News from April 26. The NBA suspended Nene (Was) for 1 game for head butting Jimmy Butler (Chi) and grabbing him around the neck during Friday's Chi-Was game. San Antonio activated Aron Baynes and placed Austin Daye on IL. Former Memphis owner Michael Heisley died at age 77. Heisley owned the Grizzlies from 2000-2012. Dal 109, SA 108 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 29 points. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 16 points on 7-10 FG and 9 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 11 points including the game winning corner 3-pointer at the buzzer! Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 6 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 17 points including 7-8 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dal leads the series 2-1. OKC 92, Mem 89 at Mem Kevin Durant (OKC) had 15 points including 5-21 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points including 6-24 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 32 points including 11-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 10 offensive. Nick Calathes (Mem, suspended) did not play. The series is tied 2-2. Mia 98, Cha 85 at Cha LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points on 10-18 FG and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points and 6 assists. Chris Andersen (Mia) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Douglas-Roberts (Cha) had 17 points including 6-8 FG. Mia leads the series 3-0. Ind 91, Atl 88 at Atl Paul George (Ind) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. David West (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ind shot 48.1% (37-77) FG and Atl shot 35.7% (30-84) FG. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (2) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (1) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (2) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (2) _ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (2) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (1) _______ | 8 Atlanta (2) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (3) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (2) ______| 6 Brooklyn (2) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Sunday, April 27 Game 4 Chicago at Washington 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Portland 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 28 Game 4 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Atlanta at Indiana 7:00 pm NBATV Game 4 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 29 Game 5 Washington at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Golden State at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5 Charlotte at Miami TBA Game 5 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA Game 5 Dallas at San Antonio TBA Game 5 Portland at Houston TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 1 Game 6 Indiana at Atlanta TBA Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at Golden State TBA Schedule for Friday, May 2 *Game 6 Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Washington TBA *Game 6 San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6 Houston at Portland TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 3 *Game 7 Atlanta at Indiana TBA *Game 7 Washington at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 4 *Game 7 Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 7 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Portland at Houston 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