News from April 28. Utah activated Jeff Withey and placed Joel Bolomboy on IL. Was 115, Atl 99 at Atl John Wall (Was) had 42 points on 16-25 FG and 9-10 FT, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 31 points including 11-17 FG and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Was) Paul Millsap (Atl) had 31 points including 13-23 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 26 points and 10 assists. Washington takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Boston. Bos 105, Chi 83 at Chi Avery Bradley (Bos) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Gerald Green (Bos) had 16 points. Al Horford (Bos) had 12 points including 5-5 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 48.8% (39-80) FG and Chi shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Boston takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Washington. LAC 98, Uta 93 at Uta Chris Paul (LAC) had 29 points and 8 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 13 points including 3-11 FT, 18 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Luc Mbah a Moute (LAC) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 31 points including 10-11 FT and 8 rebounds. George Hill (Uta) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ _ | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (3) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) __| | _ 3 Houston (0) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (0) __ | _ 4 Washington (0) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, April 30 *Game 7: Utah at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, April 30 Game 1: Washington at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Monday, May 1 Game 1: Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 1: Houston at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 2 Game 2: Washington at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 3 Game 2: Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 4 Game 3: Boston at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 5 Game 3: Cleveland at Toronto 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 7 Game 4: Cleveland at Toronto 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Boston at Washington 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Houston 8:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 9 *Game 5: Toronto at Cleveland TBD TNT *Game 5: Houston at San Antonio TBD TNT Wednesday, May 10 *Game 5: Washington at Boston TBD ABC Thursday, May 11 *Game 6: Cleveland at Toronto TBD ESPN *Game 6: San Antonio at Houston TBD ESPN Friday, May 12 *Game 6: Boston at Washington TBD ESPN Sunday, May 14 *Game 7: Houston at San Antonio TBD *Game 7: Toronto at Cleveland TBD Monday, May 15 *Game 7: Washington at Boston 7:00 pm TNT ---- 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