News from April 20.

Toronto placed Maceo Baston and Jorge Garbajosa on IL.

Orlando placed James Augustine, Tony Battie (torn left rotator cuff - out 
for the playoffs), and Brian Cook (broken right middle finger) on IL.

Atlanta placed Speedy Claxton on IL.

Boston placed Scot Pollard (torn tendon left ankle - out for the playoffs),
Gabe Pruitt, and Brian Scalabrine on IL.

Philadelphia placed Louis Amundson and Herbert Hill (torn meniscus left 
knee) on IL.

Detroit placed Juan Dixon, Walter Herrman, and Cheick Samb on IL.

Denver placed Taurean Green and Bobby Jones on IL.

The LA Lakers placed Trevor Ariza, Andrew Bynum, and Coby Karl on IL.
Bynum is expected to miss the First Round of the playoffs due to still
recovering from his dislocated left knee cap.


LAL 128, Den 114  at LAL
Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6
assists.
Pau Gasol (LAL) had 36 points including 14-20 FG, 16 rebounds, 8 assists,
and 3 blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points on 9-26 FG, 1-5 3-pointers, and 13-14 FT.
Luke Walton (LAL) had 16 points including 6-8 FG.
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points including 8-0 FT and 12 rebounds
including 7 offensive.
Allen Iverson (Den) had 30 points including 7-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Linas Kleiza (Den) had 23 points including 9-13 FG.
LAL leads the series 1-0.

Bos 104, Atl 81  at Bos
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points.
Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds including
7 offensive.
Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Bos leads the series 1-0.

Phi 90, Det 86  at Det
Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points on 4-15 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and
8 assists.
Andre Miller (Phi) had 20 points and 6 assists.
Willie Green (Phi) had 17 points including 7-11 FG.
Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks.
Jason Maxiell (Det) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds including 6
offensive.
Phi leads the series 1-0.

Orl 114, Tor 100  at Orl
Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 25 points including 9-11 FT, 22 rebounds including
6 offensive, and 5 blocks.
Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 24 points and 7 assists.
Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points on 4-11 FG and 13-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Tony Parker (Tor) had 24 points and 7 rebounds.
Orl shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Tor shot 37.6% (32-85) FG.
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 LA Lakers (1) _ __
8 Denver (0)        |_              __
                     _                |
4 Utah (1)    ______|                 |_              __
5 Houston (0)                          _                |
                                      |                 |
2 New Orleans (1) __                  |                 |
7 Dallas (0)        |_              __|                 |
                     _                                  |
3 San Antonio (1) __|                                   |
6 Phoenix (0)                                           |_ 
                                                         _ 
                                                        |
1 Boston (1)  ______                                    |
8 Atlanta (0)       |_              __                  |
                     _                |                 |
4 Cleveland (1)  ___|                 |                 |
5 Washington (0)                      |_              __|
                                       _ 
2 Detroit (0)      _                  |
7 Philadelphia (1)  |_              __|
                     _ 
3 Orlando (1) ______|
6 Toronto (0)