Antawn Jamison, Wizards
98-92 loss vs. Cavaliers
38 pts, 15-27 FG, 2-6 3-pt FG

Deron Williams, Jazz
98-85 win vs. Rockets
25 pts, 10-14 FG, 5-5 FT

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cavaliers
98-92 win at Wizards
24 pts, 10-13 FG, 4-4 FT

Playing in his first postseason series, Dwight Howard often looked -- much like his team -- a bit overmatched by the veteran Pistons. In the first three games, all Magic losses, he averaged only 10.7 points. Sure, he ripped 14 rebounds per game, but the All-Star never got going the way he did so many times this season. In Game 4, however, he scored 29 points on 10-for-15 shooting and grabbed 17 boards. Unfortunately for Orlando, the effort came too late to salvage the series.

D. Stevenson, Wizards
98-92 loss vs. Cavaliers
3-14 FG, 1-7 3-pt FG, 7 pts

Hedo Turkoglu, Magic
97-93 loss vs. Pistons
3-13 FG, 0-3 3-pt FG, 6 pts

Tracy McGrady, Rockets
98-85 loss at Jazz
6-18 FG, 1-3 3-pt FG, 18 pts

Thanks to the work done by its hometown team playing some 1,100 miles away, the city of muscle cars and Motown became the city of Dirt Devils and dust pans when the Pistons swept their first-round series with the Magic into a neat little pile with a 97-93 win on the road. Things weren't as easy as they seemed, however, thanks to a cold spell early in the fourth quarter that turned a nine-point advantage into a five-point deficit with 3:18 left in the game. But the Pistons pulled within a point on a three by Rasheed Wallace and a hook shot by Chris Webber. That's when Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton took over. The duo combined to score Detroit's final 12 points and closed the game 6-for-6 from the free throw line. It was the first time the top-seeded Pistons swept a playoff series since 1990. They now await the winner of the Bulls-Heat series.

It's safe to say that one of the most evenly matched series of the postseason is the one between the Jazz and the Rockets. The teams finished the regular season within a whisper of one another, with Houston narrowly edging Utah for home-court advantage. So far it seems the one game that separated the squads may prove pivotal. After the Rockets won the first two games in Houston, the Jazz returned home and took Game 3 by 14 points. On Saturday, they got another double-digit victory, 98-85, behind a dynamic performance from point guard Deron Williams. Utah turned its five-point halftime lead into a comfortable 21-point cushion headed to the fourth as Williams scored 11 of his team's 33 points in the third. The Jazz were able to coast to a 2-2 series tie with things shifting back to Houston for Game 5. Williams totaled 25 points, seven assists and only one turnover. Carlos Boozer added 15 points and 10 rebounds.