News from April 19. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) was named as the winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Kevin Anderson (junior, Richmond, guard) and Jimmer Fredette (junior, BYU, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Cle 112, Chi 102 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 40 points including 16-23 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 14 points. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 12 points including 2-8 FG and 6 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 25 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points and 8 assists. Cle shot 56.3% (40-71) FG and Chi shot 44.1% (41-93) FG. Cle leads the series 2-0. Uta 114, Den 111 at Den Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 15 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 33 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 16-18 FT, 14 assists, and 7 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 17 points and 6 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points including 8-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points on 9-25 FG and 14-15 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Nene (Den) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 17 points including 4-11 FG, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta, ruptured left Achilles) did not play. The series is tied 1-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (1) _ 8 Oklahoma City (0) |_ _____________ _ _ _____________ | 4 Denver (1) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (1) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _| | _ _____________ | 3 Phoenix (0) ______| | 6 Portland (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (2) _____ | 8 Chicago (0) |_ _____________ _ | _ _____________ | | 4 Boston (1) ________| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (1) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 3 Atlanta (1) _____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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