News from April 20. Sacramento fired head coach Eric Musselman. Tyson Chandler (NO) underwent surgery on his left big toe. Aaron Bruce (junior, Baylor, guard), Mike Conley (freshman, guard, Ohio State), Daequan Cook (freshman, Ohio State, guard-forward), and Greg Oden (freshman, Ohio State, center) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. The NBA held the drawings to determine the draft order and number of lottery chances for teams that finished with the same record. Portland won the draw with Minnesota (32-50). Charlotte won the draw with New York and Sacramento (33-49) and New York then won the draw with Sacramento. The New York pick will likely go to Chicago. Indiana won the draw with Philadelphia (35-47). Washington won the draw with New Jersey (41-41). Golden State won the draw with the LA Lakers (42-40). The lottery determines the #1, #2, and #3 picks and the rest of the picks are in order of worst records. The lottery is May 22. The draft is June 28. Lottery Changes (out of 1000) Memphis 250 Boston 199 Milwaukee 156 Atlanta (may go to Phoenix) 119 Seattle 88 Portland 53 Minnesota 53 Charlotte 19 New York (may go to Chicago) 19 Sacramento 18 Indiana (may go to Atlanta) 8 Philadelphia 7 New Orleans 6 LA Clippers 5 Draft Order 15. Detroit (via Orlando) 16. Washington 17. New Jersey 18. Golden State 19. LA Lakers 20. Miami 21. Philadelphia (via Denver) 22. Charlotte (via Boston via Toronto) 23. Chicago (may go to New York) 24. Phoenix (via Boston via Cleveland) 25. Utah 26. Houston 27. Detroit 28. San Antonio 29. Phoenix 30. Philadelphia (via Denver via Golden State via Dallas) Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (0) _ 8 Golden State (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (0) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (0) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (0) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (0) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (0) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (0) ___| 6 New Jersey (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 21 Game 1: New Jersey at Toronto 11:30 am ESPN Game 1: Miami at Chicago 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Orlando at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Utah at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 22 Game 1: Washington at Cleveland 11:30 am TNT Game 1: LA Lakers at Phoenix 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Denver at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 1: Golden State at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 23 Game 2: Orlando at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Utah at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 24 Game 2: New Jersey at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: LA Lakers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 25 Game 2: Denver at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Washington at Cleveland 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Golden State at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 26 Game 3: Detroit at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: Houston at Utah 8:00 pm NBATV Game 3: Phoenix at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 27 Game 3: Toronto at New Jersey 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Chicago at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Dallas at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 28 Game 4: Detroit at Orlando 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: Cleveland at Washington 4:30 pm TNT Game 3: San Antonio at Denver 7:00 pm ESPN Game 4: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 29 Game 4: Chicago at Miami 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Phoenix at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Toronto at New Jersey 6:30 pm TNT Game 4: Dallas at Golden State 9:00 pm TNT Monday, April 30 Game 4: Cleveland at Washington TBA Game 4: San Antonio at Denver TBA *Game 5: Utah at Houston TBA Tuesday, May 1 *Game 5: Orlando at Detroit TBA *Game 5: New Jersey at Toronto TBA *Game 5: Miami at Chicago TBA *Game 5: Golden State at Dallas TBA Wednesday, May 2 *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Denver at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA Thursday, May 3 *Game 6: Detroit at Orlando TBA *Game 6: Chicago at Miami TBA *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBA *Game 6: Dallas at Golden State TBA Friday, May 4 *Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA *Game 6: Toronto at New Jersey TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Denver TBA *Game 6: Phoenix at LA Lakers TBA Saturday, May 5 *Game 7: Golden State at Dallas TBA *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA *Game 7: Orlando at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Miami at Chicago TBA Sunday, May 6 *Game 7: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA *Game 7: Denver at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Washington at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: New Jersey at Toronto TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html