News from May 6. Dal 98, LAL 92 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points including 7-10 FG. Peja Stojakovic (Dal) had 15 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points and 6 assists. Dal shot 24-29 FT and LAL shot 11-14 FT. Dal out-scored LAL 32-20 in the 4th quarter. Ron Artest (LAL, suspended) did not play. Dal leads the series 3-0. Chi 99, Atl 82 at Atl Joakim Noah (Chi) had 2 points on 1-8 FG, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 44 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 13 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 21 points. Chi 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 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (4) |_ 8 Memphis (1) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (1) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (3) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (2) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (1) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (2) ________| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 TNT 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