News from April 28. Golden State activated Scott Machado and placed David Lee (torn right hip flexor) on IL. San Antonio activated Tracy McGrady and placed Tiago Splitter (sprained left ankle) on IL. Mia 88, Mil 77 at Mil LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points including 13-20 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mia) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) did not play. Miami sweeps the series 4-0 and advances the the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Bro-Chi series. SA 103, LAL 82 at LAL Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Goudelock (LAL) had 14 points. SA shot 20-23 FT and LAL shot 5-12 FT. Jodie Meeks (LAL, sprained left ankle), Steve Nash (LAL, strained right hamstring), Metta World Peace (LAL, cyst on left knee) did not play. San Antonio sweeps the series 4-0 and advances the the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Den-GS series. GS 115, Den 101 at GS Jarrett Jack (GS) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points including 10-16 FG and 6-11 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 4 steals - 22 of his points (including 5-8 3-pointers) came in the 3rd quarter. Carl Landry (GS) had 17 points. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Ty Lawson (Den) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. GS leads the series 3-1. Bos 97, NY 90 OT at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 29 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers in 50 minutes. Jason Terry (Bos) had 18 points including 7-10 FG - 9 of his points (on a perfect 3-3 FG, 1-1 3-pointers, and 2-2 FT) came in overtime. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 36 points on 10-35 FG and 16-20 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Bos out-scored NY 13-6 in overtime. Bos shot 44.7% (34-76) FG and NY shot 34.4% (31-90) FG. J.R. Smith (NY, suspended) did not play. NY leads the series 3-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (3) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (2) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (1) ______| | | 5 Chicago (3) |_ __| _ 2 New York (3) ______ | 7 Boston (1) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (2) _______| 6 Atlanta (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 1 (All times Central) Game 5: Atlanta at Indiana TBA Game 5: Boston at New York TBA *Game 5: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 2 (All times Central) *Game 6: Denver at Golden State TBA *Game 6: Brooklyn at Chicago TBA Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis TBA *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA *Game 6: New York at Boston TBA *Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) *Game 7: Golden State at Denver 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