News from April 17. Golden State signed Scott Machado for the rest of the season (includes playoffs) after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. Golden State signed Dwayne Jones for the rest of the season. Memphis signed Donte Greene and Willie Reed for the rest of the season and placed them on IL. Rasheed Wallace (NY) announced his retirement (again) from the NBA. New York signed Earl Barron for the rest of the season. [With it being the last game of the season, a number of key players did not play simply due to teams resting them.] Boston activated Fab Melo. Brooklyn activated Joe Johnson, Jerry Stackhouse, and Deron Williams and placed Tornike Shengelia and Kris Joseph on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Kenneth Faried (sprained left ankle) on IL. Indiana activated Miles Plumlee and placed George Hill on IL. Miami activated Udonis Haslem and placed LeBron James and Mario Chalmers on IL. Milwaukee activated Joel Przybilla and placed Ersan Ilyasova on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kendrick Perkins and Derek Fisher and placed Kevin Durant and Nick Collison on IL. San Antonio activated Manu Ginobili and placed Tracy McGrady and Tiago Splitter on IL. Dal 99, NO 87 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Darren Collison (Dal) had 25 points including 10-15 FG. Al-Farouq Aminu (NO) had 16 points and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. Robin Lopez (NO) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dal shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and NO shot 36.9% (31-84) FG. Dal shot 9-11 FT and NO shot 21-28 FT. NO out-rebounded Dal 58-37 including 25-7 offensive. Anthony Davis (NO, sprained left MCL) and Greivis Vasquez (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play. LAL 99, Hou 95 OT at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 16 points including 4-10 FT, 18 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Steve Blake (LAL) had 24 points including 6-20 FG and 4-12 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 23 points. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points on 8-25 FG, 4-13 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Steve Nash (LAL, strained right hamstring) did not play. [With the win, the Lakers clinched the last open playoff berth (and actually moved into the #7 seed with Houston's loss).] LAC 112, Sac 108 at Sac Chris Paul (LAC) had 25 points and 11 assists. Chauncey Billups (LAC) had 17 points. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 24 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 36 points on 14-24 FG and 8-11 FT, 22 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 21 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Tyreke Evans (Sac) did not play. GS 99, Por 88 at Por David Lee (GS) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 30 points, 21 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points. Andris Biedrins (GS, stiff lower back) did not play. Tor 114, Bos 90 at Tor Rudy Gay (Tor) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points. Jordan Crawford (Bos) has 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Terrence Williams (Bos) had 12 points and 5 assists. Tor shot 22-28 FT and Bos shot 9-13 FT. Kevin Garnett (Bos) and Jason Terry (Bos) did not play. Bro 103, Det 99 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kris Humphries (Bro) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 15 points and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Det) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Will Bynum (Det) had 23 points on 7-10 FG and 9-11 FT and 6 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Det, strained right triceps) did not play. NY 98, Atl 92 at NY Chris Copeland (NY) had 33 points. James White (NY) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Earl Baron (NY) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. John Jenkins (Atl) had 20 points. Mike Scott (Atl) had 23 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyson Chandler (NY, bulging disc), Kenyon Martin (NY, sprained left ankle), Raymond Felton (NY), Jason Kidd (NY,) J.R. Smith (NY), Al Horford (Atl), Kyle Korver (Atl), Jeff Teague (Atl), Josh Smith (Atl, knee injury), and Devin Harris (NY) did not play. Cha 105, Cle 98 at Cha Josh McRoberts (Cha) had 20 points including 6-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points including 9-12 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points and 10 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 16 points. Byron Mullens (Cha, sore left ankle) and C.J. Miles (Cle, concussion) did not play. Mia 105, Orl 93 at Mia Mike Miller (Mia) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Rashard Lewis (Mia) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 19 points including 5-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 13 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia), Jameer Nelson (Orl, sprained right ankle), and Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right hamstring) did not play. Phi 105, Ind 95 at Ind Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dorell Wright (Phi) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Arnett Moultrie (Phi) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Gerald Green (Ind) had 34 points on 14-23 FG and 6-12 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 12 points and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind), Roy Hibbert (Ind), and David West (Ind) did not play. Chi 95, Was 92 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Nazr Mohammed (Chi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 5 assists. John Wall (Was) had 23 points. A.J. Price (Was) had 24 points. Trevor Ariza (Was, sore left knee), Nene (Was, sore left foot), Emeka Okafor (Was, sprained right ankle), and Martell Webster (Was, strained abdomen) did not play. Mem 86, Uta 70 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points and 5 assists. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 11 points. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 22 points and 16 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 4 points on 2-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Min 108, SA 95 at SA Derrick Williams (Min) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Greg Stiemsma (Min) had 12 points on 6-8 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 steals. Chase Budinger (Min) had 15 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Neal (SA) had 17 points. Nikola Pekovic (Min, left calf contusion) did not play. Mil 95, OKC 89 at OKC John Henson (Mil) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 14 points. Perry Jones (OKC) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kendrick Perkins (OKC, tight right hamstring) did not play. Den 118, Pho 98 at Den Andre Iguodala (Den) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Randolph (Den) had 11 points including 4-5 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Luis Scola (Pho) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Hamed Haddadi (Pho) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Den shot 52.7% (49-93) FG and Pho shot 38.5% (40-104) FG. Goran Dragic (Pho, injured right ankle) and Jermaine O'Neal (Pho, bruised shin) did not play. [All 30 teams played.] Thus ends the 2012-13 regular season. The 2013 Playoffs start Saturday. Final Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (NY) 28.7 Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.3 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.3 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.4 Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 11.9 Omer Asik (Hou) 11.7 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.1 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.7 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.0 Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 64.3% Dwight Howard (LAL) 57.8% JaVale McGee (Den) 57.5% 3-Point Percentage Jose Calderon (Det) 46.1% Kyle Korver (Atl) 45.7% Stephen Curry (GS) 45.3% Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant (OKC) 90.5% Stephen Curry (GS) 90.0% J.J. Redick (Mil) 90.0% Steals Chris Paul (LAC) 2.4 Ricky Rubio (Min) 2.4 Mike Conley (Mem) 2.2 Blocks Serge Ibaka (OKC) 3.0 Larry Sanders (Mil) 2.8 Tim Duncan (SA) 2.7 Turnovers James Harden (Hou) 3.8 Jrue Holiday (Phi) 3.7 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 3.7 Fouls Dwight Howard (LAL) 3.8 Amir Johnson (Tor) 3.7 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 3.6 Minutes Kobe Bryant (LAL) 38.7 Luol Deng (Chi) 38.7 Lillard Damian (Por) 38.6 Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (0) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (0) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (0) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (0) __| | 6 Golden State (0) |_ _ | 1 Miami (0) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 2 New York (0) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (0) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Saturday, April 20 (All times Central) Game 1: Boston at New York 2:00 pm ABC Game 1: Golden State at Denver 4:30 pm ESPN Game 1: Chicago at Brooklyn 7:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 21 (All times Central) Game 1: Atlanta at Indiana 12:00 pm TNT Game 1: LA Lakers at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 1: Milwaukee at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 1: Houston at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 22 (All times Central) Game 2: Chicago at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 23 (All times Central) Game 2: Milwaukee at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Boston at New York 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Golden State at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 24 (All times Central) Game 2: Houston at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Atlanta at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: LA Lakers at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, April 25 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Milwaukee 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Brooklyn at Chicago 7:30 pm NBATV Game 3: LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 26 (All times Central) Game 3: New York at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3: San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 27 (All times Central) Game 4: Brooklyn at Chicago 1:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Memphis 3:30 pm TNT Game 3: Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 28 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Miami at Milwaukee 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at LA Lakers 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Denver at Golden State 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 29 (All times Central) Game 4: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA Game 4: Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 5: Chicago at Brooklyn TBA Schedule for Tuesday, April 30 (All times Central) *Game 5: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 5: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 5: Milwaukee at Miami TBA Schedule for Wednesday, May 1 (All times Central) *Game 5: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5: Boston at New York TBA *Game 5: Atlanta at Indiana TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 2 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at LA Lakers TBA *Game 6: Denver at Golden State TBA *Game 6: Miami at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6: Brooklyn at Chicago TBA Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis TBA *Game 6: New York at Boston TBA *Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) *Game 7: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 7: Milwaukee at Miami TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Brooklyn TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 5 (All times Central) *Game 7: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 7: Boston at New York TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Indiana 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