News from April 13. Detroit signed Lorenzo Brown for the rest of the season. Brown had previously completed 2 10-day contracts with Detroit. Cleveland signed Dahntay Jones for the rest of the season. Minnesota announced that they would not retain interim coach Sam Mitchell. Memphis activated Jordan Adams. Boston activated Jordan Mickey and placed James Young on IL. Charlotte activated Cody Zeller and placed Nicolas Batum (sore left ankle) on IL. Cleveland placed Iman Shumpert (injured left knee) on IL. Detroit activated Jodie Meeks and placed Reggie Jackson (strained abdominal muscle) on IL. Golden State activated Leandro Barbosa and placed Ian Clark on IL. Houston activated Montrezl Harrell and placed Terrence Jones on IL. Indiana activated Rakeem Christmas and placed Ian Mahinmi on IL. The LA Clippers activated Branden Dawson and placed J.J. Redick (rest) on IL. Orlando activated Aaron Gordon and placed Victor Oladipo (concussion) on IL. Sacramento activated Omri Casspi and placed DeMarcus Cousins (rest) on IL. San Antonio activated Boris Diaw and placed Tim Duncan (rest) on IL. Utah activated Tibor Pleiss and placed Rudy Gobert (sprained right ankle) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Stephen Curry (GS) 30.1 James Harden (Hou) 29.0 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.2 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 14.8 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.8 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 11.9 Assists Rajon Rondo (Sac) 11.7 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.4 John Wall (Was) 10.2 Steals Stephen Curry (GS) 2.14 Ricky Rubio (Min) 2.13 Chris Paul (LAC) 2.05 Kyle Lowry (Tor) 2.05 Blocks Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 3.7 DeAndre Jordan (LA) 2.3 Rudy Gobert (Uta) 2.2 Turnovers James Harden (Hou) 4.56 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 4.28 John Wall (Was) 4.13 Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan (LAC) .703 Dwight Howard (Hou) .620 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) .606 3-point Percentage J.J. Redick (LAC) .475 Stephen Curry (GS) .454 Kawhi Leonard (SA) .443 Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry (GS) .908 Jamal Crawford (LAC) .904 Kevin Durant (OKC) .898 SA 96, Dal 91 at Dal Boban Marjanovic (SA) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Kyle Anderson (SA) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals. Jonathon Simmons (SA) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points on 5-17 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Dal) had 22 points. SA out-scored Dal 62-39 in the 2nd half. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA, rest), Kawhi Leonard (SA, rest), Tony Parker (SA, rest), David West (SA, rest), J.J. Barea (Dal, strained right groin), and Devin Harris (Dal, sprained left thumb) did not play. GS 125, Mem 104 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 46 points including 15-24 FG and 10-19 3-pointers and 6 assists. Curry finished the season with an NBA record 402 3-pointers made. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 16 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Mem) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers. GS shot 52.9% (46-87) FG and Mem shot 42.9% (42-98) FG. Golden State finished the season with an NBA record of 73-9, besting the 95-96 Chicago record of 72-10. LAL 101, Uta 96 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 60 points on 22-50 FG, 6-21 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT. It was his last NBA game as he had previously announced that this was his final season. He finished with 33,643 points, 3rd most in league history. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Larry Nance (LAL) had 8 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 2-2 FT and 6 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. LAL out-scored Uta 35-21 in the 4th quarter and 59-39 in the 2nd half. Alec Burks (Uta, sore right knee) and Derrick Favors (Uta, sore right knee) did not play. Por 107, Den 99 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points and 5 assists. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 16 points. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 25 points and 6 assists. Nikola Joki (Den) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Pho 114, LAC 105 at Pho Jon Leuer (Pho) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Mirza Teletovic (Pho) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Cole Aldrich (LAC) had 14 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 4-4 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Wesley Johnson (LAC) had 19 points. C.J. Wilcox (LAC) had 19 points. Tyson Chandler (Pho, concussion), Brandon Knight (Pho, rest), Blake Griffin (LAC, rest), DeAndre Jordan (LAC, rest), and Chris Paul (LAC, rest) did not play. Min 144, NO 109 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 20 points including 7-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 14 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 28 points including 12-16 FG. Omer Asik (NO) had 24 points including 10-13 FG and 11 rebounds. James Ennis (NO) had 28 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Toney Douglas (NO) had 22 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Min shot 65.1% (56-86) FG and NO shot 43.5% (40-92) FG. Ryan Anderson (NO, sports hernia), Luke Babbitt (NO, stomach illness), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), Alonzo Gee (NO, right quad), and Jrue Holiday (NO, fractured right orbital wall) did not play. Ind 97, Mil 92 at Mil Solomon Hill (Ind) had 25 points including 7-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Lavoy Allen (Ind) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 12 points and 6 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Paul George (Ind, rest), Monta Ellis (Ind, rest), George Hill (Ind, rest), and Jerryd Bayless (Mil, hyperextended right knee) did not play. Hou 116, Sac 81 at Hou Dwight Howard (Hou) had 14 points in 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 38 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 6 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. James Anderson (Sac) had 13 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Hou shot 48.5% (47-97) FG and Sac shot 33.3% (32-96) FG. Caron Butler (Sac, rest), Darren Collison (Sac, rest), Rudy Gay (Sac, rest), Rajon Rondo (Sac, rest), Omri Casspi (Sac, strained right hamstring) did not play. Chi 115, Phi 105 at Chi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 32 points including 10-17 FG and 7-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, and 5 blocks. Justin Holiday (Chi) had 29 points including 9-15 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 10 points including 4-12 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 10 assists. Robert Covington (Phi) had 27 points including 6-13 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 21 points. Chi out-scored Chi 35-13 in the 3rd quarter. Mike Dunleavy (Chi, rest), Pau Gasol (Chi, rest), Derrick Rose (Chi, rest), Taj Gibson (Chi, rib contusion), E'Twaun Moore (Chi, left hamstring), Isaiah Canann (Phi, left shoulder injury), Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right Achilles), and Carl Landry (Phi, sore lower back) did not play. Was 109, Atl 98 at Was Ramon Sessions (Was) had 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nene (Was) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Jared Dudley (Was) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was, rest) did not play. Det 112, Cle 110 OT at Cle Anthony Tolliver (Det) had 15 points on 5-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Reggie Bullock (Det) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (Det) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Jordan McRae (Cle) had 36 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det, rest), Andre Drummond (Det, rest), Tobias Harris (Det, rest), Marcus Morris (Det, rest), Kyrie Irving (Cle, rest), LeBron James (Cle, rest), Kevin Love (Cle, rest), and J.R. Smith (Cle, rest) did not play. Cha 117, Orl 103 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 26 points including 11-15 FG. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Troy Daniels (Cha) had 13 points. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Tor 103, Bro 96 at Bro Norman Powell (Tor) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Delon Wright (Tor) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 24 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 29 points including 10-17 FG and 7-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Donald Sloan (Bro) had 11 points and 10 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor, rest), Kyle Lowry (Tor, rest), Luis Scola (Tor, rest), Jonas Valanciunas (Tor, rest), Sergey Karasev (Bro, personal reasons), and Thomas Robinson (Bro, sore right knee) did not play. Bos 98, Mia 88 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points on 4-15 FG and 11-12 FT and 6 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Evan Turner (Bos) had 16 points. Joe Johnson (Mia) had 19 points. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Bos out-scored Mia 25-5 in the 3rd quarter and 60-36 in the 2nd half. Thus ends the 2015-16 regular season. The playoffs start Saturday. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (0) __ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (0) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (0) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (0) _| | 6 Dallas (0) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (0) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (0) _______| | | 5 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (0) _______ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (0) _____| 6 Charlotte (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 16 Game 1: Indiana at Toronto 11:30 pm ESPN Game 1: Houston at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 1: Boston at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 17 Game 1: Detroit at Cleveland 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Charlotte at Miami 4:30 pm TNT Game 1: Memphis at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Game 1: Portland at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Monday, April 18 Game 2: Indiana at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 19 Game 2: Boston at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 20 Game 2: Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Charlotte at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Portland at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 21 Game 3: Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Toronto at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 3: Golden State at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 22 Game 3: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Atlanta at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: San Antonio at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 23 Game 4: Toronto at Indiana 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: Miami at Charlotte 4:30 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 24 Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Golden State at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Atlanta at Boston 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit 7:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4: Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 5: Dallas at Oklahoma City TBA Game 4: LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 26 *Game 5: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Indiana at Toronto TBA *Game 5: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBA Wednesday, April 27 *Game 5: Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 5: Houston at Golden State TBA *Game 5: Portland at LA Clippers TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6: Cleveland at Detroit TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Dallas TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6: Toronto at Indiana TBA *Game 6: Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6: Golden State at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Portland TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Dallas at Oklahoma City TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7: Indiana at Toronto TBA *Game 7: Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7: Houston at Golden State TBA *Game 7: Portland at LA Clippers 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