News from April 26. Russell Westbrook (OKC) is expected to undergo surgery on a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee and is out indefinitely. Brooklyn signed GM Billy King to a contract extension. The LA Lakers activated Devin Ebanks and placed Steve Blake (strained right hamstring) on IL. NY 90, Bos 76 at Bos Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points. Raymond Felton (NY) had 15 points and 10 assists. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Green (Bos) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. NY shot 50% (38-76) FG and Bos shot 40% (28-70) FG. NY shot 3-8 FT and Bos shot 14-18 FT. NY leads the series 3-0. SA 120, LAL 89 at LAL Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 12-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 13 points including 6-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 25 points including 7-15 FT and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Darius Morris (LAL) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists. Andrew Goudelock (LAL) had 20 points and 3 steals. SA shot 61.2% (52-85) FG and LAL shot 43.2% (35-81) FG. Steve Nash (LAL, strained right hamstring) and Jodie Meeks (LAL, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA leads the series 3-0. GS 110, Den 108 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 23 points including 10-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Carl Landry (GS) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 35 points including 12-12 FT and 10 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. David Lee (GS, torn right hip flexor) did not play. GS 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 (3) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 Golden State (2) |_ _ | 1 Miami (3) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (1) ______| | | 5 Chicago (2) |_ __| _ 2 New York (3) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (2) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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