News from May 4. NJ 98, Tor 97 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 24 points including 11-12 FT and the game winning layup with 8.3 seconds left and the game sealing steal with 3 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (NJ) had 21 points including 6-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 15 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 23 points including 8-22 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. New Jersey takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (2) _ 8 Golden State (4) |_ 8 Golden State (0) _ _ | 4 Utah (3) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (3) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (4) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ 2 Phoenix (0) ___| | _ 3 San Antonio (0) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ 1 Detroit (0) ______ | _ 5 Chicago (0) | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) ____| _ 6 New Jersey (0) 3 Toronto (2) ___| 6 New Jersey (4) First Round (Central times) Saturday, May 5 Game 7: Utah at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 5 Game 1: Chicago at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 6 Game 1: New Jersey at Cleveland 12:00 pm ABC Game 1: San Antonio at Phoenix 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 7 Game 2: Chicago at Detroit TBA Game 1: Golden State at Hou/Uta TBA Tuesday, May 8 Game 2: New Jersey at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 9 Game 2: Golden State at Hou/Uta TBA Thursday, May 10 Game 3: Detroit at Chicago 8:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 11 Game 3: Hou/Uta at Golden State TBA Saturday, May 12 Game 3: Cleveland at New Jersey 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Phoenix at San Antonio 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 13 Game 4: Detroit at Chicago 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Hou/Uta at Golden State TBA Monday, May 14 Game 4: Cleveland at New Jersey 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 15 *Game 5: Chicago at Detroit TBA TNT *Game 5: Golden State at Hou/Uta TBA Wednesday, May 16 *Game 5: New Jersey at Cleveland TBA TNT *Game 5: San Antonio at Phoenix TBA TNT Thursday, May 17 *Game 6: Detroit at Chicago TBA ESPN *Game 5: Hou/Uta at Golden State TBA Friday, May 18 *Game 6: Cleveland at New Jersey TBA ESPN *Game 6: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA ESPN Sunday, May 20 *Game 7: New Jersey at Cleveland TBA ESPN *Game 7: San Antonio at Phoenix TBA *Game 7: Golden State at Hou/Uta TBA Monday, May 21 *Game 7: Chicago at Detroit TBA TNT ---- 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