News from April 16. Atlanta placed DeAndre Bembry and Ryan Kelly on IL. Boston placed Demetrius Jackson and Jordan Mickey on IL. Chicago placed Isaiah Canaan and Cameron Payne on IL. Golden State placed Matt Barnes (sprained right ankle) and Kevon Looney on IL. Houston placed Chianu Onuaku, Isaiah Taylor, and Kyle Wiltjer on IL. Oklahoma City placed Josh Huestis and Kyle Singler on IL. Portland placed Ed Davis (left shoulder), Festus Ezeli (left knee), and Jusuf Nurkic (right leg) on IL. Washington placed Ian Mahinmi (strained left calf) and Chris McCullough on IL. Was 114, Atl 107 at Was Markieff Morris (Was) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 2-11 3-pointers and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 32 points and 14 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points including 9-11 FT. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 25 points and 9 assists. Was shot 16-17 FT and Atl shot 32-39 FT. Was leads the series 1-0. GS 121, Por 109 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 32 points including 12-20 FG and 10 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 34 points and 5 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 41 points including 16-28 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. GS shot 53.1% (43-81) FG and Por shot 43% (40-93) FG. GS leads the series 1-0. Chi 106, Bos 102 at Bos Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 30 points including 9-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 33 points including 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Al Horford (Bos) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chi leads the series 1-0. Hou 118, OKC 87 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 37 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 8-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Nene (Hou) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points including 6-23 FG and 3-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. Andre Robinson (OKC) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Hou out-scored OKC 59-33 in the 2nd half. Hou shot 49.5% (45-91) FG and OKC shot 37% (30-81) FG. Sam Dekker (Hou, fractured left hand) did not play. Hou leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (1) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (0) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (1) __ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Houston (1) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (0) ______ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Washington (1) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (1) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (0) ____| 6 Milwaukee (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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