News from April 29. Mem 99, SA 91 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 31 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 12 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Allen (Mem) had 11 points and 4 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points including 10-17 FG. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points and 3 steals. Mem shot 22-30 FT and SA shot 12-14 FT. Memphis takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Oklahoma City. On the lighter side Shane Battier (Mem) on San Antonio: "Those guys are like vampires. We're trying to kill them, but they kept getting up. We kept missing the heart. When Bonner is hitting bank 3s and Ginobili is hitting a halfcourt shot at halftime, you're saying, 'Gosh, go away. Please go away.'" Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (4) |_ 8 Memphis (0) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (0) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (0) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (0) ________| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 1 Game 1 Memphis at Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Game 1 Boston at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 2 Game 1 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 3 Game 2 Boston at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 2 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Friday, May 6 Game 3 Chicago at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 7 Game 3 Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Miami at Boston 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 8 Game 4 LA Lakers at Dallas 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Chicago at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 9 Game 4 Miami at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 10 *Game 5 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TNT *Game 5 Dallas at LA Lakers TBA TNT Wednesday, May 11 *Game 5 Boston at Miami TBA TNT *Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TNT Thursday, May 12 *Game 6 Chicago at Atlanta TBA ESPN *Game 6 LA Lakers at Dallas TBA ESPN Friday, May 13 *Game 6 Miami at Boston TBA ESPN *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Sunday, May 15 *Game 7 Dallas at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TNT *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TBA Monday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Miami 7:00 pm TNT ---- 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