News from April 24. Atlanta activated Etan Thomas and placed Damien Wilkins on IL. Bos 101, NY 89 at NY Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 21 points including 5-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 32 points including 10-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 19 points on 5-20 FG and 9-12 FT, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Bos shot 49.4% (40-81) FG and NY shot 34.1% (30-88) FG. Boston sweeps the series 4-0 to advance to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Mia-Phi series. Atl 88, Orl 85 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 25 points and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points on 9-14 FG and 11-16 FT, 17 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Orl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (Atl, suspended) and Jason Richardson (Orl, suspended) did not play. Atl leads the series 3-1. Phi 86, Mia 82 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 17 points. Evan Turner (Phi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Mia leads the series 3-1. NO 93, LAL 88 at NO Chris Paul (NO) had 27 points including 11-11 FT, 13 rebounds, 15 assists, and 5 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Carl Landry (NO) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points including 5-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Memphis (2) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (3) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (2) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (2) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (3) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Orlando (1) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (3) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Monday, April 25 Game 4 San Antonio at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Portland at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Game 4 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 26 Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Indiana at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 New Orleans at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 27 Game 5 Philadelphia at Miami TBA Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA Thursday, April 28 Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Game 6 Dallas at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV *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 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 ---- 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