News from April 29. The NBA fined LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling $2.5 million (maximum allowed) and banned him for life for attending games and any involvement with the Clippers following recordings that were made public in which Sterling made racist statements. The NBA suspended DeJuan Blair (Dal) for 1 game for kicking Tiago Splitter (SA) in the head during Monday's Dal-SA game. Golden State activated Nemanja Nedovic. Was 75, Chi 69 at Chi Marcin Gortat (Was) had 20 points including 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 6 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Washington takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Ind-Atl series. Mem 100, OKC 99 OT at OKC Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 11 points including 4-14 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers in 52 minutes. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 10-31 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 13 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Mem leads the series 3-2. LAC 113, GS 103 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 25 points on 8-10 FG and 9-17 FT, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. David Lee (GS) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. LAC shot 31-41 FT and GS shot 13-19 FT. LAC lead the series 3-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Dallas (2) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (1) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (3) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (2) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (3) __| | 6 Golden State (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (2) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ ________________ __ | _ 5 Washington (0) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (0) _______| _ ___________ 3 Toronto (2) ______| 6 Brooklyn (2) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Wednesday, April 30 Game 5 Dallas at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Brooklyn at Toronto 7:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Portland at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 1 Game 6 Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 6 LA Clippers at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 2 Game 6 Toronto at Brooklyn 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 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 4 *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