News from April 24. Ron Artest (Sac) underwent surgery on his left thumb to repair a torn ligament. Houston activated Rafer Alston and placed Loren Woods on IL. DeMarre Carroll (junior, Missouri, forward) and Leo Lyons (junior, Missouri, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Hou 94, Uta 92 at Uta Luis Scola (Hou) had 16 points on 4-13 FG and 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 28 points and 12 assists. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Uta leads the series 2-1. Was 108, Cle 72 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 17 points. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Roger Mason (Was) had 18 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Brown (Cle) had 10 points including 2-8 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Cle leads the series 2-1. Tor 108, Orl 94 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 26 points including 12-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Tor shot 12-14 FT and Orl shot 20-27 FT. Orl leads the series 2-1. 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 (1) _ | | | 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 (1) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (1) _ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (2) ______| 6 Toronto (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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