News from April 19. The NBA fined Marcus Smart (Bos) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture (flipping the bird) during Tuesday's Bos-Chi game. The NBA fined Mem coach David Fitzdale $30,000 for criticizing the refs following Monday's Me-SA game. Oklahoma City activated Kyle Singler and placed Norris Cole on IL. GS 110, Por 81 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 4-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 6 points including 1-5 FG, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 blocks. Klay Thiompson (GS) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 6 turnovers. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 15 points including 5-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 12 points including 5-17 FG. GS shot 44% (40-91) FG and Por shot 33.3% (30-90) FG. Kevin Durant (GS, strained left calf) and Shaun Livingston (GS, sprained right index finger) did not play. GS leads the series 2-0. Hou 115, OKC 111 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 35 points including 18-20 FG, 8 assists, and 7 steals. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 22 points. Louis Williams (Hou) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 51 points on 17-43 FG, 2-11 3-pointers, and 15-18 FT, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Andre Robinson (OKC) had 12 points, 8 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Sam Dekker (Hou, fractured left hand) did not play. Hou leads the series 2-0. Was 109, Atl 101 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 31 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 32 points including 12-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 27 points including 14-15 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 19 points including 5-14 FG. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 23 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Was leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (2) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (1) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) __ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Houston (2) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (0) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Washington (2) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (2) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (1) ____| 6 Milwaukee (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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