News from May 7. Utah activated C.J. Miles and placed Derek Fisher on IL due to personal reasons. Uta 116, GS 112 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 17 points, 20 rebounds including 10 offensive, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 21 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 31 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 21 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Matt Barnes (GS) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Baron Davis (GS) had 24 points and 7 assists. Al Harrington (GS) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. GS out-rebounded Uta 54-36 including 20-14 offensive. Uta leads the series 1-0. Det 108, Chi 87 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Webber (Det) had 22 points including 10-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points including 9-16 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ben Wallace (Det) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 18 points including 8-11 FT and 3 steals. Det shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Chi shot 34.3% (23-67) FG. Det shot 16-23 FT and Det shot 37-52 FT. Det out-rebounded Chi 51-30 including 15-8 offensive. Det 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 (2) _ 8 Golden State (4) |_ 8 Golden State (0) _ _ 4 Utah (1) | 4 Utah (4) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (3) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (4) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ 2 Phoenix (0) ___| | _ 3 San Antonio (1) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ 1 Detroit (2) ______ | _ 5 Chicago (0) | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (1) ____| _ 6 New Jersey (0) 3 Toronto (2) ___| 6 New Jersey (4) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 Utah 8:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 10 Game 3: Detroit at Chicago 8:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 11 Game 3: Utah at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN 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: Utah at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT 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 Utah TBA TNT 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 6: Utah at Golden State TBA ESPN 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 Utah 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