News from April 27. Toronto activated Julyan Stone and placed Landry Fields on IL. Por 123, Hou 120 OT at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points and 4 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 26 points on 11-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 25 points including 11-17 FT and 14 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 3-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Por leads the series 3-1. Tor 87, Bro 79 at Bro Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Tor out-scored Bro 20-12 in the 4th quarter. The series is tied 2-2. GS 118, LAC 97 at GS Andre Iguodala (GS) had 22 points on 6-8 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 33 points including 7-14 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 26 points. GS shot 55.4% (41-74) FG and LAC shot 42.9% (33-77) FG. The series is tied 2-2. Was 98, Chi 89 at Was Trevor Ariza (Was) had 30 points including 10-17 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 16 points including 5-14 FG. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 32 points including 13-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Nene (Was, suspended) did not play. Was leads the series 3-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (2) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (1) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (3) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (2) _ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (2) __| | 6 Golden State (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (2) _______ | 8 Atlanta (2) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (3) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (2) ______| 6 Brooklyn (2) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Golden State at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT 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