News from April 24. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Rajon Rondo (sore back) on IL. Hou 130, Dal 128 at Dal James Harden (Hou) had 42 points including 15-24 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 13 points and 26 rebounds including 11 offensive. Josh Smith (Hou) had 18 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 11-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 34 points including 15-25 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. K.J. McDaniels (Hou, fractured right elbow) did not play. Hou leads the series 3-0. SA 100, LAC 73 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 32 points including 13-18 FG and 3 steals. Danny Green (SA) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Boris Diaw (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 8 rebounds. SA out-scored LAC 54-35 in the 2nd half. SA shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and LAC shot 34.1% (29-85) FG. SA leds the series 2-1. Was 106, Tor 99 at Was Paul Pierce (Was) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 24 points including 11-15 FG, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 19 points on 5-15 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points including 5-22 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Was shot 47.4% (36-76) FG and Tor shot 37.4% (37-99) FG. Was leds the series 3-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (3) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (2) _ | | | 2 Houston (3) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 San Antonio (2) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (2) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (3) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (3) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (3) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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