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- 1 (31)
James WhiteCincinnatiSG - 2 (32)
Steve NovakMarquetteSF - 3 (33)
Solomon JonesSouth FloridaC - 4 (34)
Paul DavisMichigan StateC - 5 (35)
P.J. TuckerTexasSF - 6 (36)
Craig SmithBoston CollegePF - 7 (37)Bobby JonesWashingtonSF
- 8 (38)
Kosta PerovicSerbiaC - 9 (39)
David NoelNorth CarolinaSF - 10 (40)Denham BrownUConnSG
- 11 (41)
James AugustineIllinoisPF - 12 (42)
Daniel GibsonTexasPG - 13 (43)Marcus ViniciusBrazilSF
- 14 (44)Lior EliyahuIsraelSF
- 15 (45)
Alexander JohnsonFlorida StatePF - 16 (46)
Dee BrownIllinoisPG - 17 (47)Paul MillsapLouisiana TechPF
- 18 (48)
Vladimir VeremeenkoRussiaPF - 19 (49)
Leon PoweCaliforniaPF - 20 (50)Ryan HollinsUCLAC
- 21 (51)
Cheick SambSenegalC - 22 (52)Guillermo DiazMiamiSG
- 23 (53)Yotam HalperinIsraelPG
- 24 (54)Hassan AdamsArizonaSG
- 25 (55)Ejike UgboajaNigeriaF
- 26 (56)Edin BavcicBosnia & HerzegovinaC
- 27 (57)Loukas MavrokefalidisGreeceC
- 28 (58)
Danilo PinnockGeorge WashingtonSG - 29 (59)
Damir MarkotaCroatiaSF - 30 (60)
Will BlalockIowa StatePG
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Udoka: Warriors series getting chippy works in Rockets' favor
The Rockets felt right at home in a win over the Warriors on Wednesday that featured six technical fouls, a flagrant 1, minor scuffles and multiple chants aimed at Draymond Green.
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Boston visits Orlando with 2-0 series lead
Boston Celtics (61-21, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (41-41, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
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Minnesota, Los Angeles tied 1-1 heading to game 3
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