News from April 15. Atlanta activated Paul Millsap and placed Mike Scott on IL. Boston activated James Young and Chris Babb and placed Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas on IL. Chicago placed Joakim Noah on IL. Cleveland activated Joe Harris and placed LeBron James on IL. Dallas activated Monta Ellis and placed Devin Harris (injured left big toe) on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed David Lee on IL. New Orleans activated Jrue Holiday and placed Jeff Withey on IL. Utah activated Trey Burke and placed Gordon Hayward on IL. Dal 114, Por 98 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 22 points on 5-7 FG and 12-15 FT and 15 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 15 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points including 8-24 FG and 8 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points and 6 turnovers. NO 108, SA 103 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 31 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 19 points on 9-15 FG, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (NO) had 14 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points including 11-17 FG and 6 assists. Boris Diaw (SA) had 20 points on 10-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Hou 117, Uta 91 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 15 points including 6-6 FG and 3 blocks. Bryce Cotton (Uta) had 14 points. Chris Johnson (Uta) had 13 points. Hou shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Uta shot 37.6% (38-101) FG. Mem 95, Ind 83 at Mem Jeff Green (Mem) had 14 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 33 points including 13-19 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 26 points including 5-12 3-pointers. George Hill (Ind) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bro 101, Orl 88 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 16 points including 6-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 28 points on 12-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Alan Anderson (Bro, sprained left ankle) and Luke Ridnour (Orl, personal reasons) did not play. Andrew Nicholson (Orl) had 18 points on 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 26 points including 12-21 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 19 points. Tor 92, Cha 87 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points on 9-11 FG and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 26 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points and 3 steals. Troy Daniels (Cha) had 24 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Louis Williams (Tor), P.J. Hairston (Cha, sprained right knee), Al Jefferson (Cha, sore right knee), and Lance Stephenson (Cha, sprained right toe) did not play. Chi 91, Atl 85 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Dennis Schroeder (Atl) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. Chi shot 22-26 FT and Atl shot 5-7 FT. Bos 105, Mil 100 at Mil Gigi Datome (Bos) had 22 points including 9-15 FG. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jonas Jerebko (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points on 8-10 FG. Jae Crowder (Bos, sore right ankle) and Jerryd Bayless (Mil, sore neck) did not play. OKC 138, Min 113 at Min Enes Kanter (OKC) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 33 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 37 points including 13-17 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 23 points including 11-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 29 points including 9-15 FG. Zach LaVine (Min) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Perry Jones (OKC, sprained left ankle), Chase Budinger (Min, sprained left ankle), Gary Neal (Min, sprained left ankle), Gorgui Dieng (Min, concussion), and Ricky Rubio (Min, right ankle surgery) did not play. Cle 113, Was 108 OT at Cle Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Matthew Dellavedova (Cle) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 12 assists. Rasual Butler (Was) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Martell Webster (Was) had 20 points. Bradley Beal (Was), Paul Pierce (Was), and John Wall (Was) did not play. GS 133, Den 126 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 10 points, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Marreese Speights (GS) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Erick Green (Den) had 17 points and 7 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) and Randy Foye (Den) did not play. Det 112, NY 90 at NY Andre Drummond (Det) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 24 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Cole Aldrich (NY) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Andrea Bargani (NY, ill) and Travis Wear (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Sac 122, LAL 99 at LAL Ben McLemore (Sac) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ray McCallum (Sac) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Derrick Williams (Sac) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Jabari Brown (LAL) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10-11 FT and 5 turnovers. Vander Blue (LAL) had 15 points including 6-23 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Sac shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and LAL shot 38.3% (36-94) FG. Omri Casspi (Sac), Rudy Gay (Sac, concussion), Reggie Evans (Sac, sprained right thumb), Jordan Clarkson (LAL, sprained left ankle), Wayne Ellington (LAL, separated right shoulder), Wesley Johnson (LAL, sprained left ankle), Jeremy Lin (LAL, sore left knee), and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee cap) did not play. Mia 105, Phi 101 at Phi Henry Walker (Mia) had 21 points including 6-10 3-pointers. James Ennis (Mia) had 17 points including 7-20 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 34 points including 10-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Zoran Dragic (Mia) had 22 points. Robert Covington (Phi) had 19 points on 4-14 FG and 9-10 FT. JaKarr (Phi) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 19 points. [Mia only played 6 players - 4 played all 48 minutes, 1 played 41 minutes, and 1 played just 7 minutes.] Chris Andersen (Mia), Luol Deng (Mia), Mario Chalmers (Mia), Goran Dragic (Mia), Dwyane Wade (Mia), Hassan Whiteside (Mia), Furkan Aldemir (Phi, right foot plantar fasciitis), Isaiah Canaan (Phi, sprained right foot), Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi, strained left shoulder), and Nerlens Noel (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Thus ends the 2015 regular season. The playoffs start Saturday. Final 2015 Stats Leaders Points Russell Westbrook (OKC) 28.1 James Harden (Hou) 27.4 LeBron James (Cle) 25.2 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 15.0 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.5 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 12.7 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 10.2 John Wall (Was) 10.0 Ty Lawson (Den) 9.6 Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan (LAC) .710 Tyson Chandler (Dal) .666 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) .628 3-point Percentage Luke Babbitt (NO) .513 Kyle Korver (Atl) .493 Eric Gordon (NO) .448 Free Throw Percentage James Harden (Hou) .914 Jodie Meeks (Det) .906 Jamal Crawford (LAC) .901 J.J. Redick (LAC) .901 Steals Kawhi Leonard (SA) 2.3 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 2.1 Stephen Curry (GS) 2.0 Blocks Anthony Davis (NO) 2.9 Serge Ibaka (OKC) 2.4 Rudy Gobert (Uta) 2.3 Turnovers Russell Westbrook (OKC) 4.4 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 4.3 LeBron James (Cle) 4.0 Fouls DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 4.0 Andre Drummond (Det) 3.5 Jusuf Nurkic (Den) 3.3 Minutes Jimmy Butler (Chi) 38.7 James Harden (Hou) 36.8 Kyrie Irving (Cle) 36.5 Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (0) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 Houston (0) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (0) __| | 6 San Antonio (0) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (0) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (0) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (0) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 18 Game 1 Washington at Toronto 11:30 am ESPN Game 1 New Orleans at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 1 Milwaukee at Chicago 6:00 pm ESPN Game 1 Dallas at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 19 Game 1 Boston at Cleveland 2:00 pm ABC Game 1 Brooklyn at Atlanta 4:30 pm TNT Game 1 Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Monday, April 20 Game 2 Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 21 Game 2 Boston at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Washington at Toronto 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Dallas at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 22 Game 2 Brooklyn at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 23 Game 3 Cleveland at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Chicago at Milwaukee 7:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Golden State at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 24 Game 3 Houston at Dallas 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Toronto at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 25 Game 3 Atlanta at Brooklyn 2:00 pm TNT Game 4 Chicago at Milwaukee 4:30 pm TNT Game 4 Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 26 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Washington 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 27 Game 4 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 5 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA Game 4 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 28 *Game 5 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 5 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 5 New Orleans at Golden State TBA *Game 5 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Wednesday, April 29 *Game 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 5 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 5 Portland at Memphis TBA Thursday, April 30 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6 Houston at Dallas TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Washington TBA *Game 6 Golden State at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Memphis at Portland TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 7 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 7 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 7 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 7 New Orleans at Golden State 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