News from April 26.

Charlotte fired head coach Sam Vincent.

Antonio McDyess (Det) underwent surgery to repair a broken nose.

Toronto activated Maceo Baston and placed Primoz Brezec on IL.

Utah activated Morris Almond and placed Jason Hart on IL with the stomach
flu.

The LA Lakers activated Ronny Turiaf and placed Coby Karl on IL.

Danny Green (junior, UNC, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA
draft.


Orl 106, Tor 94  at Tor
Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 18 points on 4-12 FG and 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 3
steals, and 7 turnovers.
Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 27 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and
5 assists.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points on 9-12 FG and 1-6 FT, 16 rebounds
including 5 offensive, and 8 blocks.
Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 19 points and 5 assists.
Chris Bosh (Tor) had 39 points on 16-26 FG and 7-10 FT and 15 rebounds
including 9 offensive.
T.J. Ford (Tor) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists.
Anthony Parker (Tor) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Orl leads the series 3-1.

LAL 102, Den 84  at Den
Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Luke Walton (LAL) had 15 points including 6-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 16 points including 5-22 FG and 10 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Linas Kleiza (Den) had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
LAL leads the series 3-0.

Atl 102, Bos 93  at Atl
Josh Smith (Atl) had 27 points including 11-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Joe Johnson (Atl) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and
6 assists.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points and 8 assists.
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 32 points on 11-19 FG and 10-11 FT and 10
rebounds.
Bos leads the series 2-1.

Uta 86, Hou 82  at Uta
Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 14 points and 18 rebounds.
Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 14 points including 3-13 FG and 14 rebounds.
Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points and 9 assists.
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 23 points including 9-25 FG, 10 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Rafer Alston (Hou) had 15 points on 6-18 FG and 5 assists.
Uta 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 LA Lakers (3) _ __
8 Denver (0)        |_              __
                     _                |
4 Utah (3)    ______|                 |_              __
5 Houston (1)                          _                |
                                      |                 |
2 New Orleans (2) __                  |                 |
7 Dallas (1)        |_              __|                 |
                     _                                  |
3 San Antonio (3) __|                                   |
6 Phoenix (0)                                           |_ 
                                                         _ 
                                                        |
1 Boston (2)  ______                                    |
8 Atlanta (1)       |_              __                  |
                     _                |                 |
4 Cleveland (2)  ___|                 |                 |
5 Washington (1)                      |_              __|
                                       _ 
2 Detroit (1)      _                  |
7 Philadelphia (2)  |_              __|
                     _ 
3 Orlando (3) ______|
6 Toronto (1)