News from April 22. Pau Gasol (Chi) was selected as winner of the Magic Johnson Award, which recognizes excellence on the court with cooperation with the fans and media, as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. The NBA fined Jason Terry (Hou) $5,000 for his flop during Tuesday's Dal-Hou game. Oklahoma City fired head coach Scott Brooks. The Atlanta Hawks have been reportedly sold to a group headed by Anthony Ressler for $850 million. The agreement will have to be formally approved by the NBA Board of Governors. Dallas announced that Chandler Parsons (injured right knee) is out for the playoffs and Rajon Rondo (injured back) is out indefinitely. Cody Zeller (Cha) underwent surgery on his right shoulder to repair a torn tendon. He is expected to be out 3 months. Brooklyn activated Mirza Teletovic and placed Earl Clark on IL. SA 107, LAC 107 OT at LAC Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points including 14-23 FG and 11 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 18 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 29 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-17 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. The series is tied 1-1. Mem 97, Por 82 at Mem Courtney Lee (Mem) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points and 6 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points including 4-15 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points on 7-20 FG and 9-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points including 5-16 FG Arron Afflalo (Por, injured right shoulder) and Chris Kaman (Por, injured left ankle) did not play. Mem leads the series 2-0. Atl 96, Bro 91 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points and 6 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 17 points. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Atl leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (2) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (2) _ | | | 2 Houston (2) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 San Antonio (1) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (2) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (2) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (2) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 5:30 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Dallas 8:00 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