News from April 15. San Antonio assigned Marcus Williams to the NBADL. New Orleans activated Tyson Chandler and placed Hilton Armstrong on IL. New Jersey activated Keyon Dooling and placed Vince Carter (sprained right big toe) on IL. Atlanta activated Maurice Evans and Zaza Pachulia and placed Mike Bibby (rest) and Joe Johnson (rest) on IL. Cleveland activated Lorenzen Wright and placed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (rest) on IL. Austin Daye (forward, Gonzaga, sophomore), Patrick Patterson (forward, Kentucky, sophomore), Jeremy Wise (guard, Southern Mississippi), Dominique Archie (forward, South Carolina, junior), and Damion James (forward, Texas, junior) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Final Stats Leaders Points Dwyane Wade (Mia) 30.2 LeBron James (Cle) 28.4 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.8 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.8 Troy Murphy (Ind) 11.8 David Lee (NY) 11.7 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.0 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.7 Steve Nash (Pho) 9.7 Blocks Dwight Howard (Orl) 2.9 Chris Andersen (Den) 2.5 Ronny Turiaf (GS) 2.1 Marcus Camby (LAC) 2.1 Steals Chris Paul (NO) 2.8 Dwyane Wade (Mia) 2.2 Jason Kidd (Dal) 2.0 Turnovers Stephen Jackson (GS) 3.9 Dwyane Wade (Mia) 3.4 Steve Nash (Pho) 3.4 Deron Williams (Uta) 3.4 Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) .609 Nene (Den) .604 Andris Biedrins (GS) .575 3-Point Percentage Anthony Morrow (GS) .467 Jameer Nelson (Orl) .453 Troy Murphy (Ind) .450 Free Throw Percentage Jose Calderon (Tor) .981 [set new NBA season record, old: .958] Ray Allen (Bos) .952 Steve Nash (Pho) .933 Dal 95, Hou 84 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points including 4-13 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points and 15 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 11 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points on 10-17 FG. Yao Ming (Hou) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. SA 105, NO 98 OT at SA Michael Finley (SA) had 17 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 19 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 29 points including 12-21 FG and 6 assists. David West (NO) had 34 points including 15-24 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. Por 104, Den 76 at Por Travis Outlaw (Por) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 18 points on 6-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Channing Frye (Por) had 12 points including 5-7 FG. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 12 points including 3-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 13 points. Por shot 52.7% (39-74) FG and Den shot 33.7% (28-83) FG. Phi 111, Cle 110 OT at Cle Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 24 points including 10-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Phi) had 30 points including 9-13 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Sasha Pavlovic (Cle) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 28 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Cle shot 8-12 FT and Phi shot 32-43 FT. LeBron James (Cle, rest) and Joe Smith (Cle, rest) did not play. Orl 98, Cha 73 at Orl Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Tony Battie (Orl) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Orl) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 13 points on 2-7 FG and 9-11 FT. Orl shot 45.7% (37-81) FG and Cha shot 35.3% (24-68) FG. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, sprained left knee) did not play. Bos 115, Was 107 at Bos Leon Powe (Bos) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Eddie House (Bos) had 20 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Caron Butler (Was) had 39 points on 13-20 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Ray Allen (Bos, rest), Paul Pierce (Bos, rest), Gilbert Arenas (Was), Andray Blatche (Was), Brendan Haywood (Was), and Antawn Jamison (Was, sore right ankle) did not play. Mem 98, Atl 90 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Flip Murray (Atl) had 29 points including 12-13 FT and 6 assists. Maurice Evans (Atl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Greg Buckner (Mem, sore left shoulder), Darius Miles (Mem, strep throat), Quinton Ross (Mem, strained left quad), Al Horford (Atl, rest), and Marvin Williams (Atl, rest) did not play. Tor 109, Chi 98 at Chi Shawn Marion (Tor) had 34 points including 15-18 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points including 8-23 FG and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 23 points. Andre Bargnani (Chi, sore left heel) did not play. Mia 102, Det 96 OT at Mia Michael Beasley (Mia) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (Mia) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Quinn (Mia) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kwame Brown (Det) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia, rest), Jermaine O'Neal (Mia, left calf strain), Richard Hamilton (Det, rest) and Antonio McDyess (Det, rest) did not play. Pho 117, GS 113 at Pho Grant Hill (Pho) had 27 points on 7-25 FG and 13-16 FT, 10 rebounds including 8 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 18 points. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 15 points including 5-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (GS) had 33 points including 13-22 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. C.J. Watson (GS) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 0-5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (GS, strained lower back), Monta Ellis (GS, left ankle), Corey Maggette (GS, post concussion syndrome), and Brandan Wright (GS, left shoulder) did not play. Ind 115, Mil 108 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 35 points on 10-16 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Kareem Rush (Ind) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 31 points including 13-20 FG and 3 steals. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Ind shot 25-30 FT and Mil shot 13-15 FT. Sac 97, Min 90 at Min Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Ike Diogu (Sac) had 28 points on 10-17 FG and 8-11 FT and 13 rebounds. Craig Smith (Min) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 17 points including 6-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Sac, sprained left knee) did not play. NY 102, NJ 73 at NY David Lee (NY) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Wilcox (NY) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NJ) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 18 points. NY shot 44.7% (38-85) FG and NJ shot 31.3% (26-83) FG. Chris Hunter (NY, sprained left ankle) and Devin Harris (NJ, sore left shoulder) did not play. OKC 126, LAC 85 at LAC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jeff Green (OKC) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Earl Watson (OKC) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 22 points including 10-15 FG. Mike Taylor (LAC) had 15 points including 4-13 FG, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Zach Randolph (LAC, mild concussion) and Al Thornton (LAC, sore right shoulder) did not play. Thus ends the 2008-09 Regular Season. The Playoffs start Saturday. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (0) ____ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (0) _ | | | 2 Denver (0) __ | | 7 New Orleans (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Dallas (0) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (0) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (0) ______| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (0) _______ | 7 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (0) _| 6 Philadelphia (0) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 18 Game 1: Chicago at Boston 11:30 am ESPN Game 1: Detroit at Cleveland 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Dallas at San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Houston at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 19 Game 1: Utah at LA Lakers 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Philadelphia at Orlando 4:30 pm TNT Game 1: Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 1: New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Monday, April 20 Game 2: Chicago at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 21 Game 2: Detroit at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 22 Game 2: Philadelphia at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 23 Game 3: Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: San Antonio at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Game 3: LA Lakers at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 24 Game 3: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Orlando at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Portland at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 25 Game 3: Denver at New Orleans 12:00 pm ESPN Game 4: San Antonio at Dallas 3:00 pm TNT Game 3: Atlanta at Miami 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 26 Game 4: Boston at Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Orlando at Philadelphia 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: Portland at Houston 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 27 Game 4: Atlanta at Miami TBA Game 4: Denver at New Orleans TBA *Game 5: Utah at LA Lakers TBA Tuesday, April 28 *Game 5: Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 5: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 5: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Wednesday, April 29 *Game 5: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 5: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Miami at Atlanta TBA Thursday, April 30 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Utah TBA *Game 6: Portland at Houston TBA *Game 6: Boston at Chicago TBA *Game 6: Orlando at Philadelphia TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6: San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6: Denver at New Orleans TBA *Game 6: Cleveland at Detroit TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Miami TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7: Utah at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7: Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 7: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Miami at Atlanta 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