News from April 25. The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Tuesday's Bos-NY game. Steve Blake (LAL) is not expected to play in Game 3 due to a strained right hamstring. Chicago activated Vladimir Radmanovic and placed Malcolm Thomas on IL. The LA Clippers activated Maalik Wayns and placed Grant Hill on IL. Memphis placed Jon Leuer on IL. Mia 104, Mil 91 at Mil LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mia) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Allen passed Reggie Miller (320) for most 3-pointers made in the playoffs. Larry Sanders (Mil) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Mia leads the series 3-0. Chi 79, Bro 76 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points including 9-23 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 16 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 12 points. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro) had 18 points including 5-14 FG. Chi leads the series 2-1. Mem 94, LAC 82 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 27 points including 9-10 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 12 points. LAC leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (2) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ _ | 1 Miami (3) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (1) ______| | | 5 Chicago (2) |_ __| _ 2 New York (2) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (2) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 5: Chicago at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Indiana at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Game 4: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 30 (All times Central) Game 5: Golden State at Denver TBA Game 5: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 5: LA Lakers at San Antonio 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