News from April 29. The LA Lakers named Luke Walton as head coach. Walton was reportedly signed to a 5 year (4 years guaranteed) contract worth over $25 million. Walton will remain as an assistant with Golden State through their playoff run. Charlotte activated P.J. Hairston and placed Spencer Hawes (sprained right MCL) on IL. Por 106, LAC 103 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 20 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 21 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 32 points including 12-13 FT and 3 steals. Portland takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Golden State. Ind 101, Tor 83 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 21 points on 5-14 FG and 10-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. George Hill (Ind) had 12 points including 2-8 FG and 5 rebounds. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) had 15 points including 5-12 FG. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 10 points including 4-14 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers. The series is tied 3-3. Mia 97, Cha 90 at Cha Luol Deng (Mia) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 12 points including 5-7 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 37 points including 14-30 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 12 points including 4-5 FG. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (0) | 3 Oklahoma City (4) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (3) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ ____| _ 3 Miami (3) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 1 Game 7: Charlotte at Miami 12:00 pm ABC Game 7: Indiana at Toronto 7:00 pm ABC Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 30 Game 1: Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 1 Game 1: Portland at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 2 Game 1: Atlanta at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 2: Atlanta at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Friday, May 6 Game 3: Cleveland at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 8 Game 4: Cleveland at Atlanta 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 10 *Game 5: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Oklahoma City at San Antonio TBA Thursday, May 12 *Game 6: Cleveland at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Oklahoma City TBA Sunday, May 15 *Game 7: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Oklahoma City at San Antonio 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