News from April 28. Det 97, Orl 93 at Orl Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 19 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 25 points including 10-10 FT and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points on 10-15 FG and 9-17 FT, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Grant Hill (Orl) had 17 points including 7-8 FG. Detroit sweeps the series 4-0 to advance to the 2nd round. SA 96, Den 91 at Den Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Michael Finley (SA) had 16 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 19 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 28 points including 6-11 FT and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Nene (Den) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Den) had 20 points including 7-20 FG. SA shot 13-14 FT and Den shot 22-30 FT. SA leads the series 2-1. Cle 98, Was 92 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 10 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Zyrdunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 24 points including 10-13 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 38 points including 15-27 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Antonio Daniels (Was) had 20 points and 13 assists. Cle leads the series 3-0. Uta 98, Hou 85 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 7 assists. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 18 points including 6-18 FG. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (2) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (2) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (2) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (2) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ 1 Detroit (0) _ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (3) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (3) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (1) ___| 6 New Jersey (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Utah at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 1 Game 5: New Jersey at Toronto TBA Game 5: Golden State at Dallas 8:30 pm *Game 5: Miami at Chicago TBA Wednesday, May 2 Game 5: Denver at San Antonio TBA Game 5: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA Thursday, May 3 Game 6: Houston at Utah TBA *Game 6: Chicago at Miami 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: 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