News from April 29. Dallas activated Kevin Willis and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Golden State activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Josh Powell on IL due to a death in the family. Note: the due date for underclassmen and foreign players under 22 years old to declare themselves eligible for the NBA draft has passed. The NBA will soon release an official list of those who have declared. Those who have declared can withdraw from the draft up to June 18. The draft is June 28. GS 103, Dal 99 at GS Jason Richardson (GS) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 19 points. Baron Davis (GS) had 33 points on 12-17 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 6-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Howard (Dal) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 19 points and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 24 points including 9-10 FT GS leads the series 3-1. Chi 92, Mia 79 at Mia Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points including 10-18 FG and 12 rebounds. Ben Wallace (Chi) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 24 points including 9-10 FT and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points including 0-7 FT and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Chicago sweeps the series and will face Detroit in the 2nd round. Pho 113, LAL 100 at LAL Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 27 points including 7-10 FT, 21 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points and 23 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Pho leads the series 3-1. NJ 102, Tor 81 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 23 points. Vince Carter (NJ) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 13 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. NJ leads the series 3-1. 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 (3) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (2) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (3) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (2) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ 1 Detroit (0) _ | _ 5 Chicago (0) | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (3) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (1) ___| 6 New Jersey (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:30 pm TNT Game 5: Golden State at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 2 *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Denver at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: LA Lakers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 3 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 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