News from April 18. Brandon Knight (Pho) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. Chicago placed Kirk Hinrich (strained left knee) on IL. Dallas placed Dwight Powell and Greg Smith on IL. Golden State placed Ognjen Kuzmic and David Lee on IL. Houston placed Patrick Beverley (left wrist surgery, out for playoffs) and Donatas Motiejunas (back surgery, out for playoffs) on IL. Milwaukee placed Jabari Parker (torn left ACL, out for playoffs) and Damien Inglis on IL. New Orleans placed Jeff Withey on IL. Toronto placed Bruno Caboclo and Lucas Nogueira on IL. Washington placed DeJuan Blair and Garrett Temple on IL. Hou 118, Dal 108 at Hou Terrence Jones (Hou) had 19 points including 7-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points on 4-11 FG and 15-17 FT and 11 assists. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 11 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Hou shot 32-45 FT and Dal shot 14-17 FT. K.J. McDaniels (Hou, fractured right elbow) did not play. Hou leads the series 1-0. Was 93, Tor 86 OT at Tor Paul Pierce (Was) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points including 6-23 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nene (Was) had 12 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points including 6-20 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Was out-scored Tor 11-4 in overtime. Was leads the series 1-0. GS 106, NO 99 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points including 6-17 FG and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 4-13 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Quincy Pondexter (NO) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 35 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. GS leads the series 1-0. Chi 103, Mil 91 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 10 points on 5-17 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 25 points and 6 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points and 7 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points and 4 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 15 points. Chi 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 Golden State (1) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 Houston (1) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (0) __| | 6 San Antonio (0) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (0) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (1) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (0) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (1) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, April 19 Game 1 Boston at Cleveland 2:00 pm ABC Game 1 Brooklyn at Atlanta 4:30 pm TNT Game 1 Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Monday, April 20 Game 2 Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 21 Game 2 Boston at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Washington at Toronto 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Dallas at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 22 Game 2 Brooklyn at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 23 Game 3 Cleveland at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Chicago at Milwaukee 7:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Golden State at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 24 Game 3 Houston at Dallas 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Toronto at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 25 Game 3 Atlanta at Brooklyn 2:00 pm TNT Game 4 Chicago at Milwaukee 4:30 pm TNT Game 4 Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 26 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Washington 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 27 Game 4 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 5 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA Game 4 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 28 *Game 5 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 5 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 5 New Orleans at Golden State TBA *Game 5 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Wednesday, April 29 *Game 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 5 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 5 Portland at Memphis TBA Thursday, April 30 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6 Houston at Dallas TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Washington TBA *Game 6 Golden State at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Memphis at Portland TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 7 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 7 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 7 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 7 New Orleans at Golden State 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