News from April 25. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) was selected as winner of the Magic Johnson Award and Frank Vogel (Ind) was selected as winner of the Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which recognizes excellence on the court with cooperation with the fans and media, as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Hou 121, Por 116 OT at Por Dwight Howard (Hou) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 37 points including 13-35 FG and 3-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in 50 minutes. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 23 points including 8-22 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Por leads the series 2-1. Chi 100, Was 97 at Was Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 35 points including 12-19 FG and 8-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 25 points and 5 assists. John Wall (Was) had 23 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Was leads the series 2-1. Bro 102, Tor 98 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 22 points and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points on 8-22 FG and 13-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bro leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (1) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (2) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (2) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (1) _______ | 8 Atlanta (2) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (2) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (1) ______| 6 Brooklyn (2) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Golden State at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT 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