News from April 25. Indiana fired head coach Rick Carlisle. Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Kevin Willis on IL. Rodney Stuckey (sophomore, Eastern Washington, guard), James Mays (junior, Clemson, forward), and Javaris Crittenton (freshman, Georgia Tech, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 112, GS 99 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 28 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 17 points on 3-9 FG and 11-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 30 points on 9-16 FG and 9-11 FT and 8 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points. The series is tied 1-1. SA 97, Den 88 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Michael Finely (SA) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 26 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marcus Camby (Den) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allen Iverson (Den) had 20 points on 9-25 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. The series is tied 1-1. Cle 109, Was 102 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Antonio Daniels (Was) had 11 points and 11 assists. Darius Songaila (Was) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Cle leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (1) _ 8 Golden State (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (0) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (2) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (2) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (2) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (1) ___| 6 New Jersey (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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: New Jersey at Toronto TBA Game 5: Golden State at Dallas TBA *Game 5: Orlando at Detroit TBA *Game 5: Miami at Chicago TBA Wednesday, May 2 Game 5: Denver at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland 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