News from April 19. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and DeMar DeRozan (Tor) as Players of the Month for April. Westbrook averaged 32.5 points, 8 rebounds, and 8.1 assists as Oklahoma City went 3-5. DeRozan averaged 24.1 points as Toronto went 5-2. The NBA named Rodney Hood (Uta) and Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) as Rookies of the Month for April. Hood averaged 16.7 points as Utah went 5-3. Bogdanovic averaged 14.4 points as Brooklyn went 5-4. The NBA fined Masai Ujiri (Tor GM) $35,000 and the Toronto Raptors $25,000 for Ujiri using an expletive while talking with the fans about Paul Pierce (Was) on Saturday [Pierce had previously made disparaging comments about the Raptors]. Atlanta placed Austin Daye and Thabo Sefolosha (fractured right leg, out for playoffs) on IL. Boston placed Chris Babb and James Young on IL. Brooklyn placed Mirza Teletovic (blood clots in lungs) and Sergey Karasev (right knee surgery, out for playoffs) on IL. Cleveland placed Anderson Varejao (torn left Achilles, out for playoffs) and Joe Harris on IL. The LA Clippers placed Jordan Hamilton and C.J. Wilcox on IL. Memphis placed Russ Smith and Jarnell Stokes on IL. Portland placed Wesley Matthews (torn left Achilles, out for playoffs) and Dorell Wright (fractured bone left hand, out for playoffs) on IL. San Antonio placed Kyle Anderson and Reggie Williams on IL. LAC 107, SA 92 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (LAC) had 32 points including 13-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. LAC shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and SA shot 36.6% (34-93) FG. LAC leads the series 1-0. Mem 100, Por 86 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points including 6-19 FG and 11 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Beno Udrih (Mem) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 32 points including 13-34 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Por, strained shoulder) did not play. Mem shot 44.3% (39-88) FG and Por shot 33.7% (32-95) FG. Mem leads the series 1-0. Atl 99, Bro 92 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 21 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 17 points. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 0-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Atl leads the series 1-0. Cle 113, Bos 100 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Evan Turner (Bos) had 12 points including 4-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cle 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 (1) _ | | | 2 Houston (1) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 San Antonio (0) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (1) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (1) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (1) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (1) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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