News from April 26. Ron Artest (LAL) was named as the winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. The LA Lakers activated Trey Johnson and placed Theo Ratliff on IL. Atlanta activated Damien Wilkins and placed Etan Thomas on IL. Chi 116, Ind 89 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 25 points and 6 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 14 points including 3-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Chicago takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Orl-Atl series. LAL 106, NO 90 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 21 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 20 points and 12 assists. LAL leads the series 3-2. Orl 101, Atl 76 at Orl Jason Richardson (Orl) had 17 points. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 14 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points including 7-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 9 points including 3-9 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Atl leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Memphis (3) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (3) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (3) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (3) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _ | _ | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (3) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Wednesday, April 27 Game 5 Philadelphia at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 28 Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans 7:00 pm TNT Game 6 Dallas at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 29 *Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Denver TBA *Game 6 Miami at Philadelphia TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7 Portland at Dallas TBA *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Philadelphia at Miami TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html