News from April 25. The NBA fined Rick Carlisle (Dal) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Friday's Dal-Hou game. Brooklyn activated Earl Clark and placed Cory Jefferson on IL. Chicago activated Nikola Mirotic and placed Cameron Bairstow on IL. Memphis activated Russ Smith and placed Beno Udrih (sprained right ankle) on IL. GS 109, NO 98 at NO Draymond Green (GS) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 39 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 11-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 36 points including 14-20 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 29 points including 12-21 FG and 5 assists. Golden State sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Por-Mem series. Mem 115, Por 109 at Por Marc Gasol (Mem) had 25 points on 6-17 FG and 13-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 27 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points on 6-18 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points and 9 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points. Mem leads the series 3-0. Mil 92, Chi 90 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 4 steals. Jared Dudley (Mil) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 10 points including 3-10 FG and the game winning layup at the buzzer and 5 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 33 points including 12-17 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers. Chi leads the series 3-1. Bro 91, Atl 83 at Bro Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points including 8-12 FT and 13 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 19 points and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points including 5-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Atl leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ _ | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (2) _ | | | 2 Houston (3) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 San Antonio (2) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (2) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (3) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (3) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (3) ____| 6 Milwaukee (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT 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 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 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 ---- 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