News from April 25. The LA Clippers activated Austin Rivers and placed Diamond Stone on IL. San Antonio activated Dewayne Dedmon and placed Joel Anthony on IL. Hou 105, OKC 99 at Hou Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 15 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 34 points on 8-25 FG, 2-13 3-pointers, and 16-17 FT, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Louis Williams (Hou) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 47 points on 15-34 FG, 5-18 3-pointers, and 12-17 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Taj Gibson (OKC) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Sam Dekker (Hou, fractured left hand) did not play. Houston takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the SA-Mem series. SA 116, Mem 103 at SA Kawhi Leoanrd (SA) had 28 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points and 6 assists. Patty Mills (SA) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. SA leads the series 3-2. Uta 96, LAC 92 at LAC Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 27 points including 9-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Uta) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 16 points on 6-17 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 26 points including 9-10 FT. Chris Paul (LAC) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (3) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (3) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ __| | _ 3 Houston (0) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (2) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Washington (2) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) ____| _ 3 Toronto (3) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, April 26 Game 5: Atlanta at Washington 5:00 pm TNT Game 5: Chicago at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 27 Game 6: Toronto at Milwaukee 6:00 pm TNT Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 28 Game 6: Washington at Atlanta 6:30 NBATV Game 6: Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Game 6: LA Clippers at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 29 *Game 7: Milwaukee at Toronto TBD *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBD Sunday, April 30 *Game 7: Chicago at Boston TBD *Game 7: Atlanta at Washington 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