News from April 26. Dal 121, Hou 109 at Dal Al-Farouq Aminu (Dal) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 31 points including 13-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 17 points and 13 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Hou) had 23 points including 8-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Bernard James (Dal, ill) and K.J. McDaniels (Hou, fractured right elbow) did not play. Hou leads the series 3-1. Cle 101, Bos 93 at Bos LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points on 10-24 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 6-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 15 points including 3-4 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points on 4-17 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Cleveland sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Chi-Mil series. Was 125, Tor 94 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points including 8-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 23 points on 5-15 FG and 10-11 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. John Wall (Was) had 14 points and 10 assists. Ramon Sessions (Was) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 14 points and 3 steals. Was shot 55.4% (41-74) FG and Tor shot 43.9% (36-82) FG. Washington sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Atl-Bro series. LAC 114, SA 105 at SA Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 34 points on 11-19 FG and 10-10 FT and 7 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 17 points. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 15 points. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points including 6-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (2) __| | 6 San Antonio (2) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (2) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (1) |_ ____ | _ 5 Washington (0) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) _____| _ 3 Chicago (3) ____| 6 Milwaukee (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 Dallas at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 29 Game 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 5 Portland at Memphis TBA Thursday, April 30 *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 Memphis at Portland TBA Saturday, May 2 *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 ---- 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