News from April 16. Atlanta placed Tiago Splitter and Walter Tavares on IL. Boston placed John Holland and James Young on IL. Dallas placed Chandler Parsons (right knee surgery) and Jeremy Evans (shoulder surgery) on IL. Golden State placed Kevon Looney and James Michael McAdoo on IL. Houston placed Terrence Jones and Sam Dekker on IL. Indiana placed Shayne Whittington and Rakeem Christmas on IL. Oklahoma City placed Mitch McGary and Cameron Payne (sore hip) on IL. Toronto placed Bruno Caboclo and Lucas Nogueira on IL. OKC 108, Dal 70 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points on 7-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 8 points and 6 rebounds. OKC out-scored Dal 59-33 in the 1st half. OKC shot 45% (36-80) FG and Dal shot 29.8% (25-84) FG. OKC out-rebounded Dal 56-33 including 14-9 offensive. David Lee (Dal, plantar fasciitis right foot) did not play. OKC leads the series 1-0. GS 104, Hou 78 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Darymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 17 points and 6 turnovers. GS out-scored Hou 60-33 in the 1st half. GS leads the series 1-0. Ind 100, Tor 90 at Tor Paul George (Ind) had 33 points including 12-22 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Myles Turner (Ind) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 19 rebounds including 1 offensive. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 18 points including 5-6 FG. Ind leads the series 1-0. Atl 102, Bos 101 at Atl Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 23 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 24 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 12 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 27 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Atl leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (1) __ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (0) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (0) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (1) _| | 6 Dallas (0) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (0) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (1) _______| | | 5 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (0) _______ | 7 Indiana (1) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (0) _____| 6 Charlotte (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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