News from April 22. C.J. McCollum (Por) was named as the Most Improved Player. McCollum received 101 of 130 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd C.J. McCollum (Por) ............ 559 101 14 12 Kemba Walker (Cha) ............. 166 7 37 20 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) .... 99 4 17 28 Stephen Curry (GS) ............. 83 7 13 9 Will Barton (Den) .............. 62 1 16 9 Jae Crowder (Bos) .............. 45 1 8 16 Draymond Green (GS) ............ 43 2 10 3 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) ............ 30 3 3 6 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) ......... 26 1 6 3 Kawhi Leonard (SA) ............. 18 1 2 7 Andre Drummond (Det) ........... 11 1 1 3 Gary Harris (Den) .............. 6 1 0 1 Kent Bazemore (Atl) ............ 4 0 1 1 Evan Fournier (Orl) ............ 4 0 0 4 Rodney Hood (Uta) .............. 3 0 1 0 Russell Westbrook (OKC) ........ 3 0 1 0 Reggie Jackson (OKC) ........... 3 0 0 3 Ian Mahinmi (Ind) .............. 3 0 0 3 Zach LaVine (Min) .............. 1 0 0 1 Kyle Lowry (Tor) ............... 1 0 0 1 Detroit activated Darrun Hillard and placed Reggie Bullock (left leg) on IL. San Antonio activated Jonathon Simmons and placed Andre Miller on IL. SA 96, Mem 87 at Mem Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 32 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 11 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Matt Barnes (Mem) had 7 points and 11 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Martin (SA, ill), Mike Conley (Mem, left Achilles tendinitis), Jarell Martin (Mem, sore left foot), and Brandan Wright (Mem, sprained right MCL) did not play. SA leads the series 3-0. Cle 101, Det 91 at Det LeBron James (Cle) had 20 points including 8-24 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 18 points and 4 steals. Andre Drummond (Det) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Cle leads the series 3-0. Bos 111, Atl 103 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 42 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 13-15 FT. Evan Turner (Bos) had 17 points, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Amir Johnson (Bos) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Jonas Jerebko (Bos) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 23 points and 5 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 20 points. Atl leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (2) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (3) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (2) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (3) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (2) _______| | | 5 Boston (1) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (2) _______ | 7 Indiana (1) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (2) _____| 2 Charlotte (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT 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