Philadelphia dominated the Detroit Pistons in a 95-75 victory Friday that gave the 76ers a 2-1 lead in their first-round NBA playoff series. Andre Miller scored 21 points and the Sixers led by as many as 24 points in their first home playoff game for three years. The Pistons led the league with just 11 turnovers per game but committed 23 in this game, easily their season high. The 76ers scored 29 points off the turnovers and scored 40 points in the paint. Philadelphia broke the game open in the third quarter, ending it with a 22-9 run. Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia. Mavericks 97, Hornets 87: In Dallas, the home side finally made New Orleans look like playoff novices, winning Game 3 to get right back into the series. Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points, 19 rebounds and six assists for the Mavericks. New Orleans cut a 17-point deficit to 90-83 with 2 minutes left. Game 4 is Sunday night in Dallas, where the Hornets haven't won since 1998. Spurs 115, Suns 99: In Phoenix, Tony Parker had a career-high 41 points along with 12 assists as San Antonio downed Phoenix to take a 3-0 series lead. The defending NBA champion Spurs never trailed in winning their ninth consecutive playoff game and 13th of 14, dating to last season. They can complete the sweep on Sunday in Phoenix. No NBA team has come back from 0-3 to win a series. It's the first three-game losing streak for the Suns this season. It was also the Spurs' fourth consecutive playoff road victory. Phoenix was last swept in a series when Portland did it in a best-of-five matchup in 1998-99. Hill wins award Grant Hill, a 12-year veteran, became the first two-time winner of the National Basketball Association Sportsmanship Award on Friday, the league announced. In voting by NBA players, the Joe Dumars Trophy went to Hill, who also won the honor in 2005 while with Orlando. The NBA will donate $25,000 in Hill's name to HopeKids, a Phoenix-based charity for seriously ill children. Hill received 90 first place votes and 2,628 total points to 78 first-place nods and 2,318 points for Houston's Shane Battier. Other finalists for the tribute honoring fair play, ethics and integrity included Toronto's Chris Bosh, Detroit's Antonio McDyess, Washington's Antawn Jamison and Portland's Brandon Roy.
