News from May 5. Leon Powe (Bos) underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee. Den 117, Dal 105 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nene (Den) had 25 points including 9-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 steals. J.R. Smith (Den) had 21 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points including 12-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points and 6 assists. Den leads the series 2-0. Cle 99, Atl 72 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 12-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Delonte West (Cle) had 13 points and 9 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points including 6-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Cle 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 (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ _ 5 Houston (1) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (4) _ | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (2) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (0) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (1) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (0) ___| _ 3 Orlando (1) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 6 Game 2: Orlando at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 7 Game 2: Atlanta at Cleveland 7:00 pm ESPN 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 Game 3: Cleveland at Atlanta 7:00 pm ABC 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: Cleveland at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN 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 *Game 5: Atlanta at Cleveland 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 *Game 6: Cleveland at Atlanta TBA ESPN Sunday, May 17 *Game 7: Dallas at Denver TBA *Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Cleveland 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