05 May 2008 09:56:38

Patricia Bender

News from May 4, 2008

News from May 4. Bos 99, Atl 65 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 7-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 8 points including 3-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Bos shot 47.6% (40-84) FG and Atl shot 29.3% (24-82) FG. Boston takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Cleveland. LAL 109, Uta 98 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points including 21-23 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Sasha Vujacic (LAL) had 15 points. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 21 points and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 9 assists. LAL 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 LA Lakers (4) _ __ 8 Denver (0) |_ 1 LA Lakers (1) ___ _ 4 Utah (0) | 4 Utah (4) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 New Orleans (4) __ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 New Orleans (1) _| | _ 3 San Antonio (0) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Phoenix (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Boston (0) ___ | _ 4 Cleveland (0) | | 4 Cleveland (4) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (4) _ | 7 Philadelphia (2) |_ 2 Detroit (1) _____| _ 3 Orlando (0) 3 Orlando (4) ______| 6 Toronto (1) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 5 Game 2: Orlando at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: San Antonio at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 6 Game 1: Cleveland at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 7 Game 3: Detroit at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 8 Game 2: Cleveland at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: New Orleans at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Friday, May 9 Game 3: LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 10 Game 4: Detroit at Orlando 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Boston at Cleveland 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 11 Game 4: LA Lakers at Utah 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: New Orleans at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 12 Game 4: Boston at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 13 *Game 5: Orlando at Detroit TBA TNT *Game 5: San Antonio at New Orleans TBA TNT Wednesday, May 14 *Game 5: Utah at LA Lakers TBA TNT *Game 5: Cleveland at Boston TBA Thursday, May 15 *Game 6: Detroit at Orlando TBA ESPN *Game 6: New Orleans at San Antonio TBA ESPN Friday, May 16 *Game 6: Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 6: LA Lakers at Utah TBA ESPN Sunday, May 18 *Game 7: Orlando at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Cleveland at Boston TBA Monday, May 19 *Game 7: San Antonio at New Orleans TBA TNT *Game 7: Utah at LA Lakers TBA TNT -- 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