News from April 20. Boston placed Rajon Rondo (torn right ACL) and Jared Sullinger (back surgery) on IL. Brooklyn placed Kris Joseph and Tornike Shengelia on IL. Chicago placed Derrick Rose (left knee surgery) and Vladimir Radmanovic on IL. Denver placed Danilo Gallinari (torn left ACL) and Quincy Miller on IL. Golden State placed Brandon Rush (torn left ACL) and Scott Machado on IL. The LA Clippers placed Willie Green and DaJuan Summers on IL. Memphis placed Willie Reed and Donte Greene on IL. New York placed Amare Stoudemire (right knee surgery) and Pablo Prigioni (sprained right ankle) on IL. NY 85, Bos 78 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 36 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Raymond Felton (NY) had 13 points and 6 assists. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points on 7-19 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. NY out-scored Bos 18-8 in the 4th quarter. NY leads the series 1-0. Den 97, GS 95 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 11 points including 5-16 FG and 13 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 12 points and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Den) had 28 points including 11-16 FG and the game winning driving layup with 1.3 seconds left and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 7-20 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Den leads the series 1-0. Bro 106, Chi 89 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 25 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 17 points. Bro out-scored Chi 60-35 in the 1st half. Bro leads the series 1-0. LAC 112, Mem 91 at LAC Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Caron Butler (LAC) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 15 points including 7-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-11 FT and 7 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Mem) had 19 points. LAC out-rebounded Mem 47-23 including 14-4 offensive. LAC 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 Oklahoma City (0) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (1) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (0) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 Golden State (0) |_ _ | 1 Miami (0) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (1) ______| | | 5 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 2 New York (1) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (0) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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