News from April 17. Portland activated Maurice Harkless and placed Jake Layman on IL. Toronto activated Fred VanVleet and placed Alfonzo McKinnie on IL. NO 111, Por 102 at Por Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 33 points including 14-24 FG and 9 assists. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 22 points and 6 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 7 turnovers. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. NO shot 13-19 FT and Por shot 8-10 FT. Frank Jackson (NO, fractured right foot) did not play. NO leads the series 2-0. Bos 120, Mil 106 at Bos Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 30 points including 12-22 FG and 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 23 points and 8 assists. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 30 points including 13-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Bos leads the series 2-0. Tor 130, Was 119 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 14 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 37 points including 14-23 FG and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points including 3-10 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. C.J. Miles (Tor) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 29 points including 11-11 FT and 9 assists. Mike Scott (Was) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Ty Lawson (Was) had 14 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Jodie Meeks (Was, suspended) did not play. Tor leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Houston (1) ______ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (2) __ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (2) ____ | 8 Washington (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (0) _____| | | 5 Indiana (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (2) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (1) __| 6 Miami (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Wednesday, April 18 Game 2: Indiana at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Utah at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Minnesota at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 19 Game 3: Philadelphia at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Portland at New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Game 3: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 20 Game 3: Cleveland at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Toronto at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Boston at Milwaukee 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 21 Game 4: Philadelphia at Miami 1:30 pm TNT Game 4: Portland at New Orleans 4:00 pm TNT Game 3: Houston at Minnesota 6:30 pm ESPN Game 3: Oklahoma City at Utah 9:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 22 Game 4: Boston at Milwaukee 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Golden State at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Toronto at Washington 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Cleveland at Indiana 7:30 pm TNT Monday, April 23 Game 4: Houston at Minnesota 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 24 *Game 5: Milwaukee at Boston TBD Game 5: Miami at Philadelphia TBD *Game 5: San Antonio at Golden State TBD *Game 5: New Orleans at Portland TBD Wednesday, April 25 *Game 5: Washington at Toronto TBD *Game 5: Indiana at Cleveland TBD *Game 5: Utah at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 5: Minnesota at Houston TBD Thursday, April 26 *Game 6: Philadelphia at Miami TBD *Game 6: Golden State at San Antonio TBD *Game 6: Boston at Milwaukee TBD *Game 6: Portland at New Orleans TBD Friday, April 27 *Game 6: Cleveland at Indiana TBD *Game 6: Toronto at Washington TBD *Game 6: Houston at Minnesota TBD *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Utah TBD Saturday, April 28 *Game 7: Miami at Philadelphia TBD *Game 7: Milwaukee at Boston TBD *Game 7: New Orleans at Portland TBD *Game 7: San Antonio at Golden State TBD Sunday, April 29 *Game 7: Indiana at Cleveland TBD *Game 7: Washington at Toronto TBD *Game 7: Minnesota at Houston TBD *Game 7: Utah at Oklahoma City TBD ---- 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