News from April 16. Ramon Sessions (Cle) underwent surgery to repair a hernia. Samardo Samuels (Cle) underwent surgery to repair a right wrist injury. Semih Erden (Cle) underwent surgery to repair his separated left shoulder. Dallas placed Caron Butler (torn right patella tendon), Rodrigue Beaubois (sprained left foot), and Dominique Jones on IL. Portland placed Greg Oden (left knee surgery), Elliot Williams (knee injury), and Luke Babbitt on IL. Atlanta placed Hilton Armstrong, Magnum Rolle, and Pape Sy on IL. Orlando placed Daniel Orton on IL. Philadelphia placed Craig Brackins, Jason Kapono, and Darius Songaila on IL. Miami placed Erick Dampier, Udonis Haslem (torn ligament left foot), and Dexter Pittman on IL. Indiana placed Solomon Jones, James Posey, and Lance Stephenson on IL. Chicago placed John Lucas, Jannero Pargo, and Brian Scalabrine on IL. Dal 89, Por 81 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points on 7-20 FG and 13-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 10 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Por) had 4 points on 2-3 FG, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Miller (Por) had 18 points and 6 assists. Dal leads the series 1-0. Chi 104, Ind 99 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 10 points and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 39 points including 19-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 22 points. Darren Collison (Ind) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chi shot 26-32 FT and Ind shot 11-17 FT. Chi leads the series 1-0. Mia 97, Phi 89 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points on 4-14 FG and 13-14 FT, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Mia shot 31-39 FT and Phi shot 12-15 FT. Mia leads the series 1-0. Atl 103, Orl 93 at Orl Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 46 points on 16-23 FG and 14-22 FT, 19 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 8 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 27 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Atl 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 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Memphis (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (0) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (0) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (1) ______| | 6 Portland (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) _______ | 8 Indiana (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Orlando (0) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (1) __ | 7 Philadelphia (0) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (0) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, April 17 Game 1 Memphis at San Antonio 12:00 pm TNT Game 1 New Orleans at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 New York at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 1 Denver at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 18 Game 2 Philadelphia at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Indiana at Chicago 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 19 Game 2 New York at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Atlanta at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 20 Game 2 Denver at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Game 2 New Orleans at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 21 Game 3 Chicago at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Miami at Philadelphia 7:00 pm TNT Game 3 Dallas at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 22 Game 3 Boston at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 23 Game 4 Chicago at Indiana 1:30 pm TNT Game 4 Dallas at Portland 4:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Memphis 6:30 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 24 Game 4 Miami at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Boston at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Game 4 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 5 Portland at Dallas TBA Tuesday, April 26 *Game 5 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 5 New York at Boston TBA *Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Wednesday, April 27 *Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5 Philadelphia at Miami TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Dallas at Portland TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Indiana TBA *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Denver TBA *Game 6 Miami at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6 Boston at New York TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7 Portland at Dallas TBA *Game 7 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Philadelphia at Miami TBA *Game 7 New York at Boston TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html