News from April 28. Derrick Rose (Chi) suffered a torn left ACL late in the 4th quarter of the Chi-Phi game and is out for the rest of the playoffs. Iman Shumpert (NY) suffered a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee during the 3rd quarter of the Mia-NY game. He will need to undergo surgery and is out 6 to 8 months. Chicago placed Brian Scalabrine on IL. Dallas placed Dominique Jones and Lamar Odom (not with team) on IL. Indiana placed Kyrylo Fesenko on IL. Miami placed Eddy Cury and Terrel Harris on IL. New York placed Jeremy Lin (left knee surgery) and Toney Douglas on IL. Oklahoma City placed Eric Maynor (torn right ACL, out for playoffs) and Reggie Jackson on IL. Orlando placed Dwight Howard (back surgery, out for playoffs) on IL. Philadelphia placed Xavier Silas on IL. OKC 99, Dal 98 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 10-27 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and the game winning jumper with 1.5 seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 22 points including 9-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 19 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. [Those 4 combined for all but 5 of OKC's points.] Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points on 8-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. OKC leads the series 1-0. Chi 103, Phi 91 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Richard Hamilton (Chi) had 19 points including 6-7 FG. Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Chi shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Phi shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Chi leads the series 1-0. Mia 100, NY 67 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points on 10-14 FG and 11-14 FT and 4 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 11 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 11 points including 3-15 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points. Mia shot 48.6% (34-70) FG and NY shot 35.7% (25-70) FG. Mia shot 24-33 FT and NY shot 10-11 FT. Mia leads the series 1-0. Orl 81, Ind 77 at Ind Glen Davis (Orl) had 16 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points and 9 assists. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 17 points including 7-20 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. David West (Ind) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Orl shot 8-11 FT and Ind shot 13-22 FT. Orl 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 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (0) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (0) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (0) _____| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (0) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (1) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (1) _______| 6 Orlando (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, April 29 Game 1 Utah at San Antonio 12:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Denver at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Boston at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 1 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 30 Game 2 New York at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Orlando at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 1 Game 2 Boston at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Philadelphia at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 2 Game 2 Utah at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Indiana at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 3 Game 3 Miami at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 4 Game 3 Atlanta at Boston 6:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 Game 4 Indiana at Orlando 1:00 pm ABC Game 3 Memphis at LA Clippers 3:30 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:30 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 6 Game 4 Chicago at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Miami at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Atlanta at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Denver 8:30 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4 San Antonio at Utah TBD Game 4 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD *Game 5 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD Tuesday, May 8 *Game 5 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 5 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5 New York at Miami TBD *Game 5 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD Thursday, May 10 *Game 5 Chicago at Philadelphia TBD *Game 6 Atlanta at Boston TBD *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Dallas TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Denver TBD Friday, May 11 *Game 6 Miami at New York TBD *Game 6 Indiana at Orlando TBD *Game 6 San Antonio at Utah TBD *Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 12 *Game 7 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 7 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 New York at Miami TBD *Game 7 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 7 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD ---- 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