News from May 4. Chicago activated Malcolm Thomas and placed Luol Deng (ill, serious reaction to medicine) on IL. Chi 99, Bro 93 at Bro Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 24 points on 12-17 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 blocks. Marco Belinelli (Chi) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Bro) had 19 points and 5 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chicago takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Miami. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (4) _ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (0) _ _ 5 Memphis (0) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) __| | _ 6 Golden State (0) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (0) | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 New York (4) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (0) ______| _ 3 Indiana (0) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Sunday, May 5 (All times Central) Game 1: Memphis at Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Game 1: Indiana at New York 2:30 pm ABC Schedule for Monday, May 6 (All times Central) Game 1: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 1: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, May 7 (All times Central) Game 2: Indiana at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 8 (All times Central) Game 2: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 10 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 11 (All times Central) Game 3: Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: New York at Indiana 7:00 pm ABC ---- 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