News from April 26. David Lee (GS) underwent surgery on a torn abdominal muscle. Boston activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Greg Stiemsma (sore right foot) on IL. Chicago activated Brian Scalabrine and placed Luol Deng on IL. Detroit activated Ben Wallace and placed Walker Russell on IL. Houston activated Greg Smith and Courtney Simpson and placed Earl Boykins and Marcus Camby on IL. The LA Lakers activated Christian Eyenga and placed Matt Barnes on IL. Memphis activated Gilbert Arenas and placed Josh Selby on IL. Miami activated Eddy Curry and Ronny Turiaf and placed Dwyane Wade (dislocated left index finger) and Chris Bosh (leg muscle fatigue) on IL. Orlando activated Hedo Turkoglu and placed Glen Davis on IL. Sacramento activated Raja Bell and placed Earl Watson (knee injury) on IL. Atl 106, Dal 89 at Atl Joe Johnson (Atl) had 15 points on 7-11 FG. Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points including 10-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Atl shot 52.9% (45-85) FG and Dal shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Atl shot 7-9 FT and Dal shot 18-23 FT. Jannero Pargo (Atl, back) did not play. Den 131, Min 102 at Min Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 17 points. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers. JaVale McGee (Den) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Barea (Min) had 20 points and 5 assists. Den shot 62.9% (56-89) FG and Min shot 44.9% (40-89) FG. Bos 87, Mil 74 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 12 points. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 14 points. Tobias Harris (Mil) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Jon Leuer (Mil) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Bos shot 9-11 FT and Mil shot 14-23 FT. Carlos Delfino (Mil, right groin injury), Monta Ellis (Mil, injured right hand), Drew Gooden (Mil, rest), and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, injured right knee) did not play. Was 104, Mia 70 at Was Jan Vesely (Was) had 11 points including 5-7 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 15 points. Nene (Was) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Eddy Curry (Mia) had 10 points. Norris Cole (Mia) had 14 points. Was shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Mia shot 35.8% (24-67) FG. Jordan Crawford (Was, sprained right ankle) and LeBron James (Mia, rest) did not play. NY 104, Cha 84 at Cha Josh Harrelson (NY) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. J.R. Smith (NY) had 22 points including 10-16 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 12 points and 7 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Toney Douglas (NY, virus), Carmelo Anthony (NY, rest), Tyson Chandler (NY, rest), Baron Davis (NY, rest), Derrick Brown (Cha, sprained right ankle), and Reggie Williams (Cha, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Hou 84, NO 77 at Hou Chase Budinger (Hou) had 27 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Samuel Dalembert (Hou) had 11 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 10 points on 4-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Lance Thomas (NO) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Darryl Watkins (NO) had 13 points including 7-13 FT and 10 rebounds. Hou out-scored NO 21-6 in the 4th quarter. Hou shot 11-14 FT and NO shot 18-30 FT. Kyle Lowry (Hou), Chandler Parsons (Hou, bruised right shoulder), Trevor Ariza (NO), Gustavo Ayon (NO, concussion), and Chris Kaman (NO, bruised left tibia) did not play. Tor 98, NJ 67 at Tor Ed Davis (Tor) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 20 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Gary Forbes (Tor) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jordan Williams (NJ) had 10 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Armon Johnson (NJ) had 11 points and 5 assists. Tor shot 42% (37-88) FG and NJ shot 30.1% (25-3) FG. Jose Calderon (Tor), Linas Kleiza (Tor), Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin), Kris Humphries (NJ, bruised right big toe), Gerald Wallace (NJ), Deron Williams (NJ, sore right calf), and Shelden Williams (NJ, left knee) did not play. Chi 107, Cle 75 at Chi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. John Lucas (Chi) had 25 points including 10-16 FG. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 12 points including 4-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chi shot 52.9% (45-85) FG and Cle shot 32.2% (18-87) FG. Chi out-rebounded Cle 60-38. Derrick Rose (Chi, rest), Kyle Korver (Chi, rest), Omri Casspi (Cle, right knee tendinitis), and Kyrie Irving (Cle, rest) did not play. Det 108, Phi 86 at Det Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 13 points. Ben Gordon (Det) had 26 points on 9-13 FG and 8-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 11 points on 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 15 points including 5-14 FG. Det shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Phi shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. Jrue Holiday (Phi, rest), Andre Iguodala (Phi, rest), Louis Williams (Phi, rest), and Thaddeus Young (Phi, rest) did not play. Mem 88, Orl 76 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Justin Harper (Orl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (Orl), Jameer Nelson (Orl), J.J. Redick (Orl), and Jason Richardson (Orl) did not play. Uta 96, Por 94 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Evans (Uta) had 13 points, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Alec Burks (Uta) had 18 points. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Jonny Flynn (Por) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, right hip injury), Jamal Crawford (Por), and Raymond Felton (Por) did not play. Sac 113, LAL 96 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 23 points and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Josh McRoberts (LAL) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Devin Ebanks (LAL) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Sac shot 13-18 FT and LAL shot 7-9 FT. Hassan Whiteside (Sac, sprained right ankle), Kobe Bryant (LAL, rest), Andrew Bynum (LAL, rest), Pau Gasol (LAL, rest), Metta World Peace (LAL, suspended) did not play. SA 107, GS 101 at GS James Anderson (SA) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 34 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Chris Wright (GS) had 25 points including 11-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Neal (SA, left shoulder stinger), Manu Ginobili (SA, rest), Stephen Jackson (SA, rest), Kawhi Leonard (SA, rest), Andris Biedrins (GS, concussion), Richard Jefferson (GS, rest), and David Lee (GS, abdominal surgery) did not play. Thus ends the 2011-12 regular season. The playoffs start on Saturday. [Note that even though Boston has a higher seed (due to winning the Atlantic Division), Atlanta has home court advantage in the Boston-Atlanta series due to having the higher winning percentage.] Final 2011-12 Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.0 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.9 LeBron James (Mia) 27.1 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.5 Kevin Love (Min) 13.3 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 11.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.7 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.7 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.1 Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard (Orl) .573 Nikola Pekovic (Min) .564 Andrew Bynum (LAL) .558 3-Point Percentage Steve Novak (NY) .472 Stephen Curry (GS) .455 Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) .455 Free Throw Percentage Jamal Crawford (Por) .927 J.J. Redick (Orl) .911 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .896 Steals Chris Paul (LAC) 2.5 Mike Conley (Mem) 2.2 LeBron James (Mia) 1.9 Blocks Serge Ibaka (OKC) 3.7 JaVale McGee (Den) 2.2 Dwight Howard (Orl) 2.2 Turnovers Deron Williams (NJ) 4.0 John Wall (Was) 3.9 Kevin Durant (OKC) 3.8 Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (0) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (0) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (0) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (0) _____| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (0) __ | 8 Philadelphia (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (0) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (0) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (0) _______| 6 Orlando (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 28 Game 1 Philadelphia at Chicago 12:00 pm TNT Game 1 New York at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Orlando at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 29 Game 1 Utah at San Antonio 12:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Denver at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Boston at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 1 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 30 Game 2 New York at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Orlando at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 1 Game 2 Boston at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Philadelphia at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 2 Game 2 Utah at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Indiana at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 3 Game 3 Miami at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 4 Game 3 Atlanta at Boston 6:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 Game 4 Indiana at Orlando 1:00 pm ABC Game 3 Memphis at LA Clippers 3:30 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:30 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 6 Game 4 Chicago at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Miami at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Atlanta at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Denver 8:30 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4 San Antonio at Utah TBD Game 4 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD *Game 5 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD Tuesday, May 8 *Game 5 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 5 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5 New York at Miami TBD *Game 5 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD Thursday, May 10 *Game 5 Chicago at Philadelphia TBD *Game 6 Atlanta at Boston TBD *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Dallas TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Denver TBD Friday, May 11 *Game 6 Miami at New York TBD *Game 6 Indiana at Orlando TBD *Game 6 San Antonio at Utah TBD *Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 12 *Game 7 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 7 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 New York at Miami TBD *Game 7 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 7 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis 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