News from May 3. Chicago fired head coach Vinny Del Negro. Bos 104, Cle 86 at Cle Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points including 8-21 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 13 points, 19 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 point and 7 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Bos) had 17 points on 7-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 10-15 FT, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 13 points. Bos shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Cle shot 40% (28-70) FG. Bos shot 15-18 FT and Cle shot 26-38 FT. The series is tied 1-1. Pho 111, SA 102 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 33 points including 13-19 FG, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 26 points. Pho 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 Oklahoma City (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (1) ___ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Denver (2) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (2) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (4) |_ 7 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 3 Phoenix (1) | 3 Phoenix (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ 1 Cleveland (1) | _ 4 Boston (1) ______ | 4 Boston (4) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (0) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atlanta (4) _____| 6 Milwaukee (3) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Tuesday, May 4 Game 1 Atlanta at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 5 Game 2 San Antonio at Phoenix 8:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 6 Game 2 Atlanta at Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 7 Game 3 Cleveland at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 8 Game 3 Orlando at Atlanta 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Utah 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 9 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Phoenix at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 10 Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 11 Game 5 Boston at Cleveland TBD TNT *Game 5 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD TNT Wednesday, May 12 *Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBD TNT *Game 5 Utah at LA Lakers TBD TNT Thursday, May 13 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBD ESPN *Game 6 Phoenix at San Antonio TBD ESPN Friday, May 14 *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBD ESPN *Game 6 LA Lakers at Utah TBD ESPN Sunday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBD *Game 7 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD Monday, May 17 *Game 7 Utah at LA Lakers TBD TNT ---- 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