News from April 19. The NBA named Stephen Curry (GS) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Month for April. Curry averaged 25.4 points and 8.1 assists as Golden State went 5-3. Anthony averaged 36.9 points and 9.9 rebounds as New York went 8-2. The NBA named Damian Lillard (Por) and Chris Copeland (NY) as Rookies of the Month for April. Lillard averaged 19 points and 6.2 assists as Portland went 0-9. Copeland averaged 15 points as New York went 8-2. The NBA held the tiebreakers (random drawing) for the 9 teams that finished with the same record to determine the draft order and lottery chances. Detroit won the tiebreaker with Washington (29-53, 7th worst record) and, thus, Detroit will have 36 lottery chances and Washington will have 35 lottery chances - if neither wins the lottery (#1, #2, #3 draft picks determined by the lottery), Detroit will draft before Washington (and the order will be reverse in the 2nd round). Philadelphia won the tiebreaker with Toronto (34-48, 11th worst record) and, thus, Philadelphia will have 8 lottery chances and Toronto will have 7 lottery chances - if neither wins the lottery, Philadelphia will draft before Toronto. With a 3-team tie, Houston won the tiebreaker with Chicago and the LA Lakers (45-37) and, thus, Atlanta (which owns Houston's pick) will draft #18; the Lakers then won the tiebreaker with Chicago and, thus Cleveland (which owns the Lakers' pick) will draft #19 and Chicago will draft #20. The LA Clippers won the tiebreaker with Memphis (56-26) and, thus, the Clipper will draft #25 and Minnesota (which owns Memphis' pick) will draft #26. The lottery drawing will take placed May 21 and the NBA Draft is June 27. 2011 Draft Lottery Chances and Order Lottery Chances Team Chances (out of 1,000) Orlando 250 Charlotte 199 Cleveland 156 Phoenix 119 New Orleans 88 Sacramento 63 Detroit 36 Washington 35 Minnesota 17 Portland 11 Philadelphia 8 Toronto 7 Dallas 6 Utah 5 First Round Order 15. Milwaukee 16. Boston 17. Atlanta 18. Atlanta (from Houston via Brooklyn) 19. Cleveland (from LA Lakers) 20. Chicago 21. Utah (from Golden State via Brooklyn) 22. Brooklyn 23. Indiana 24. New York 25. LA Clippers 26. Minnesota (from Memphis via Houston) 27. Denver 28. San Antonio 29. Oklahoma City 30. Phoenix (from Miami via LA Lakers via Cleveland) Second Round Order 31. Cleveland (from Orlando) 32. Oklahoma City (from Charlotte) 33. Cleveland 34. Houston (from Phoenix) 35. Philadelphia (from New Orleans) 36. Sacramento 37/38. Washington 37/38. Detroit 39. Portland (from Minnesota via Boston via Cleveland) 40. Portland 41/42. Memphis (from Toronto) 42/42. Philadelphia 43. Milwaukee 44. Dallas 45. Portland (from Boston) 46. Utah 47. Atlanta 48. LA Lakers 49. Chicago 50. Atlanta (from Houston) 51. Orlando (from Golden State via Denver via New York) 52. Minnesota (from Brooklyn) 53. Indiana 54. Washington (from New York) 55. Memphis 56. Detroit (from LA Clippers) 57. Phoenix (from Denver via LA Lakers) 58. San Antonio 59. Minnesota (from Oklahoma City) 60. Memphis (from Miami) 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