News from April 17. Denver placed Arron Afflalo (hamstring injury) and Melvin Ely on IL. Oklahoma City placed Cole Aldrich, Byron Mullens, and Robert Vaden on IL. New York placed Renaldo Balkman, Derrick Brown, and Andy Rautins on IL. Boston placed Carlos Arroyo, Avery Bradley, and Shaquille O'Neal (strained right calf muscle) on IL. New Orleans placed David West (torn left ACL), Marcus Banks, and Ryan Andersen, on IL. The LA Lakers placed Steve Blake (chicken pox), Derrick Caracter, and Devin Ebanks on IL. Memphis placed Jason Williams, Rudy Gay (partially dislocated left shoulder), and Xavier Henry on IL. San Antonio placed Manu Ginobili (sprained right ankle), Chris Quinn, and De'Sean Butler on IL. Mem 101, SA 98 at SA Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points on 9-10 FG and 6-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 10 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points on 4-16 FG and 12-16 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mem shot 55.2% (37-67) FG and SA shot 40% (28-70) FG. It was Mem's first ever playoff win (1-12). Mem leads the series 1-0. NO 109, LAL 100 at LAL Carl Landry (NO) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 33 points on 11-18 FG and 9-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 15 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ron Artest (LAL) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. NO leads the series 1-0. Bos 87, NY 85 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and the game winning 3-pointer with 12 seconds left and 6 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 15 points including 5-18 FG and 5 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 28 points including 12-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Bos leads the series 1-0. OKC 107, Den 103 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 41 points on 13-22 FG and 12-15 FT and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Eric Maynor (OKC) had 12 points. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points. Nene (Den) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov (sprained left knee and ankle) did not play. OKC leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Memphis (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (0) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (1) ______| | 6 Portland (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) _______ | 8 Indiana (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Orlando (0) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (1) __ | 7 Philadelphia (0) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (1) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Monday, April 18 Game 2 Philadelphia at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Indiana at Chicago 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 19 Game 2 New York at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Atlanta at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 20 Game 2 Denver at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Game 2 New Orleans at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 21 Game 3 Chicago at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Miami at Philadelphia 7:00 pm TNT Game 3 Dallas at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 22 Game 3 Boston at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 23 Game 4 Chicago at Indiana 1:30 pm TNT Game 4 Dallas at Portland 4:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Memphis 6:30 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 24 Game 4 Miami at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Boston at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Game 4 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 5 Portland at Dallas TBA Tuesday, April 26 *Game 5 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 5 New York at Boston TBA *Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Wednesday, April 27 *Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5 Philadelphia at Miami TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Dallas at Portland TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Indiana TBA *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Denver TBA *Game 6 Miami at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6 Boston at New York TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7 Portland at Dallas TBA *Game 7 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Philadelphia at Miami TBA *Game 7 New York at Boston 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