News from April 30.

Dallas fired head coach Avery Johnson.


Was 88, Cle 87  at Cle
Caron Butler (Was) had 32 points including 4-8 3-pointers and the game
winning layup with 3.9 seconds left, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Antonio Daniels (Was) had 12 points and 5 rebounds.
DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 15-18 FT, 10 rebounds, 7
assists, and 5 turnovers.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Delonte West (Cle) had 12 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Gilbert Arenas (Was, pinched nerve left knee) did not play.
Cle leads the series 3-2.

Bos 110, Atl 85  at Bos
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers.
Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Joe Johnson (Atl) had 21 points.
Bos shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and Atl shot 40.6% (28-69) FG.
Bos shot 11-15 FT and Atl shot 25-29 FT.
Bos leads the series 3-2.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round            2nd Round             3rd Round          Finals
  (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)           (Best of 7)        (Best of 7)
1 LA Lakers (4) _ __
8 Denver (0)        |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) ___
                     _                    |
4 Utah (3)    ______|                     |_              __
5 Houston (1)                              _                |
                                          |                 |
2 New Orleans (4) __                      |                 |
7 Dallas (1)        |_ 2 New Orleans (0) _|                 |
                     _ 3 San Antonio (0)                    |
3 San Antonio (4) __|                                       |
6 Phoenix (1)                                               |_ 
                                                             _ 
                                                            |
1 Boston (3)  ______                                        |
8 Atlanta (2)       |_                  __                  |
                     _                    |                 |
4 Cleveland (3)  ___|                     |                 |
5 Washington (2)                          |_              __|
                                           _ 
2 Detroit (3)      _                      |
7 Philadelphia (2)  |_               _____|
                     _ 3 Orlando (0) 
3 Orlando (4) ______|
6 Toronto (1)