News from April 20. Charlotte place Brendan Haywood (left foot surgery) and Jeff Taylor (ruptured right Achilles) on IL. Chicago placed Derrick Rose (right knee injury) and Greg Smith on IL. Dallas placed Ricky Ledo and Gal Mekel on IL. Houston placed Isaiah Canaan and Robert Covington on IL. Miami placed Michael Beasley and Justin Hamilton on IL. Portland placed Victor Claver and Allen Crabbe on IL. San Antonio placed Aron Baynes and Damion James on IL. Washington placed Glen Rice and Chris Singleton on IL. SA 90, Dal 85 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 11 points including 4-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 19 points and 5 assists. SA leads the series 1-0. Mia 99, Cha 88 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 13 points including 4-13 FG. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Mia shot 18-26 FT and Cha shot 8-12 FT. Mia leads the series 1-0. Was 102, Chi 93 at Chi Trevor Ariza (Was) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Nene (Was) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points on 4-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 16 points. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 16 points on 3-15 FG and 10-10 FT. Was out-scored Chi 30-18 in the 4th quarter. Was leads the series 1-0. Por 122, Hou 120 OT at Hou LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 46 points on 17-31 FG and 10-13 FT and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 24 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 27 points including 9-17 FT, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 27 points on 8-28 FG, 3-14 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Por leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (0) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (0) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (0) _______ | 8 Atlanta (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (0) ____| | | 5 Washington (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (1) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (0) ______| 6 Brooklyn (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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