News from April 21. The NBA held the drawings to determine the draft order and number of lottery chances for teams that finished with the same record. Charlotte won the draw with Atlanta (26-56). Minnesota won the draw with Boston (33-49). Houston won the draw with Golden State (34-48). New Orleans won the draw with Philadelphia (38-44). Chicago won the draw with Indiana (41-41). Sacramento won the draw with Denver (44-38). New Jersey won the draw with Memphis (49-33). The lottery determines the #1, #2, and #3 picks and the rest of the picks are in order of worst records. The lottery will be held May 23. The NBA draft is June 27. The 2006 NBA Playoffs start today! [I normally send out a list of playoff rosters, but I've been sick since Wednesday and I didn't find a list of those not included on the playoff rosters on a quick look and it's time for me to rest again. I'll see if I can find that info later, but it might be tomorrow or Monday before I get it out. This season the playoff roster is 13 players and 1 player is placed on the inactive list prior to each game. A player not on the playoff roster can not be activated during the playoffs, even if an injury occurs. patricia] 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 Sacramento (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Dallas (0) ______| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (0) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (0) __| | 6 LA Clippers (0) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (0) ____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (0) ______ | 7 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 3 New Jersey (0) ___| 6 Indiana (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 22 Game 1: Washington at Cleveland 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Sacramento at San Antonio 4:30 pm ESPN Game 1: Chicago at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Denver at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 23 Game 1: Indiana at New Jersey 12:00 pm TNT Game 1: LA Lakers at Phoenix 2:30 pm ABC Game 1: Milwaukee at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT Game 1: Memphis at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 24 Game 2: Chicago at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Denver at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 25 Game 2: Washington at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Indiana at New Jersey 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Sacramento at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 26 Game 2: Milwaukee at Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Memphis at Dallas 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: LA Lakers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 27 Game 3: New Jersey at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 3: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: LA Clippers at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 28 Game 3: Cleveland at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Sacramento 9:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Phoenix at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 29 Game 4: New Jersey at Indiana 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: Dallas at Memphis 4:30 pm TNT Game 3: Detroit at Milwaukee 7:00 pm ESPN Game 4: LA Clippers at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 30 Game 4: Miami at Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Phoenix at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Cleveland at Washington 6:30 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Sacramento 9:00 pm TNT Monday, May 1 Game 4: Detroit at Milwaukee TBA Game 4: Dallas at Memphis TBA *Game 5: Denver at LA Clippers TBA Tuesday, May 2 *Game 5: Indiana at New Jersey TBA *Game 5: Chicago at Miami TBA *Game 5: Sacramento at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA Wednesday, May 3 *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Milwaukee at Detroit TBA *Game 5: Memphis at Dallas TBA Thursday, May 4 *Game 6: New Jersey at Indiana TBA *Game 6: Miami at Chicago TBA *Game 6: Phoenix at LA Lakers TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Denver TBA Friday, May 5 *Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA *Game 6: Detroit at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Sacramento TBA *Game 6: Dallas at Memphis TBA Saturday, May 6 *Game 7: Indiana at New Jersey TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA *Game 7: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA *Game 7: Denver at LA Clippers TBA Sunday, May 7 *Game 7: Washington at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Milwaukee at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Sacramento at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Memphis at Dallas TBA