News from April 27. Joakim Noah (NY) underwent surgery on his right shoulder to repair a torn rotator cuff. SA 103, Mem 96 at Mem Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 29 points including 12-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points including 11-14 FG. Mike Conley (Mem) had 26 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. San Antonio takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Houston. Tor 92, Mil 89 at Mil Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 7 points including 2-7 FG and 11 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 32 points and 5 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 34 points on 13-23 FG and 7-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Toronto takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Cleveland. 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 (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) __| | _ 3 Houston (0) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (3) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Washington (3) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 Sunday, April 30 *Game 7: Atlanta at Washington TBD *Game 7: Chicago at Boston 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