News from May 2. Dallas activated Corey Brewer and placed Rodrigue Beaubois on IL. Atlanta activated Pape Sy and placed Kirk Hinrich (strained hamstring) on IL. Dal 96, LAL 94 at LAL Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points and 14 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 7 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jason Terry (Dal) had 15 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 36 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Dal leads the series 1-0. Atl 103, Chi 95 at Chi Al Horford (Atl) had 9 points and 13 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 34 points including 12-18 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 22 points. Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Atl leads the series 1-0. 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 (1) _ _ 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 (1) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (1) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (1) ________| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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