News from April 22. Dallas placed DJ Mbenga (torn left ACL, out for the playoffs), Pops Mensah-Bonsu, and Maurice Ager on IL. Golden State placed Zarko Cabarkapa and Patrick O'Bryant on IL. Washington placed Gilbert Arenas (left knee surgery, out for the playoffs), Caron Butler (broken bone right index finger), and Mike Hall on IL. Cleveland placed Shannon Brown, Dwayne Jones, and David Wesley on IL. The LA Lakers placed Chris Mihm (right ankle surgery), Aaron McKie, Shammond Williams on IL. Phoenix placed Sean Marks and Jumaine Jones on IL. Denver placed Kenyon Martin (surgery right knee, out for the playoffs), Jamal Sampson, and Von Wafer on IL. San Antonio placed Jackie Butler, Melvin Ely, and James White on IL. GS 97, Dal 85 at Dal Stephen Jackson (GS) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 33 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Josh Howard (Dal) had 21 points including 8-21 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 19 points. GS leads the series 1-0. Den 95, SA 89 at SA Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points and 8 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 13 points, 12 rebounds including 8 offensive and 5 turnovers. Allen Iverson (Den) had 31 points and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Den shot 21-25 FT and SA shot 7-10 FT. Den leads the series 1-0. Pho 95, LAL 87 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 12 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points and 10 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 26 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points and 16 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 39 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 17-24 FT and LAL shot 6-11 FT. Pho leads the series 1-0. Cle 97, Was 82 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 9-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Jarvis Hayes (Was) had 18 points. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 28 points on 10-27 FG and 7-11 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Cle leads the series 1-0. 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 (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (0) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (1) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (1) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (1) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (1) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (0) ___| 6 New Jersey (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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