News from May 7. Kevin Anderson (junior, Richmond, guard), Jeremy Hazell (junior, Steon Hall, guard), Adnan Hodzic (junior, Lipscomb, forward), Herb Pope (sophomore, Seton Hall, forward), and Jeff Robinson (junior, Seton Hall, guard) withdrew their names from the NBA draft. Cleveland activated Leon Powe and placed Jawad Williams on IL. Pho 110, SA 96 at SA Grant Hill (Pho) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 26 points including 10-13 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points including 5-12 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Antonio McDyess (SA) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 27 points including 10-17 FG, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Pho leads the series 3-0. Cle 124, Bos 95 at Bos LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points including 14-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 20 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Cle shot 59.5% (44-74) FG and Bos shot 42.7% (35-82) FG. Cle 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 (4) _ 8 Oklahoma City (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (2) ___ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Denver (2) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (2) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (4) |_ 7 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 3 Phoenix (3) | 3 Phoenix (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) | _ 4 Boston (1) ______ | 4 Boston (4) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (2) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atlanta (4) _____| 6 Milwaukee (3) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Saturday, May 8 Game 3 Orlando at Atlanta 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Utah 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 9 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Phoenix at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 10 Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 11 Game 5 Boston at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT *Game 5 San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 12 *Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBD TNT *Game 5 Utah at LA Lakers TBD TNT Thursday, May 13 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBD ESPN *Game 6 Phoenix at San Antonio TBD ESPN Friday, May 14 *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBD ESPN *Game 6 LA Lakers at Utah TBD ESPN Sunday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBD *Game 7 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD Monday, May 17 *Game 7 Utah at LA Lakers TBD TNT ---- 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