News from April 25. Atlanta activated Acie Law and Thomas Gardner and placed Marvin Williams (wrist injury) and Speedy Claxton on IL. Utah activated Mehmet Okur and placed Kyrylo Fesenko on IL. Gerald Henderson (guard-forward, Duke, junior) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 99, SA 90 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 28 points including 11-13 FT. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points including 11-18 FT, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 43 points including 18-29 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dal leads the series 3-1. LAL 108, Uta 94 at Uta Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points including 16-24 FG and 6 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 23 points including 9-12 FT, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. LAL leads the series 3-1. Mia 107, Atl 78 at Mia Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 22 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 blocks. Josh Smith (Atl) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Mia shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and Atl shot 36.7% (29-79) FG. Mia leads the series 2-1. NO 95, Den 93 at NO David West (NO) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 32 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Caron Butler (NO) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Den leads the series 2-1. 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 Utah (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 Denver (2) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (3) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (3) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (1) ______| | | 5 Miami (2) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (2) _______ | 7 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (1) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary 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 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Denver at New Orleans 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 28 Game 5: Chicago at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Philadelphia at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Game 5: Houston at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV 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