News from April 21. The NBA fined Kelly Oubre (Was) $25,000 for kicking the ball into the stands at the end of Wednesday's Was-Atl game. The NBA fined Russell Westbrook (OKC) $15,000 for cursing during a post-game interview following Wednesday's Hou-OKC game. Sacramento named Scott Perry as executive VP of basketball operations. Chicago activated Cameron Payne and placed Rajon Rondo (broken right thumb) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Norris Cole and placed Samaj Christon on IL. LAC 111, Uta 106 at Uta Chris Paul (LAC) had 34 points including 12-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points on 5-7 FG and 7-14 FT and 13 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute (LAC) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 40 points on 13-21 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. George Hill (Uta) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. LAC leads the series 2-1. OKC 115, Hou 113 at OKC Taj Gibson (OKC) had 20 points on 101-3 FG and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 10-14 FT, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Andre Roberson (OKC) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 44 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 18-18 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Louis Williams 9Hou) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Sam Dekker (Hou, fractured left hand) did not play. Hou leads the series 2-1. Bos 104, Chi 87 at Chi Al Horford (Bos) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 16 points and 9 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 15 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 18 points including 6-18 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 14 points on 7-21 FG and 7 rebounds. Bos shot 5-7 FT and Chi shot 15-15 FT. Chi leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (2) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) __ | | 7 Memphis (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 Houston (2) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (1) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Washington (2) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (3) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (1) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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