News from April 22. Blake Griffin (LAC) is expected to miss the rest of the playoffs with an injured right big toe. Memphis activated James Ennis and placed Tony Allen on IL. Portland activated Jusuf Nurkic. San Antonio activated Joel Anthony and placed Dewayne Dedmon (ill) on IL. GS 119, Por 113 at Por Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 5-14 3-pointers and 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 32 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 4-13 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kevin Durant (GS, strained left calf) and Shaun Livingston (sprained right index finger) did not play and Steve Kerr (GS, ill) did not coach. GS leads the series 3-0. Mem 110, SA 108 OT at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points including the game winning 10-footer with .7 seconds left, 12 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 35 points including 13-23 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points and 5 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 43 points including 14-30 FG and 7-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 steals. The series is tied 2-2. Atl 116, Was 98 at Atl Taurean Prince (Atl) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 29 points including 12-20 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 27 points and 9 assists. John Wall (Was) had 29 points on 10-12 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 12 points on 6-20 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Was lead the series 2-1. Tor 87, Mil 76 at Mil DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 33 points including 12-22 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points. Norman Powell (Tor) had 12 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Tony Snell (Mil) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 14 points including 6-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (3) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ __| | _ | 3 Houston (2) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (1) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Washington (2) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (3) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (2) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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