News from May 6. Baron Davis (NY) suffered a dislocated right patella (kneecap) during Sunday's NY-Mia game. Atlanta activated Al Horford and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL. New York activated Amare Stoudemire. Phi 89, Chi 82 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 22 points including 9-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points including 7-23 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 17 points including 5-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Phi shot 22-31 FT and Chi shot 11-14 FT. Joakim Noah (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi leads the series 3-1. LAL 92, Den 88 at Den Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Metta World Peace (LAL, suspended) did not play. LAL leads the series 3-1. NY 89, Mia 87 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 41 points including 10-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 20 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 4-11 FT, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Mia leads the series 3-1. Bos 101, Atl 79 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points on 10-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 16 assists, and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Atl) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 51.3% (41-80) FG and Atl shot 40.8% (31-76) FG. Bos 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 (3) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (1) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (2) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (3) _____| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (3) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (3) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) ______ | 7 New York (1) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (3) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 7 Game 4 San Antonio at Utah 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 8 Game 5 Orlando at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago 8:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT 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 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 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