News from April 21. OKC 131, Dal 102 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 34 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points, 15 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 21 points on 6-7 FG and 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 22 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Dal) had 18 points and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. OKC shot 57.7% (45-78) FG and Dal shot 47.4% (36-76) FG. Deron Williams (Dal, sports hernia) did not play. OKC leads the series 2-1. Hou 97 GS 96 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 35 points including 4-14 FG and 9-11 FT and the game winning jumper with 2.7 seconds left, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points including 7-20 FG and 0-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Shaun Livingston (GS) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marreese Speights (GS) had 22 points including 7-11 FG. GS leads the series 2-1. Tor 101, Ind 85 at Ind DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points including 8-21 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 25 points on 6-19 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 17 points, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Tor leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (2) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (2) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (2) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (2) _______| | | 5 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (2) _______ | 7 Indiana (1) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (2) _____| 2 Charlotte (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Friday, April 22 Game 3: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Atlanta at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: San Antonio at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 23 Game 4: Toronto at Indiana 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: Miami at Charlotte 4:30 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 24 Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Golden State at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Atlanta at Boston 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit 7:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4: Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 26 *Game 5: Detroit at Cleveland TBA Game 5: Indiana at Toronto TBA *Game 5: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBA Wednesday, April 27 *Game 5: Charlotte at Miami TBA Game 5: Houston at Golden State TBA *Game 5: Portland at LA Clippers TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6: Cleveland at Detroit TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Dallas TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6: Toronto at Indiana TBA *Game 6: Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6: Golden State at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Portland TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Dallas at Oklahoma City TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7: Indiana at Toronto TBA *Game 7: Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7: Houston at Golden State TBA *Game 7: Portland at LA Clippers 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