News from April 16. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Derrick Rose (Chi) as Players of the Month for April. Durant averaged 34.6 points and 7.9 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 4-4. Rose averaged 25.4 points and 7 assists as Chicago went 6-2. Brandon Roy (Por) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus and is expected to be out 1 to 2 weeks. The NBA held the tiebreakers (random drawing) for the 15 teams that finished with the same record to determine the draft order and lottery chances. Golden State won the tiebreaker with Washington (26-56, 4th worst record) and, thus Golden State will have 104 lottery chances and Washington will have 103 lottery chances - if neither wins the lottery (#1, #2, #3 draft picks determined by the lottery), Golden State will draft before Washington. Philadelphia won the tiebreaker with Detroit (27-55, 6th worst record). Both will have 53 lottery chances - if neither team wins the lottery, Philadelphia will draft before Detroit. The LA Clippers won the tiebreaker with New York (29-53, 8th worst record). The Clippers will have 23 lottery chances and Utah (who owns New York's pick (via Phoenix)) will have 22 lottery chances. If neither wins the lottery, the Clippers will draft before Utah. Memphis won the tiebreaker with Toronto (40-42, 12th worst record) and, thus Memphis will have 7 lottery chances and Toronto will have 6 lottery chances - if neither wins the lottery, Memphis will draft before Toronto. In a 4-team tiebreaker (50-32), Boston won the tiebreaker and then San Antonio won the 2nd tiebreaker and then Oklahoma City won the tiebreaker with Portland. Boston will draft #19, San Antonio will draft #20, Oklahoma City will draft #21, and Portland will draft #22. In a 3-team tiebreaker (53-29), Utah won the tiebreaker and then Atlanta won the 2nd tiebreaker with Denver. Minnesota (which owns Utah's pick via Philadelphia) will draft #23, Atlanta will draft #24, and Memphis (which owns Denver's pick) will draft #25. The lottery drawing will take placed May 18 and the NBA Draft is June 25. 2010 Draft Lottery Chances and Order Lottery Chances Team Chances (out of 1,000) New Jersey 250 Minnesota 199 Sacramento 156 Golden State 104 Washington 103 Philadelphia 53 Detroit 53 LA Clippers 23 Utah 22 (from New York via Phoenix) Indiana 11 New Orleans 8 Memphis 7 Toronto 6 Houston 5 First Round Order 15. Milwaukee (from Milwaukee) 16. Minnesota (from Charlotte via Denver) 17. Chicago (from Milwaukee) 18. Miami 19. Boston 20. San Antonio 21. Oklahoma City 22. Portland 23. Minnesota (from Utah via Philadelphia) 24. Atlanta 25. Memphis (from Denver) 26. Oklahoma City (from Phoenix) 27. New Jersey (from Dallas) 28. Memphis (from LA Lakers) 29. Orlando 30. Washington (from Cleveland) Second Round Order 31. New Jersey 32. Oklahoma City (from Minnesota) 33. Sacramento 34/35. Washington 34/35. Golden State 36/37. Detroit 36/37. Milwaukee (from Philadelphia) 38/39. New York 38/39. New York (from LA Clippers via Denver) 40. Indiana 41. Miami (from New Orleans) 42/43. Miami (from Toronto) 42/43. LA Lakers (from Memphis) 44. Portland (from Chicago) 45. Minnesota (from Houston) 46. Phoenix (from Charlotte) 47. Milwaukee 48. Miami 49. San Antonio 50. Dallas (from Oklahoma City 51. Oklahoma City (from Portland via Dallas via Minnesota) 52. Boston 53. Atlanta 54. LA Clippers (from Denver) 55. Utah 56. Minnesota (from Phoenix) 57. Dallas 58. LA Lakers 59. Orlando 60. Phoenix (from Cleveland) Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (0) _ 8 Oklahoma City (0) |_ _____________ _ _ _____________ | 4 Denver (0) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (0) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _| | _ _____________ | 3 Phoenix (0) ______| | 6 Portland (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (0) _____ | 8 Chicago (0) |_ _____________ _ | _ _____________ | | 4 Boston (0) ________| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (0) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 3 Atlanta (0) _____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Saturday, April 17 Game 1 Chicago at Cleveland 2:00 pm ABC Game 1 Milwaukee at Atlanta 4:30 pm ESPN Game 1 Miami at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Utah at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 18 Game 1 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 2:00 pm ABC Game 1 Charlotte at Orlando 4:30 pm TNT Game 1 San Antonio at Dallas 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 Portland at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Monday, April 19 Game 2 Chicago at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Utah at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 20 Game 2 Milwaukee at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Miami at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Portland at Phoenix 9:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 21 Game 2 Charlotte at Orlando 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 22 Game 3 Cleveland at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Game 3 Phoenix at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Friday, April 23 Game 3 Boston at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Game 3 Denver at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN2 Saturday, April 24 Game 3 Orlando at Charlotte 1:00 pm TNT Game 4 Phoenix at Portland 3:30 pm TNT Game 3 Atlanta at Milwaukee 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 25 Game 4 Boston at Miami 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Cleveland at Chicago 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Dallas at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Denver at Utah 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 26 Game 4 Orlando at Charlotte TBD Game 4 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD *Game 5 Portland at Phoenix TBD Tuesday, April 27 *Game 5 Miami at Boston TBD *Game 5 Chicago at Cleveland TBD *Game 5 San Antonio at Dallas TBD *Game 5 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, April 28 *Game 5 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD *Game 5 Charlotte at Orlando TBD *Game 5 Utah at Denver TBD Thursday, April 29 *Game 6 Boston at Miami TBD *Game 6 Cleveland at Chicago TBD *Game 6 Phoenix at Portland TBD *Game 6 Dallas at San Antonio TBD Friday, April 30 *Game 6 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD *Game 6 Orlando at Charlotte TBD *Game 6 Denver at Utah TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD Saturday, May 1 *Game 7 Miami at Boston TBD *Game 7 Chicago at Cleveland TBD *Game 7 San Antonio at Dallas TBD Sunday, May 2 *Game 7 Charlotte at Orlando TBD *Game 7 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Utah at Denver TBD *Game 7 Portland at Phoenix TBD *Game 7 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD ---- 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