News from April 18. The NBA named Stephen Curry (GS) and Al Jefferson (Cha) as Players of the Month for April. Curry averaged 26.4 points and 9.9 assists as Golden State went 6-3. Jefferson averaged 24.5 points and 14.3 rebounds as Charlotte went 7-1. The NBA named Dave Joerger (Mem) and Steve Clifford (Cha) as Coaches of the Month for April. Memphis went 6-2 and Charlotte went 7-1. The NBA named Trey Burke (Uta) had Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) as Rookies of the Month for April. Burke averaged 15.6 points and 9 assists as Utah went 2-5 Carter-Williams averaged 17.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 6.4 assists as Philadelphia went 3-5 The NBA suspended Nick Calathes (Mem) for 20 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy (a performance enhancement violation). Calathes suspension will cover the playoffs games and then extend into 14-15 regular season. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Dallas (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (0) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (0) _ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (0) __| | 6 Golden State (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (0) _______ | 8 Atlanta (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (0) ____| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (0) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (0) ______| 6 Brooklyn (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Saturday, April 19 Game 1 Brooklyn at Toronto 11:30 am ESPN Game 1 Golden State at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Atlanta at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 20 Game 1 Dallas at San Antonio 12:00 pm TNT Game 1 Charlotte at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Washington at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 1 Portland at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 21 Game 2 Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Golden State at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 22 Game 2 Atlanta at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Brooklyn at Toronto 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Washington at Chicago 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 23 Game 2 Charlotte at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Dallas at San Antonio 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, April 24 Game 3 Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 3 LA Clippers at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 25 Game 3 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Houston at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 26 Game 4 Indiana at Atlanta 1:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Dallas 3:30 pm TNT Game 3 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 27 Game 4 Chicago at Washington 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Portland 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 28 Game 4 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm TNT *Game 5 Atlanta at Indiana 7:00 pm NBATV Game 4 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 29 *Game 5 Washington at Chicago TBA *Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5 Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 5 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 5 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Portland at Houston TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 1 *Game 6 Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at Golden State TBA Schedule for Friday, May 2 *Game 6 Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Washington TBA *Game 6 San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6 Houston at Portland TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 3 *Game 7 Atlanta at Indiana TBA *Game 7 Washington at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 4 *Game 7 Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 7 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Portland at Houston 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