News from April 15. Cleveland placed Kay Felder and Edy Tavares on IL. Indiana placed Georges Niang and Glenn Robinson (strained left calf) on IL. The LA Clippers placed Diamond Stone and Austin Rivers (strained left hamstring) on IL. Memphis placed Chandler Parsons (injured left knee) and Tony Allen (strained calf muscle) on IL. Milwaukee placed Jabari Parker and Gary Payton on IL. San Antonio placed Joel Anthony and Dejounte Murray on IL. Toronto placed Bruno Caboclo and Pascal Siakam on IL. Utah placed Joel Bolomboy and Raul Neto on IL. Cle 109, Ind 108 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 12-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including 1-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 17 points. Paul George (Ind) had 29 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Cle leads the series 1-0. Mil 97, Tor 83 at Tor Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 28 points including 13-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 14 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points on 7-21 FG and 13-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Mil out-scored Tor 51-32 in the 2nd half. Mil shot 12-15 FT and Tor shot 24-33 FT. Mil leads the series 1-0. SA 111, Mem 82 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 32 points including 11-14 FG and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. SA shot and Mem shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. SA leads the series 1-0. Uta 97, LAC 95 at LAC Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. George Hill (Uta) had 16 points. Joe Johnson (Uta) had 21 points on 9-14 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and the game winning floater at the buzzer and 3 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Uta leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (0) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (0) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (1) __ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Houston (0) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (0) ______ | 8 Chicago (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Washington (0) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (1) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (0) ____| 6 Milwaukee (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, April 16 Game 1: Atlanta at Washington 12:00 pm TNT Game 1: Portland at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 1: Chicago at Boston 5:30 pm TNT Game 1: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 17 Game 2: Indiana at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 18 Game 2: Milwaukee at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Chicago at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Utah at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 19 Game 2: Atlanta at Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Oklahoma City at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Portland at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 20 Game 3: Cleveland at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Toronto at Milwaukee 7:00 pm NBATV Game 3: San Antonio at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 21 Game 3: Boston at Chicago 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Houston at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Game 3: LA Clippers at Utah 9:00 pm ESPN2 Saturday, April 22 Game 4: Toronto at Milwaukee 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: Washington at Atlanta 4:30 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Golden State at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 23 Game 4: Cleveland at Indiana 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Houston at Oklahoma City 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Boston at Chicago 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 24 Game 4: Washington at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Golden State at Portland 9:30 pm TNT *Game 5: Milwaukee at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Tuesday, April 25 *Game 5: Indiana at Cleveland TBD *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBD *Game 5: Oklahoma City at Houston TBD *Game 5: Utah at LA Clippers TBD Wednesday, April 26 *Game 5: Chicago at Boston TBD *Game 5: Atlanta at Washington TBD *Game 5: Portland at Golden State TBD Thursday, April 27 *Game 6: Cleveland at Indiana TBD *Game 6: Toronto at Milwaukee TBD *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBD *Game 6: Houston at Oklahoma City TBD Friday, April 28 *Game 6: Boston at Chicago TBD *Game 6: Washington at Atlanta TBD *Game 6: Golden State at Portland TBD *Game 6: LA Clippers at Utah TBD Saturday, April 29 *Game 7: Indiana at Cleveland TBD *Game 7: Milwaukee at Toronto TBD *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBD *Game 7: Oklahoma City at Houston TBD Sunday, April 30 *Game 7: Chicago at Boston TBD *Game 7: Atlanta at Washington TBD *Game 7: Portland at Golden State TBD *Game 7: Utah at LA Clippers TBD ---- 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