News from April 29. Caron Butler (LAC) suffered a broken 5th metacarpal bone in left hand during Sunday's LAC-Mem game. Butler is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Atlanta placed Al Horford (torn left pectoral muscle) and Zaza Pachulia on IL. Boston placed Ray Allen (sore right ankle) and JaJuan Johnson on IL. Denver placed Wilson Chandler and Rudy Fernandez (strained lower back) on IL. The LA Clippers placed Chauncey Billups (torn left Achilles) and Travis Leslie on IL. The LA Lakers placed Darius Morris on IL. Memphis placed Darrell Arthur (torn right Achilles) and Josh Selby on IL. San Antonio placed Derrick Byars and Cory Joseph on IL. Utah placed C.J. Miles (gastroc strain) and Earl Watson (knee injury) on IL. The deadline for underclassmen and foreign players under 22 years old who declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft has passed. The NBA will released the official list of those who declared. Those who have declared can remove their name from the draft up to June 18. The NBA draft is June 28. SA 106, Uta 91 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 8 assists. Stephen Jackson (SA) had 14 points. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. SA leads the series 1-0. LAL 103, Den 88 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 10 points on 5-7 FG, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 19 points. Andre Miller (Den) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. LAL shot 50% (43-86) FG and Den shot 35.6% (32-90) FG. Metta World Peace (LAL, suspended) did not play. LAL leads the series 1-0. LAC 99, Mem 98 at Mem Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (LAC) had 14 points and 11 assist. Nick Young (LAC) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points including 5-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. LAC out-scored Mem 35-13 in the 4th quarter. Mem held a 27 point lead during the 3rd quarter. LAC went on a 28-3 run to close the game. LAC leads the series 1-0. Atl 83, Bos 74 at Atl Joe Johnson (Atl) had 11 points including 3-15 FG and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points and 18 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Bos 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 (1) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (0) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (1) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (1) _____| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (0) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (1) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (1) _______| 6 Orlando (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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