News from May 2. Bos 109, Chi 99 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ray Allen (Bos) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Eddie House (Bos) had 16 points on a perfect 5-5 FG, 4-4 3-pointers, and 2-2 FT and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 33 points on 7-23 FG, 4-12 3-pointers, and 15-15 FT. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 16 points and 4 steals. Boston takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Orlando. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ _ 5 Houston (0) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (4) _ | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (0) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (0) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (3) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (0) ___| _ 3 Orlando (0) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 3 Game 7: Miami at Atlanta 12:00 pm ABC Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 3 Game 1: Dallas at Denver 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 4 Game 1: Orlando at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 1: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 5 Game 2: Dallas at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 2: Orlando at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Friday, May 8 Game 3: Boston at Orlando 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: LA Lakers at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 9 Game 3: Denver at Dallas 4:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 10 Game 4: LA Lakers at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Boston at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 11 Game 4: Denver at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 12 *Game 5: Orlando at Boston TBA TNT *Game 5: Houston at LA Lakers TBA TNT Wednesday, May 13 *Game 5: Dallas at Denver TBA TNT Thursday, May 14 *Game 6: Boston at Orlando TBA ESPN *Game 6: LA Lakers at Houston TBA ESPN Friday, May 15 *Game 6: Denver at Dallas TBA ESPN Sunday, May 17 *Game 7: Dallas at Denver TBA *Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Orlando at Boston 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