News from April 24. The NBA fined Russell Westbrook (OKC) $25,000 for directing inappropriate language towards a fan during Saturday's OKC-Dal game. The NBA fined Kevin Durant (OKC) $15,000 for his flagrant foul on Justin Anderson (Dal) during Saturday's OKC-Dal game. The LA Lakers fired head coach Byron Scott. Boston activated Kelly Olynyk and placed John Holland on IL. Golden State activated Stephen Curry and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. San Antonio activated Andre Miller and placed Kevin Martin on IL. SA 116, Mem 95 at Mem Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points. Matt Barnes (Mem) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Mem) had 26 points including 11-19 FG. Mike Conley (Mem, left Achilles tendinitis), Brandan Wright (Mem, sprained right MCL), and Jarell Martin (Mem, sore left foot) did not play. San Antonio sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Dal-OKC series. Cle 100, Det 98 at Det LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 31 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 11 points including 3-15 FG and 13 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 15 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Tobias Harris (Det) had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 17 points including 5-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Cleveland sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Atl-Bos series. GS 121, Hou 94 at Hou Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points including 7-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 19 points on 7-9 FG and 5-13 FT and 15 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Hou) had 17 points. GS out-scored Hou 41-20 in the 3rd quarter and 65-38 in the 2nd half. GS shot 21-40 3-pointers and Hou shot 5-27 3-pointers. GS shot 8-16 FT and Hou shot 23-38 FT. GS leads the series 3-1. Bos 104, Atl 95 OT at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 28 points and 6 assists. Evan Turner (Bos) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jonas Jerebko (Bos) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 45 points including 19-31 FG, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points including 4-18 FG and 3-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 10 points including 3-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Bos out-scored Atl 12-3 in overtime. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (3) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (3) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) ___ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (2) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (2) _______ | 7 Indiana (2) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (2) _____| 2 Charlotte (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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: Indiana at Toronto 5:00 pm TNT Game 5: Boston at Atlanta 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 27 Game 5: Charlotte at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Portland at LA Clippers 9:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Houston at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 28 Game 6: Atlanta at Boston 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: Boston at Atlanta 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