News from April 21. New Jersey placed Eddie House (partial tear left hip muscle), Mile Ilic, and Nenad Krstic (torn left ACL, out for the playoffs) on IL. Toronto placed Pape Sow, Uros Slokar, and Jorge Garbajosa (right leg and ankle surgery, out for the playoffs) on IL. Miami placed Earl Barron, Chris Quinn, and Wayne Simien on IL. Chicago placed Martynas Andriuskevicius, Andre Barrett, and Adrian Griffin on IL. Orlando placed James Augustine, Travis Deiner, and Pat Garrity on IL. Detroit placed Will Blalock, Ronald Dupree, and Amir Johnson on IL. Utah placed C.J. Miles on IL. Houston placed Steve Novak, Bob Sura (knee and back injury, out for the playoffs), and Bonzi Wells (out for the playoffs) on IL. Chi 96, Mia 91 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 33 points including 14-22 FG and 8 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 24 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 17 points. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 24 points Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points and 5 turnovers. Antoine Walker (Mia) had 20 points including 5-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Hou 84, Uta 75 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 28 points including 12-14 FT and 13 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 23 points and 7 assists. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 9 points on 3-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Det 100, Orl 92 at Det Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 22 points including 11-12 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 17 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 13 points including 3-11 FT, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. NJ 96, Tor 91 at Tor Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 28 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 16 points including 5-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 8 points including 3-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 21 points and 3 blocks. 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 (1) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (0) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (1) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (0) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (0) ___| 6 New Jersey (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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