News from April 25. Chicago activated Devin Brown and placed Acie Law on IL. SA 92, Dal 89 at SA Richard Jefferson (SA) had 15 points. George Hill (SA) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Manu Ginoibli (SA) had 17 points including 4-16 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Caron Butler (Dal) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. SA leads the series 3-1. Cle 121, Chi 98 at Chi LeBron James (Cle) had 37 points on 11-17 FG, 6-9 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 19 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 21 points and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points and 5 assists. Cle shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and Chi shot 37.4% (34-91) FG. Cle leads the series 3-1. Mia 101, Bos 92 at Mia Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 46 points on 16-24 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 9-14 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 23 points and 9 assists. Bos leads the series 3-1. Uta 117, Den 106 at Uta C.J. Miles (Uta) had 21 points and 5 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 24 points including 10-12 FT and 13 assists. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 31 points including 13-19 FG, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Wes Matthews (Uta) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 39 points including 4-4 3-pointers, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, 4 steals, and 9 turnovers. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta, ruptured left Achilles) did not play. Uta 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 (2) _ 8 Oklahoma City (2) |_ _____________ _ _ _____________ | 4 Denver (1) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (3) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (1) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (3) |_ _____________ _| | _ _____________ | 3 Phoenix (2) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (3) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ _____________ _ | _ _____________ | | 4 Boston (3) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (3) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 3 Atlanta (2) _____| 6 Milwaukee (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Monday, April 26 Game 4 Orlando at Charlotte 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Portland at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 27 Game 5 Miami at Boston 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Chicago at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT 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