News from April 26. Cle 99, Det 78 at Det LeBron James (Cle) had 36 points including 16-17 FT, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Delonte West (Cle) had 12 points and 5 assists. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 10 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 22 points. Cleveland sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Atl-Mia series. Chi 121, Bos 118 2OT at Chi John Salmons (Chi) had 20 points including 5-14 FG and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 29 points including 9-24 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers in 52 minutes. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in 55 minutes. Ray Allen (Bos) had 28 points including 5-11 3-pointers. The series is tied 2-2. Orl 84, Phi 81 at Phi Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and the game winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 6-12 FT, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 15 points on 6-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Phi) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 5 rebounds. The series is tied 2-2. Hou 89, Por 88 at Hou Shane Battier (Hou) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 17 points and 8 rebounds including 7 offensive. Yao Ming (Hou) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 31 points including 13-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Hou leads the series 3-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (3) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ ____ _ | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (3) _ | | | 2 Denver (2) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ ____| | _ | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (3) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (1) ______| | | 5 Miami (2) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (2) _______ | 7 Chicago (2) |_ ____| _ 3 Orlando (2) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Monday, April 27 Game 4: Atlanta at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Denver at New Orleans 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 28 Game 5: Chicago at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Philadelphia at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Game 5: Houston at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Wednesday, April 29 Game 5: Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 30 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Utah TBA *Game 6: Portland at Houston TBA Game 6: Boston at Chicago TBA Game 6: Orlando at Philadelphia TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6: San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6: Denver at New Orleans TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Miami TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7: Utah at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7: Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 7: Miami at Atlanta 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