News from April 27. The NBA suspended J.R. Smith (Cle) for 2 games for hitting Jae Crowder (Bos) in the face during Sunday's Cle-Bos game. The NBA suspended Kelly Olynyk (Bos) for 1 game for locking up Kevin Love (Cle) which resulted in Love dislocating his shoulder during Sunday's Cle-Bos game. Olynyk will serve the suspension at the start of the 15-16 regular season. The NBA fined Kendrick Perkins (Cle) $15,000 and upgraded his flagrant foul to a level 2. The foul occurred during Sunday's Cle-Bos game when Perkins set a hard screen on Jae Crowder (Bos). Steve Kerr (GS) was selected as the winner of the Rudy Tomjanovich award, which recognizes excellence on the court with cooperation with the fans and media, as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Cleveland announced that Kevin Love will miss the 2nd round of the playoffs with a dislocated left shoulder, suffered during Sunday's Cle-Bos game [and may be out for the rest of the playoffs]. Memphis activated Beno Udrih and placed Mike Conley on IL. Conley underwent surgery to repair a facial fractures near his left eye. Por 99, Mem 92 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points including 6-22 FG and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 12 points including 3-13 FG and 13 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Meyers Leonard (Por) had 13 points on 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 12 points on 6-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Mem leads the series 3-1. Mil 94, Chi 88 at Chi Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points and 4 steals. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 11 points and 4 blocks. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 9 points and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 20 points including 5-21 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 10 points, 13 rebounds including 9 offensive, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Chi leds the series 3-2. Bro 120, Atl 115 OT at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points including 5-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro) had 35 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. 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 (3) _ | | | 2 Houston (3) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (2) __| | 6 San Antonio (2) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (2) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ ____ | _ 5 Washington (0) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) _____| _ 3 Chicago (3) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Portland at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT 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