News from April 16. The NBA suspended Blake Griffin (LAC) for 1 game for collecting his 16th technical of the season (an automatic suspension). The Milwaukee Bucks were sold to Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry for a reported $550 million. The sale has to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. Houston signed Josh Powell and released Dexter Pittman. New York signed Lamar Odom to a 2 year contract with the 2nd year at the team's option. Odom was placed on IL and did not play. Philadelphia signed Casper Ware for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Kent Bazemore (LAL) underwent surgery on his right foot to repair a torn tendon. Cleveland activated Carrick Felix and placed Luol Deng on IL. Golden State activated Andre Iguodala and placed Jermaine O'Neal on IL. Houston activated Robert Covington and Isaiah Canaan and placed James Harden and Francisco Garcia on IL. Indiana activated Solomon Hill and placed C.J. Watson on IL. Oklahoma City activated Russell Westbrook and placed Andre Roberson on IL. Portland activated Victor Claver and Allen Crabbe and placed Maurice Williams and LaMarcus Aldridge on IL. San Antonio activated Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard and placed Tim Duncan and Marco Belinelli on IL. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Utah activated Erik Murphy and placed Enes Kanter on IL. Final 2013-14 Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 32.0 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.4 LeBron James (Mia) 27.1 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.6 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.2 Kevin Love (Min) 12.5 Assists John Wall (Was) 8.8 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.6 Stephen Curry (GS) 8.5 Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan (LAC) .676 Andre Drummond (Det) .623 Dwight Howard (Hou) .591 3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver (Atl) .472 Pablo Prigioni (NY) .464 Mike Miller (Mem) .459 Free Throw Percentage Brian Roberts (NO) .940 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .899 Reggie Jackson (OKC) .893 Steals Ricky Rubio (Min) 2.3 Thaddeus Young (Phi) 2.1 Paul George (Ind) 1.9 Blocks Serge Ibaka (OKC) 2.7 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 2.5 Roy Hibbert (Ind) 2.3 Turnovers Stephen Curry (GS) 3.8 James Harden (Hou) 3.6 John Wall (Was) 3.6 Minutes Carmelo Anthony (NY) 38.7 Kevin Durant (OKC) 38.5 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 38.2 Mem 106, Dal 105 OT at Mem Zach Randlolph (Mem) had 27 points and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points including the game winning free throws with 1.1 seconds left and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 12-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 18 points including 8-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Mem shot 15-25 FT and Dal shot 9-11 FT. GS 116, Den 112 at Den Harrison Barnes (GS) had 30 points including 5-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Hilton Armstrong (GS) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (GS) had 41 points including 16-28 FG and 5 rebounds. Randy Foye (Den) had 32 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 9-12 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Randolph (Den) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS, rest), Andre Iguodala (GS, rest), David Lee (GS, rest), J.J. Hickson (Den), Ty Lawson (Den, sprained left ankle), and Nate Robinson (Den, torn ACL) did not play. Pho 104, Sac 99 at Sac Markieff Morris (Pho) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 29 points including 11-13 FG. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 31 points including 10-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Travis Outlaw (Sac) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) and DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, suspended) did not play. Por 110, LAC 104 at Por Robin Lopez (Por) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds including 7 offensive. Will Barton (Por) had 23 points including 7-20 FG and 10 rebounds. Victor Claver (Por) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 34 points including 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Darren Collison (LAC) had 19 points and 7 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC, suspended), Chris Paul (LAC, rest), and J.J. Redick (LAC, rest) did not play. NO 105, Hou 100 at NO Tyreke Evans (NO) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Austin Rivers (NO) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 15 points. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Troy Daniels (Hou) had 22 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Anthony Davis (NO, back spasms), Eric Gordon (NO, left knee tendinitis), Jeremy Lin (Hou, rest), and Chandler Parsons (Hou, rest) did not play. Uta 136, Min 130 2OT at Min Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 23 points including 8-23 FG, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremy Evans (Uta) had 18 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Trey Burke (Uta) had 32 points including 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 19 points on 4-15 FG, 1-9 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Martin (Min) had 31 points including 9-10 FT. Uta shot 24-29 FT and Min shot 42-54 FT. Atl 111, Mil 103 at Mil Mike Scott (Atl) had 17 points. Cartier Martin (Atl) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Muscala (Atl) had 15 points. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 7 rebounds. John Henson (Mil) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl), O.J. Mayo (Mil, sprained left ankle), and Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended) did not play. Ind 101, Orl 86 at Orl Rasual Butler (Ind) had 19 points and 5 assists. Chris Copeland (Ind) had 19 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Evan Turner (Ind) had 14 points including 5-6 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. E'Twaun Moore (Orl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Ind shot 8-11 FT and Orl shot 12-24 FT. Cha 91, Chi 86 OT at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 10 points including 4-14 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 17 points. Was 118, Bos 102 at Bos Trevor Booker (Was) had 20 points including 9-13 FG. Bradley Beal (Was) had 27 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 20 points. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Was shot 56.8% (50-88) FG and Bos shot 46.4% (39-84) FG. LAL 113, SA 100 at SA Jordan Hill (LAL) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Kendall Marshall (LAL) had 15 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 11 assists. Nick Young (LAL) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Kent Bazemore (LAL, foot surgery), Pau Gasol (LAL, vertigo), Chris Kaman (LAL, calf strain), and Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation) did not play. OKC 112, Det 111 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 42 points including 13-15 FT and the game winning dunk with 16.5 seconds left and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points on 5-15 FG and 12-15 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 10 points, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Kyle Singler (Det) had 20 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 22 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Josh Smith (Det, left patella tendinitis) did not play. NY 95, Tor 92 at NY J.R. Smith (NY) had 30 points including 13-19 FG and 5 steals. Cole Aldrich (NY) had 13 points, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 18 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points and 5 assists. Grievis Vasquez (Tor) had 13 points and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY, torn right labrum), Tyson Chandler (NY), and Raymond Felton (NY) did not play. Phi 100, Mia 87 at Mia Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Henry Sims (Phi) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 16 points. Toney Douglas (Mia) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Phi shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Mia shot 41.1% (30-73) FG. Mario Chalmers (Mia) did not play. Cle 114, Bro 85 at Cle Dion Waiters (Cle) had 19 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tyler Zeller (Cle) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Bro) had 20 points including 6-19 FG and 4-12 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Henry Sims (Phi) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 16 points. Toney Douglas (Mia) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Phi shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Mia shot 41.1% (30-73) FG. Mario Chalmers (Mia) did not play. Cle 114, Bro 85 at Cle Dion Waiters (Cle) had 19 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tyler Zeller (Cle) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Bro) had 20 points including 6-19 FG and 4-12 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Cle out-scored Bro 63-36 in the 2nd half. Cle shot 52.9% (46-87) FG and Bro shot 38% (30-79) FG. Anderson Varejao (Cle), Kevin Garnett (Bro, rest), Joe Johnson (Bro, sore right calf), Paul Pierce (Bro, rest), Mirza Teletovic (Bro, personal reasons), and Deron Williams (Bro, right knee tendinitis) did not play. Thus ends the 2013-2014 regular season. The 2014 playoffs start Saturday! Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Dallas (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (0) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (0) _ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (0) __| | 6 Golden State (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (0) _______ | 8 Atlanta (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (0) ____| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (0) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (0) ______| 6 Brooklyn (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Saturday, April 19 Game 1 Brooklyn at Toronto 11:30 am ESPN Game 1 Golden State at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Atlanta at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 20 Game 1 Dallas at San Antonio 12:00 pm TNT Game 1 Charlotte at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Washington at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 1 Portland at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 21 Game 2 Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Golden State at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 22 Game 2 Atlanta at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Brooklyn at Toronto 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Washington at Chicago 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 23 Game 2 Charlotte at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Dallas at San Antonio 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, April 24 Game 3 Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 3 LA Clippers at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 25 Game 3 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Houston at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 26 Game 4 Indiana at Atlanta 1:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Dallas 3:30 pm TNT Game 3 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 27 Game 4 Chicago at Washington 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Portland 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 28 Game 4 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm TNT *Game 5 Atlanta at Indiana 7:00 pm NBATV Game 4 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 29 *Game 5 Washington at Chicago TBA *Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5 Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 5 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 5 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Portland at Houston TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 1 *Game 6 Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at Golden State TBA Schedule for Friday, May 2 *Game 6 Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Washington TBA *Game 6 San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6 Houston at Portland TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 3 *Game 7 Atlanta at Indiana TBA *Game 7 Washington at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 4 *Game 7 Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 7 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Portland at Houston 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