News from April 23. Solomon Alabi (sophomore, Florida State, center), Lavoy Allen (junior, Temple, forward), and Cameron Jones (junior, Northern Arizona, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. SA 94, Dal 90 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. George Hill (SA) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points including 10-16 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 14 points. SA leads the series 2-1. Bos 100, Mia 98 at Mia Paul Pierce (Bos) had 32 points including 4-10 3-pointers and the game winning long jumper at the buzzer and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 25 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 34 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 5 assists. Bos leads the series 3-0. Uta 105, Den 93 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points on 6-18 FG and 6-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 24 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 22 points on 11-14 FG and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta, ruptured right Achilles) did not play. Uta 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 (2) _ 8 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _____________ _ _ _____________ | 4 Denver (1) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (2) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (1) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (2) |_ _____________ _| | _ _____________ | 3 Phoenix (2) ______| | 6 Portland (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (2) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ _____________ _ | _ _____________ | | 4 Boston (3) ________| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (2) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 3 Atlanta (2) _____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Portland at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT 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