News from April 30.
Dallas fired head coach Avery Johnson.
Was 88, Cle 87 at Cle
Caron Butler (Was) had 32 points including 4-8 3-pointers and the game
winning layup with 3.9 seconds left, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Antonio Daniels (Was) had 12 points and 5 rebounds.
DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 15-18 FT, 10 rebounds, 7
assists, and 5 turnovers.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Delonte West (Cle) had 12 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Gilbert Arenas (Was, pinched nerve left knee) did not play.
Cle leads the series 3-2.
Bos 110, Atl 85 at Bos
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers.
Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Joe Johnson (Atl) had 21 points.
Bos shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and Atl shot 40.6% (28-69) FG.
Bos shot 11-15 FT and Atl shot 25-29 FT.
Bos leads the series 3-2.
Playoff Standings
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals
(Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of
7)
1 LA Lakers (4) _ __
8 Denver (0) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) ___
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4 Utah (3) ______| |_ __
5 Houston (1) _ |
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2 New Orleans (4) __ | |
7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 New Orleans (0) _| |
_ 3 San Antonio (0) |
3 San Antonio (4) __| |
6 Phoenix (1) |_
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1 Boston (3) ______ |
8 Atlanta (2) |_ __ |
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4 Cleveland (3) ___| | |
5 Wa****ngton (2) |_ __|
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2 Detroit (3) _ |
7 Philadelphia (2) |_ _____|
_ 3 Orlando (0)
3 Orlando (4) ______|
6 Toronto (1)
First Round (Central times) *if necessary
Thursday, May 1
Game 6: Detroit at Philadelphia 7:00 pm TNT
Friday, May 2
Game 6: Cleveland at Wa****ngton 6:00 pm ESPN2
Game 6: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN
Game 6: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN
Saturday, May 3
*Game 7: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA TNT
Sunday, May 4
*Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA
*Game 7: Atlanta at Boston TBA
*Game 7: Wa****ngton at Cleveland TBA
Second Round (Central times) *if necessary
Saturday, May 3
Game 1: San Antonio at New Orleans 9:00 pm
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