News from May 2.

The NBA suspended Darius Songaila (Was) for 1 game for hitting LeBron
James (Cle) in the face during Wednesday's Was-Cle game.

Cleveland activated Sasha Pavlovic and placed Billy Thomas on IL.


Uta 113, Hou 91  at Uta
Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Deron Williams (Uta) had 25 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds,
and 9 assists.
Luis Scola (Hou) had 15 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 40 points including 12-18 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Utah takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will
face the LA Lakers.

Cle 105, Was 88  at Was
LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points including 10-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 13
assists.
Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 26 points including 6-13 3-pointers.
Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 22 points on 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.
Antawn Jamison (Was) had 23 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive.
Caron Butler (Was) had 18 points and 9 rebounds.
Darius Songaila (Was, suspended) did not play.
Cleveland takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they
will face the winner of the Bos-Atl series.

Atl 103, Bos 100  at Atl
Marvin Williams (Atl) had 18 points.
Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Mike Bibby (Atl) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Josh Childress (Atl) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points and 6 assists.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 20 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Atl shot 36-47 FT and Bos shot 20-25 FT.
The series is tied 3-3.


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 (0)         |
4 Utah (4)    ______|                     |_              __
5 Houston (2)                              _                |
                                          |                 |
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 (3)       |_                 ___                  |
                     _ 4 Cleveland (0)    |                 |
4 Cleveland (4)  ___|                     |                 |
5 Washington (2)                          |_              __|
                                           _ 
2 Detroit (4)      _                      |
7 Philadelphia (2)  |_ 2 Detroit (0) _____|
                     _ 3 Orlando (0) 
3 Orlando (4) ______|
6 Toronto (1)