News from April 15. The NBA named Rick Carlisle (Dal) and Stan Van Gundy (Orl) as Coaches of the Month for April. Dallas went 5-2 and Orlando went 7-1. The NBA named Stephen Curry (GS) and Terrence Williams (NJ) as Rookies of the Month for April. Curry averaged 26.4 points and 8.1 assists as Golden State went 5-3. Williams averaged 14.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.3 assists as New Jersey went 2-5. The NBA fined Phil Jackson $35,000 for comments he made about the refs regarding their calling of Kevin Durant's (OKC) game. Philadelphia fired head coach Eddie Jordan. The LA Clippers fired interim coach Kim Hughes. Memphis signed head coach Lionel Hollins to a 3 year contract extension. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (0) _ 8 Oklahoma City (0) |_ _____________ _ _ _____________ | 4 Denver (0) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (0) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _| | _ _____________ | 3 Phoenix (0) ______| | 6 Portland (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (0) _____ | 8 Chicago (0) |_ _____________ _ | _ _____________ | | 4 Boston (0) ________| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (0) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 3 Atlanta (0) _____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Saturday, April 17 Game 1 Chicago at Cleveland 2:00 pm ABC Game 1 Milwaukee at Atlanta 4:30 pm ESPN Game 1 Miami at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Utah at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 18 Game 1 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 2:00 pm ABC Game 1 Charlotte at Orlando 4:30 pm TNT Game 1 San Antonio at Dallas 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 Portland at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Monday, April 19 Game 2 Chicago at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Utah at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 20 Game 2 Milwaukee at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Miami at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Portland at Phoenix 9:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 21 Game 2 Charlotte at Orlando 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 22 Game 3 Cleveland at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Game 3 Phoenix at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Friday, April 23 Game 3 Boston at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Game 3 Denver at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN2 Saturday, April 24 Game 3 Orlando at Charlotte 1:00 pm TNT Game 4 Phoenix at Portland 3:30 pm TNT Game 3 Atlanta at Milwaukee 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 25 Game 4 Boston at Miami 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Cleveland at Chicago 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Dallas at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Denver at Utah 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 26 Game 4 Orlando at Charlotte TBD Game 4 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD *Game 5 Portland at Phoenix TBD Tuesday, April 27 *Game 5 Miami at Boston TBD *Game 5 Chicago at Cleveland TBD *Game 5 San Antonio at Dallas TBD *Game 5 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, April 28 *Game 5 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD *Game 5 Charlotte at Orlando TBD *Game 5 Utah at Denver TBD Thursday, April 29 *Game 6 Boston at Miami TBD *Game 6 Cleveland at Chicago TBD *Game 6 Phoenix at Portland TBD *Game 6 Dallas at San Antonio TBD Friday, April 30 *Game 6 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD *Game 6 Orlando at Charlotte TBD *Game 6 Denver at Utah TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD Saturday, May 1 *Game 7 Miami at Boston TBD *Game 7 Chicago at Cleveland TBD *Game 7 San Antonio at Dallas TBD Sunday, May 2 *Game 7 Charlotte at Orlando TBD *Game 7 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Utah at Denver TBD *Game 7 Portland at Phoenix TBD *Game 7 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD ---- 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