News from April 20. Toronto placed Maceo Baston and Jorge Garbajosa on IL. Orlando placed James Augustine, Tony Battie (torn left rotator cuff - out for the playoffs), and Brian Cook (broken right middle finger) on IL. Atlanta placed Speedy Claxton on IL. Boston placed Scot Pollard (torn tendon left ankle - out for the playoffs), Gabe Pruitt, and Brian Scalabrine on IL. Philadelphia placed Louis Amundson and Herbert Hill (torn meniscus left knee) on IL. Detroit placed Juan Dixon, Walter Herrman, and Cheick Samb on IL. Denver placed Taurean Green and Bobby Jones on IL. The LA Lakers placed Trevor Ariza, Andrew Bynum, and Coby Karl on IL. Bynum is expected to miss the First Round of the playoffs due to still recovering from his dislocated left knee cap. LAL 128, Den 114 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 36 points including 14-20 FG, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points on 9-26 FG, 1-5 3-pointers, and 13-14 FT. Luke Walton (LAL) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points including 8-0 FT and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Allen Iverson (Den) had 30 points including 7-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Linas Kleiza (Den) had 23 points including 9-13 FG. LAL leads the series 1-0. Bos 104, Atl 81 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Bos leads the series 1-0. Phi 90, Det 86 at Det Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points on 4-15 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 20 points and 6 assists. Willie Green (Phi) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Phi leads the series 1-0. Orl 114, Tor 100 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 25 points including 9-11 FT, 22 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 24 points and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points on 4-11 FG and 13-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (Tor) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Orl shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Tor shot 37.6% (32-85) FG. Orl leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (1) _ __ 8 Denver (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (1) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (0) _ | | | 2 New Orleans (1) __ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Phoenix (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (1) ______ | 8 Atlanta (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (1) ___| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (0) _ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (1) ______| 6 Toronto (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, April 21 Game 2: Washington at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Utah at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 22 Game 2: Dallas at New Orleans 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Toronto at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 23 Game 2: Philadelphia at Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Atlanta at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 24 Game 3: Orlando at Toronto 6:30 pm NBATV Game 3: Cleveland at Washington 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 25 Game 3: Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: New Orleans at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 26 Game 4: Orlando at Toronto 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: LA Lakers at Denver 4:30 pm TNT Game 3: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Game 4: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 27 Game 4: Cleveland at Washington 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at Phoenix 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: New Orleans at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 28 *Game 5: Toronto at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 4: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 29 *Game 5: Dallas at New Orleans TBA *Game 5: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Utah at Houston TBA *Game 5: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5: Denver at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA Thursday, May 1 *Game 6: New Orleans at Dallas TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Phoenix TBA *Game 6: Detroit at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6: Orlando at Toronto TBA Friday, May 2 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Denver TBA *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBA *Game 6: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA Saturday, May 3 *Game 7: Dallas at New Orleans TBA *Game 7: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Toronto at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 4 *Game 7: Denver at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 7: Washington at Cleveland 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