28 Apr 2008 19:30:26

Patricia Bender

News from April 27, 2008

News from April 27. New Orleans activated Melvin Ely and placed Rasual Butler on IL. Josh Shipp (junior, UCLA, guard-forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. NO 97, Dal 84 at Dal Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David West (NO) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points. NO shot 50% (38-76) FG and Dal shot 36% (32-89) FG. NO leads the series 3-1. Cle 100, Was 97 at Was LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 9-14 FT, 12 rebounds, 7 assist, and 5 turnovers. Delonte West (Cle) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 12 points on 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Caron Butler (Was) had 19 points. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Cle out-rebounded Was 51-31 including 18-6 offensive. Cle leads the series 3-1. Pho 105, SA 86 at Pho Boris Diaw (Pho) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 14 points including 6-10 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raja Bell (Pho) had 27 points including 8-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points including 6-18 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Pho out-scored SA 34-13 in the 1st quarter. Grant Hill (Pho, right groin injury) did not play. SA leads the series 3-1. Det 93, Phi 84 at Phi Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 23 points on 11-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 18 points on 4-16 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points including 7-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 12 points including 4-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (3) _ __ 8 Denver (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (3) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (1) _ | | | 2 New Orleans (3) __ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (3) __| | 6 Phoenix (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (2) ______ | 8 Atlanta (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (3) ___| | | 5 Washington (1) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (2) _ | 7 Philadelphia (2) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (3) ______| 6 Toronto (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, April 28 Game 5: Toronto at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 4: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 29 Game 5: Dallas at New Orleans 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Philadelphia at Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Game 5: Utah at Houston 8:30 pm NBATV Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5: Denver at LA Lakers TBA Game 5: Atlanta at Boston TBA Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA Thursday, May 1 *Game 6: New Orleans at Dallas TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Phoenix TBA Game 6: Detroit at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6: Orlando at Toronto TBA Friday, May 2 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Denver TBA *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBA *Game 6: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA Saturday, May 3 *Game 7: Dallas at New Orleans TBA *Game 7: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Toronto at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 4 *Game 7: Denver at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 7: Washington at Cleveland TBA -- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html