News from April 21. The NBA fined Toronto GM Masai Ujiri $25,000 for using profanity (in referring to Brooklyn) when addressing the Toronto fans prior to Saturday's Tor-Bro game. New York fired head coach Mike Woodson. Utah fired head coach Tyrone Corbin. Minnesota head coach Rick Adelman announced his retirement. He had been coaching in the NBA for 23 seasons (including 1,042 wins). Joakim Noah (Chi) was named as Defensive Players of the Year. Noah received 100 of 125 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Joakim Noah (Chi) ........ 555 100 17 4 Roy Hibbert (Ind) ........ 166 8 36 18 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ..... 121 8 23 12 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 79 2 17 18 Andre Iguodala (GS) ...... 47 1 7 21 LeBron James (Mia) ....... 31 2 5 6 Paul George (Ind) ........ 30 0 5 15 Anthony Davis (NO) ....... 25 1 4 8 Dwight Howard (Hou) ...... 25 1 3 11 Andrew Bogut (GS) ........ 11 1 1 3 Kawhi Leonard (SA) ....... 9 0 3 0 P.J. Tucker (Pho) ........ 6 1 0 1 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 5 0 1 2 Chris Paul (LAC) ......... 5 0 1 2 Trevor Ariza (Was) ....... 4 0 1 1 Marc Gasol (Mem) ......... 4 0 1 1 Patrick Beverley (Hou) ... 3 0 0 2 Mem 111, OKC 105 OT at OKC Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nick Calathes (Mem, suspended) did not play. The series is tied 1-1. LAC 138, GS 98 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 35 points on 13-17 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Darren Collison (LAC) had 12 points and 10 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. David Lee (GS) had 11 points. LAC out-scored GS 67-41 in the 1st half. LAC had 13 turnovers and GS shot 26 turnovers. The series is tied 1-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (0) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Memphis (1) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (0) _______ | 8 Atlanta (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (0) ____| | | 5 Washington (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (1) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (0) ______| 6 Brooklyn (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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