News from April 19. Denver placed Steven Hunter and Sonny Weems on IL. New Orleans placed Ryan Bowen and Melvin Ely on IL. Atlanta placed Acie Law, Randolph Morris, and Thomas Gardner on IL. Miami placed Mark Blount, Luther Head (broken left hand), and Dorell Wright on IL. Orlando placed Jameer Nelson (dislocated shoulder) and Jeremy Richardson on IL. Philadelphia placed Elton Brand (right shoulder surgery) and Jason Smith (torn left ACL) on IL. The LA Lakers placed DJ Mbenga and Sun Yue on IL. Utah placed Mehmet Okur (strained hamstring), Kosta Koufas, and Morris Almond on IL. LAL 113, Uta 100 at LAL Trevor Ariza (LAL) had 21 points including 8-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 17 rebounds. LAL shot 55.6% (40-72) FG and Uta shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. LAL leads the series 1-0. Phi 100, Orl 98 at Orl Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points including the game winning long fade-away jumper with 2.2 seconds left, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Miller (Phi) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 31 points on 11-13 FG and 9-12 FT and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Courtney Lee (Orl) had 18 points. Phi leads the series 1-0. Atl 90, Mia 64 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 10 points on 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Atl leads the series 1-0. Den 113, NO 84 at Den Chauncey Billups (Den) had 36 points including 10-15 FG and 8-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Nene (Den) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 19 points including 0-7 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (NO) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. David West (NO) had 12 points on 4-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Den shot 50.7% (38-75) FG and NO shot 37.2% (29-78) FG. Den 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 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (1) _ | | | 2 Denver (1) __ | | 7 New Orleans (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (1) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (1) ______| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (0) _______ | 7 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (0) _| 6 Philadelphia (1) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary 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