News from April 25. Dal 93, Por 82 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 14 points on 3-4 FG and 8-12 FT and 20 rebounds including 13 offensive. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 4 points including 1-7 FG and 0-5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 18 points and 7 assists. Dal leads the series 3-2. Mem 104, SA 86 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 7 assists. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 14 points on 7-10 FG. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 7 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 14 points. Mem leads the series 3-1. Den 104, OKC 101 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 27 points. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 12-30 FG and 0-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. OKC 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 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Memphis (3) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (3) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (2) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (3) ______| | 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 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 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT 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