News from April 23. Former NBA ref Darell Garretson died at age 78. He was an NBA ref for 27 years and spent 17 years has head of the NBA refs. Vince Carter (NJ) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle to have a bone spur removed. Philadelphia activated Louis Amundson and placed Shavlik Randolph on IL. The LA Lakers activated Coby Karl and placed Ronny Turiaf on IL with tonsillitis. Danilo Gallinari (19 years old, Italy, forward), D.J. Augustin (sophomore, Texas, guard), A.J. Abrams (junior, Texas, guard), Antonio Anderson (junior, Memphis, guard), Robert Dozier (junior, Memphis, forward), and Mario Chalmers (junior, Kansas, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. LAL 122, Den 107 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points including 6-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 49 points including 18-27 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 10 assists. Luke Walton (LAL) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Den) had 31 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 10-13 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. J.R. Smith (Den) had 21 points. LAL leads the series 2-0. Det 105, Phi 88 at Det Antonio McDyess (Det) had 16 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 20 points including 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Reggie Evans (Phi) had 13 points including 5-0 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Louis Williams (Phi) had 17 points on 4-12 FG and 9-10 FT. Det shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Phi shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Det shot 11-15 FT and Phi shot 23-35 FT. The series is tied 1-1. Bos 96, Atl 77 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 15 points. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 13 points including 3-9 FG. Josh Smith (Atl) had 13 points on 3-13 FG and 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Bos 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 LA Lakers (2) _ __ 8 Denver (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (2) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (0) _ | | | 2 New Orleans (2) __ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (2) __| | 6 Phoenix (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (2) ______ | 8 Atlanta (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (2) ___| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (1) _ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (2) ______| 6 Toronto (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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