News from April 21. David Lee (GS) suffered a torn right hip flexor during Saturday's GS-Den game and is out for the playoffs. Atlanta placed Zaza Pachulia and Louis Williams (torn right ACL) on IL. Houston placed Tim Ohlbrecht and Royce White on IL. Indiana placed Danny Granger (left knee surgery) and Miles Plumlee on IL. The LA Lakers placed Devin Ebanks and Kobe Bryant (left Achilles surgery) on IL. Miami placed Jarvis Varnado and Juwan Howard on IL. Milwaukee placed Drew Gooden and Joel Przybilla on IL. Oklahoma City placed Jeremy Lamb and Daniel Orton on IL. San Antonio placed Boris Diaw (cyst removed) and Tracy McGrady on IL. Ind 107, Atl 90 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 23 points on 3-13 FG and 17-18 FT, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 16 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 21 points and 7 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ind shot 30-34 FT and Atl shot 7-14 FT. Ind leads the series 1-0. SA 91, LAL 79 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 20 points and 15 rebounds. SA leads the series 1-0. Mia 110, Mil 87 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points on 9-11 FG and 9-11 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ray Allen (Mia) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 22 points and 4 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Mia shot 55.9% (38-68) FG and Mil shot 41.5% (34-82) FG. Mia leads the series 1-0. OKC 120, Hou 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 20 points including 6-19 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 11 points. OKC shot 53% (44-83) FG and Hou shot 36.3% (33-91) FG. OKC leads the series 1-0. All 8 home teams won Game 1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (1) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (1) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 Golden State (0) |_ _ | 1 Miami (1) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (1) ______| | | 5 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 2 New York (1) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (1) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Monday, April 22 (All times Central) Game 2: Chicago at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 23 (All times Central) Game 2: Milwaukee at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Boston at New York 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Golden State at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 24 (All times Central) Game 2: Houston at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Atlanta at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: LA Lakers at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, April 25 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Milwaukee 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Brooklyn at Chicago 7:30 pm NBATV Game 3: LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 26 (All times Central) Game 3: New York at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3: San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 27 (All times Central) Game 4: Brooklyn at Chicago 1:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Memphis 3:30 pm TNT Game 3: Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 28 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Miami at Milwaukee 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at LA Lakers 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Denver at Golden State 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 29 (All times Central) Game 4: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA Game 4: Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 5: Chicago at Brooklyn TBA Schedule for Tuesday, April 30 (All times Central) *Game 5: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 5: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 5: Milwaukee at Miami TBA Schedule for Wednesday, May 1 (All times Central) *Game 5: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5: Boston at New York TBA *Game 5: Atlanta at Indiana TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 2 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at LA Lakers TBA *Game 6: Denver at Golden State TBA *Game 6: Miami at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6: Brooklyn at Chicago TBA Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis TBA *Game 6: New York at Boston TBA *Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) *Game 7: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 7: Milwaukee at Miami TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Brooklyn TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 5 (All times Central) *Game 7: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 7: Boston at New York TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Indiana 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