News from April 23. The NBA suspended Zaza Pachulia (Atl) and Jason Richardson (Orl) for 1 game for their altercation during Friday's Atl-Orl game. Denver activated Arron Afflalo and placed Timofey Mozgov on IL. Por 84, Dal 82 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 14 points. Brandon Roy (Por) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 5 assists. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points. Por out-scored Dal 35-15 in the 4th quarter. Por shot 22-23 FT and Dal shot 10-10 FT. The series is tied 2-2. Mem 91, SA 88 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 23 points including 12-14 FT and 5 assists. Mem leads the series 2-1. Ind 89, Chi 84 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. Price (Ind) had 10 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 21 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chi leads the series 3-1. OKC 97, Den 94 at Den Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points on 7-22 FG and 9-12 FT, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 22 points including 10-10 FT, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points including 11-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nene (Den) had 15 points including 5-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. OKC leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Memphis (2) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (3) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (2) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (2) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (3) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Orlando (1) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) __ | 7 Philadelphia (0) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (3) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, April 24 Game 4 Miami at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Boston at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4 San Antonio at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Portland at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Game 4 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 26 Game 5 New Orleans at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Game 5 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 5 New York at Boston TBA Wednesday, April 27 Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5 Philadelphia at Miami TBA Thursday, April 28 Game 6 Dallas at Portland TBA *Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Indiana TBA *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Denver TBA *Game 6 Miami at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6 Boston at New York TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7 Portland at Dallas TBA *Game 7 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Philadelphia at Miami TBA *Game 7 New York at Boston 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