News from April 27. The NBA named Chris Paul (LAC) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Month for April. Paul averaged 20.7 points, 9.9 assists, and 3 steals as the LA Clippers went 9-5. Anthony averaged 29.8 points and 7.3 rebounds as New York went 9-4. The NBA named Lionel Hollins (Mem) and Frank Vogel (Ind) as Coaches of the Month for April. Memphis went 13-3 and Indiana went 12-3. The NBA named Kenneth Faried (Den) and Ivan Johnson (Atl) as Rookies of the Month for April. Faried averaged 11.6 points and 9.1 rebounds as Denver went 10-4. Johnson averaged 10.7 points and 5.9 rebounds as Atlanta went 9-3. The NBA held the tiebreakers (random drawing) for the 13 teams that finished with the same record to determine the draft order and lottery chances. Cleveland won the tiebreaker with New Orleans (21-45, 3rd worst record) and, thus, Cleveland will have 138 lottery chances and New Orleans will have 137 lottery changes - if neither wins the lottery (#1, #2, #3 draft picks determined by the lottery), Cleveland will draft before New Orleans. Sacramento won the tiebreaker with New Jersey (22-44, 5th worst record) and, thus, Sacramento will have 76 lottery changes and New Jersey will have 75 lottery changes - if neither wins the lottery, Sacramento will draft before New Jersey. Golden State won the tiebreaker with Toronto (23-43, 7th worst record) and, thus, Golden State will have 36 lottery changes and Toronto will have 35 lottery changes - if neither wins the lottery, Golden State will draft before Toronto. New York won the tiebreaker with Dallas and Utah (36-30) and then Dallas won the tiebreaker with Utah and, thus, Houston (which owns New York's pick) will draft #16, Dallas will draft #17, and Minnesota (which owns Utah's pick) will draft #18. The LA Clippers won the tiebreaker with Atlanta (40-26) and, thus, Boston (which owns the Clippers' pick via Oklahoma City) will draft #22 and Atlanta will draft #23. The LA Lakers won the tiebreaker with Memphis (41-25) and, thus, Cleveland (which owns the Lakers' pick) will draft #24 and Memphis will draft #25. Chicago won the tiebreaker with San Antonio (50-16) and thus, Chicago will draft #29 and Golden State (which owns San Antonio's pick) will draft #30. The lottery drawing will take placed May 30 and the NBA Draft is June 28. 2012 Draft Lottery Chances and Order Lottery Chances Team Chances (out of 1,000) Charlotte 250 Washington 199 Cleveland 138 New Orleans 137 Sacramento 76 New Jersey 75 (may go to Portland) Golden State 36 (may go to Utah via New Jersey) Toronto 35 Detroit 17 New Orleans 11 (from Minnesota via LA Clippers) Portland 8 Milwaukee 7 Phoenix 6 Houston 5 First Round Order 15. Philadelphia 16. Houston (from New York) 17. Dallas 18. Minnesota (from Utah) 19. Orlando 20. Denver 21. Boston 22. Boston (from LA Clippers via Oklahoma City) 23. Atlanta 24. Cleveland (from LA Lakers) 25. Memphis 26. Indiana 27. Miami 28. Oklahoma City 29. Chicago 30. Golden State (from San Antonio) Second Round Order 31. Charlotte 32. Washington 33/34. Cleveland (from New Orleans via Miami) 33/34. Cleveland 35/36. Golden State (from New Jersey) 35/36. Sacramento 37/38. Toronto 37/38. Denver (from Golden State via New York 39. Detroit 40. Portland (from Minnesota via Houston) 41. Portland 42. Milwaukee 43. Atlanta (from Phoenix) 44. Detroit (from Houston) 45. Philadelphia 46. Washington (from Dallas) 47. Utah 48. New York 49. Orlando 50. Denver 51. Boston 52. Golden State (from Atlanta) 53. LA Clippers 54. Philadelphia (from Memphis) 55. Dallas (from LA Lakers) 56. Toronto (from Indiana) 57. New Jersey (from Miami) 58. Minnesota (from Oklahoma City) 59. San Antonio 60. New Jersey (from Chicago via Milwaukee, may go to LA Lakers) Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (0) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (0) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (0) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (0) _____| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (0) __ | 8 Philadelphia (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (0) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (0) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (0) _______| 6 Orlando (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 28 Game 1 Philadelphia at Chicago 12:00 pm TNT Game 1 New York at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Orlando at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 29 Game 1 Utah at San Antonio 12:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Denver at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Boston at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 1 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 30 Game 2 New York at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Orlando at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 1 Game 2 Boston at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Philadelphia at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 2 Game 2 Utah at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Indiana at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 3 Game 3 Miami at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 4 Game 3 Atlanta at Boston 6:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 Game 4 Indiana at Orlando 1:00 pm ABC Game 3 Memphis at LA Clippers 3:30 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:30 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 6 Game 4 Chicago at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Miami at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Atlanta at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Denver 8:30 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4 San Antonio at Utah TBD Game 4 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD *Game 5 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD Tuesday, May 8 *Game 5 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 5 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5 New York at Miami TBD *Game 5 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD Thursday, May 10 *Game 5 Chicago at Philadelphia TBD *Game 6 Atlanta at Boston TBD *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Dallas TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Denver TBD Friday, May 11 *Game 6 Miami at New York TBD *Game 6 Indiana at Orlando TBD *Game 6 San Antonio at Utah TBD *Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 12 *Game 7 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 7 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 New York at Miami TBD *Game 7 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 7 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD ---- 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