News from April 22.

Raymond Felton (junior, UNC, guard), Sean May (junior, UNC, forward-center), 
and Marvin Williams (freshman, UNC, forward) declared themselves eligible
for the NBA draft.

The 2005 NBA Playoffs start today!


Playoff Standings
  1st Round            2nd Round         3rd Round          Finals
  (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)       (Best of 7)        (Best of 7)
1 Phoenix (0) ______
8 Memphis (0)       |_              __
                     _                |
4 Dallas (0)  ______|                 |_              __
5 Houston (0)                          _                |
                                      |                 |
2 San Antonio (0) __                  |                 |
7 Denver (0)        |_              __|                 |
                     _                                  |
3 Seattle (0)    ___|                                   |
6 Sacramento (0)                                        |_ 
                                                         _ 
                                                        |
1 Miami (0)      ___                                    |
8 New Jersey (0)    |_              __                  |
                     _                |                 |
4 Chicago (0)    ___|                 |                 |
5 Washington (0)                      |_              __|
                                       _ 
2 Detroit (0)      _                  |
7 Philadelphia (0)  |_              __|
                     _ 
3 Boston (0)  ______|
6 Indiana (0)
 

First Round  (Central times)  *if necessary
Saturday, April 23
  Game 1: Philadelphia at Detroit      2:00 pm  ABC
  Game 1: Houston at Dallas            4:30 pm  ESPN
  Game 1: Indiana at Boston            7:00 pm  ESPN
  Game 1: Sacramento at Seattle        9:30 pm  ESPN

Sunday, April 24
  Game 1: New Jersey at Miami          2:00 pm  ABC
  Game 1: Washington at Chicago        4:30 pm  TNT
  Game 1: Denver at San Antonio        7:00 pm  TNT
  Game 1: Memphis at Phoenix           9:30 pm  TNT

Monday, April 25
  Game 2: Indiana at Boston            6:00 pm  TNT
  Game 2: Houston at Dallas            8:30 pm  TNT

Tuesday, April 26
  Game 2: Philadelphia at Detroit      6:30 pm  NBATV
  Game 2: New Jersey at Miami          7:00 pm  TNT
  Game 2: Sacramento at Seattle        9:30 pm  TNT

Wednesday, April 27
  Game 2: Denver at San Antonio        7:00 pm  TNT
  Game 2: Washington at Chicago        7:30 pm  NBATV
  Game 2: Memphis at Phoenix           9:30 pm  TNT

Thursday, April 28
  Game 3: Miami at New Jersey          6:00 pm  TNT
  Game 3: Boston at Indiana            7:30 pm  NBATV
  Game 3: Dallas at Houston            8:30 pm  TNT

Friday, April 29
  Game 3: Detroit at Philadelphia      7:00 pm  ESPN
  Game 3: Phoenix at Memphis           8:00 pm  ESPN2
  Game 3: Seattle at Sacramento        9:30 pm  ESPN

Saturday, April 30
  Game 3: Chicago at Washington        2:00 pm  TNT
  Game 4: Dallas at Houston            4:30 pm  TNT
  Game 4: Boston at Indiana            7:00 pm  ESPN
  Game 3: San Antonio at Denver        9:30 pm  ESPN

Sunday, May 1
  Game 4: Detroit at Philadelphia     12:00 pm  ESPN
  Game 4: Miami at New Jersey          2:30 pm  ABC
  Game 4: Phoenix at Memphis           7:00 pm  TNT
  Game 4: Seattle at Sacramento        9:30 pm  TNT

Monday, May 2
  Game 4: San Antonio at Denver        TBD
  Game 4: Chicago at Washington        TBD
  Game 5: Houston at Dallas            TBD

Tuesday, May 3
  Game 5: Memphis at Phoenix           TBD
  Game 5: Sacramento at Seattle        TBD
  Game 5: Philadelphia at Detroit      TBD
  Game 5: Indiana at Boston            TBD

Wednesday, May 4
  Game 5: Denver at San Antonio        TBD
  Game 5: New Jersey at Miami          TBD
  Game 5: Washington at Chicago        TBD

Thursday, May 5
  Game 6: Dallas at Houston            TBD
  Game 6: Phoenix at Memphis           TBD
  Game 6: Detroit at Philadelphia      TBD
  Game 6: Boston at Indiana            TBD

Friday, May 6
  Game 6: San Antonio at Denver        TBD
  Game 6: Seattle at Sacramento        TBD
  Game 6: Miami at New Jersey          TBD
  Game 6: Chicago at Washington        TBD

Saturday, May 7
  Game 7: Houston at Dallas            TBD
  Game 7: Memphis at Phoenix           TBD
  Game 7: Philadelphia at Detroit      TBD
  Game 7: Indiana at Boston            TBD

Sunday, May 8
  Game 7: Denver at San Antonio        TBD
  Game 7: Sacramento at Seattle        TBD
  Game 7: New Jersey at Miami          TBD
  Game 7: Washington at Chicago        TBD