News from April 24. The NBA fined Josh McRoberts (Cha) $20,000 for making excessive contact with LeBron James (Mia) during Wednesday's Mia-Cha game. Mike Conley (Mem) was named as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award. Conley received 77 of a possible 334 1st place player votes. The players were asked to give a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place vote to the 6 previously announced divisional winners. Total position votes (334 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Mike Conley (Mem) ....... 2335 77 76 55 49 51 21 Jeff Green (Bos) ........ 1971 65 42 44 65 68 41 Channing Frye (Pho) ..... 1915 53 49 70 35 55 61 Bradley Beal (Was) ...... 1897 44 49 59 61 71 41 Damian Lillard (Por) .... 1881 48 48 58 66 40 65 Mike Dunleavy (Chi) ..... 1832 47 68 41 45 34 89 LAC 98, GS 96 at GS Blake Griffin (LAC) had 32 points on 15-25 FG and 2-9 FT and 8 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 14 points, 22 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points and 10 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points including 2-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 16 points and 15 assists. LAC leads the series 2-1. Mem 98, OKC 95 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points including 5-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points on 10-27 FG, 0-8 3-pointers, and 10-13 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points on 9-26 FG, 1-13 3-pointers, and 8-12 FT and 13 rebounds. Nick Calathes (Mem, suspended) did not play. Mem leads the series 2-1. Atl 98, Ind 85 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 18 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points including 3-11 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 22 points including 7-20 FG and 10 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. David West (Ind) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Atl leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (0) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (2) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (2) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (1) _______ | 8 Atlanta (2) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (0) ____| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (2) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (1) ______| 6 Brooklyn (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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