News from April 18. Dallas placed Devean George (right knee surgery, out for playoffs), Jerry Stackhouse, and Shawne Williams on IL. San Antonio placed Manu Ginobili (stress fracture right ankle, out for playoffs), Ian Mahinmi, and Marcus Williams on IL. Houston placed Tracy McGrady (microfracture left knee surgery, out for playoffs), James White, and Joey Dorsey on IL. Portland placed Raef LaFrentz (right shoulder surgery), Shavlik Randolph, and Martell Webster (sore left foot) on IL. Cleveland placed J.J. Hickson (sore lower back), Jawad Williams, and Lorenzen Wright on IL. Detroit placed Allen Iverson (sore back, out for playoffs) on IL. Boston placed Kevin Garnett (sore right knee), Brian Scalabrine (neck injury), and J.R. Giddens on IL. Chicago placed Luol Deng (hairline fracture right leg), Jerome James, and DeMarcus Nelson on IL. Dal 105, SA 97 at SA Josh Howard (Dal) had 25 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 11 rebounds. Michael Finley (SA) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dal leads the series 1-0. Cle 102, Det 84 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points on 13-20 FG and 11-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Delonte West (Cle) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points including 7-21 FG. Cle shot 23-27 FT and Det shot 10-12 FT. Cle leads the series 1-0. Chi 105, Bos 103 OT at Bos Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 36 points on 12-19 FG and 12-12 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rose tied the NBA rookie record for most points by a rookie in his playoff debut (with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Ben Gordon (Chi) had 20 points and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 18 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chi leads the series 1-0. Hou 108, Por 81 at Por Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 24 points on a perfect 9-9 FG and 6-6 FT and 9 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Ron Artest (Hou) had 17 points. Brandon Roy (Por) had 21 points. Greg Oden (Por) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Hou shot 58.5% (38-65) FG and Por shot 41.7 (35-84) FG. Hou 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 (0) ____ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (1) _ | | | 2 Denver (0) __ | | 7 New Orleans (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (1) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (0) ______| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (0) _______ | 7 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (0) _| 6 Philadelphia (0) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, April 19 Game 1: Utah at LA Lakers 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Philadelphia at Orlando 4:30 pm TNT Game 1: Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 1: New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Monday, April 20 Game 2: Chicago at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 21 Game 2: Detroit at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 22 Game 2: Philadelphia at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 23 Game 3: Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: San Antonio at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Game 3: LA Lakers at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 24 Game 3: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Orlando at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Portland at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 25 Game 3: Denver at New Orleans 12:00 pm ESPN Game 4: San Antonio at Dallas 3:00 pm TNT Game 3: Atlanta at Miami 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 26 Game 4: Boston at Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Orlando at Philadelphia 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: Portland at Houston 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 27 Game 4: Atlanta at Miami TBA Game 4: Denver at New Orleans TBA *Game 5: Utah at LA Lakers TBA Tuesday, April 28 *Game 5: Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 5: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 5: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Wednesday, April 29 *Game 5: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 5: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Miami at Atlanta TBA Thursday, April 30 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Utah TBA *Game 6: Portland at Houston TBA *Game 6: Boston at Chicago TBA *Game 6: Orlando at Philadelphia TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6: San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6: Denver at New Orleans TBA *Game 6: Cleveland at Detroit TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Miami TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7: Utah at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7: Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 7: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Miami at Atlanta TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html