News from April 29. Chicago activated Malcolm Thomas and placed Kirk Hinrich (bruised left calf) on IL. Bro 110, Chi 91 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 28 points and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 10 assists. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 20 points and 8 assists. Bro out-scored Chi 33-18 in the 4th quarter. Chi leads the series 3-2. Atl 102, Ind 91 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 29 points including 9-16 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. David West (Ind) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. The series is tied 2-2. Hou 105, OKC 103 at Hou Chandler Parson (Hou) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Omer Asik (Hou) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 5 assists, and 10 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 38 points on 12-16 FG and 13-15 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 18 points. Jeremy Lin (Hou, bruised right chest muscle) did not play. OKC leads the series 3-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (3) _ 8 Houston (1) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (2) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (2) ______| | | 5 Chicago (3) |_ __| _ 2 New York (3) ______ | 7 Boston (1) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (2) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Tuesday, April 30 (All times Central) Game 5: Golden State at Denver 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 1 (All times Central) Game 5: Boston at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Atlanta at Indiana 7:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Houston at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 2 (All times Central) Game 6: Brooklyn at Chicago TBA *Game 6: Denver at Golden State TBA Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis TBA Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA *Game 6: New York at Boston TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) *Game 7: Golden State at Denver 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