News from April 18. The NBA named Mike D'Antoni (LAL) and Mike Woodson (NY) as Coaches of the Month for April. The LA Lakers went 7-1 and New York went 8-2. Cleveland fired head coach Byron Scott. Detroit fired head coach Lawrence Frank. Doug Collins resigned as head coach with Philadelphia. Collins will remain as an advisor to the 76ers. Portland released Jared Jeffries. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (0) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (0) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (0) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (0) __| | 6 Golden State (0) |_ _ | 1 Miami (0) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 2 New York (0) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (0) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Saturday, April 20 (All times Central) Game 1: Boston at New York 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Golden State at Denver 4:30 pm ESPN Game 1: Chicago at Brooklyn 7:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 21 (All times Central) Game 1: Atlanta at Indiana 12:00 pm TNT Game 1: LA Lakers at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 1: Milwaukee at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 1: Houston at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 22 (All times Central) Game 2: Chicago at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 23 (All times Central) Game 2: Milwaukee at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Boston at New York 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Golden State at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 24 (All times Central) Game 2: Houston at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Atlanta at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: LA Lakers at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, April 25 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Milwaukee 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Brooklyn at Chicago 7:30 pm NBATV Game 3: LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 26 (All times Central) Game 3: New York at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3: San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 27 (All times Central) Game 4: Brooklyn at Chicago 1:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Memphis 3:30 pm TNT Game 3: Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 28 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Miami at Milwaukee 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at LA Lakers 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Denver at Golden State 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 29 (All times Central) Game 4: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA Game 4: Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 5: Chicago at Brooklyn TBA Schedule for Tuesday, April 30 (All times Central) *Game 5: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 5: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 5: Milwaukee at Miami TBA Schedule for Wednesday, May 1 (All times Central) *Game 5: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5: Boston at New York TBA *Game 5: Atlanta at Indiana TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 2 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at LA Lakers TBA *Game 6: Denver at Golden State TBA *Game 6: Miami at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6: Brooklyn at Chicago TBA Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis TBA *Game 6: New York at Boston TBA *Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) *Game 7: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 7: Milwaukee at Miami TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Brooklyn TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 5 (All times Central) *Game 7: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 7: Boston at New York TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Indiana TBA ---- 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