News from April 14. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Month for April. Harden averaged 34.8 points and 7.2 assists as Houston went 4-2. James averaged 28.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 7.8 assists as Cleveland went 4-3. The NBA named Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) and Norman Powell (Tor) as Rookies of the Month for April. Towns averaged 18.9 points and 11.7 rebounds as Minnesota went 4-3. Powell averaged 15.3 points as Toronto went 6-2. Towns was named Rookie of the Month for each month this season. The NBA named Doc Rivers (LAC) and Frank Vogel (Ind) as Coaches of the Month for April. The Clippers went 6-1 and Indiana went 6-1. Sacramento fired head coach George Karl. Washington fired head coach Randy Wittman. 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