 2.3
3. John Tulley (GS) - 2.1

Rebounds
1. Ben Weaver (PHI) - 8.7
2. Aaron Anderson (DAL) - 6.3
3. Ben Webber (LAC) - 5.3

Blocks
1. Ben Weaver (PHI) - 2.3
2. Ben Webber (LAC) - 1.3
3. Fred Cole (CHA) - 0.8

Steals
1. Ben Weaver (PHI) - 1.1
2. Fred Cole (CHA) - 0.9
3. Jamaal Davenport (MIA) - 0.8