News from April 14. Golden State placed Stephen Curry (sprained left MCL) and Patrick McCaw (lumbar spine contusion) on IL. Miami placed Jordan Mickey and Dion Waiters (left ankle surgery) on IL. New Orleans placed Alexis Ajinca (right knee injury) and DeMarcus Cousins (ruptured left Achilles) on IL. Philadelphia placed Joel Embiid (orbital bone fracture) and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (right knee patellar tendinitis) on IL. Portland placed Maurice Harkless (left knee) and Georgios Papagiannis on IL. San Antonio placed Kawhi Leonard (right leg injury) and Brandon Paul on IL. Toronto placed Malachi Richardson and Fred VanVleet (right shoulder) on IL. Washington placed Chris McCullough and Ramon Sessions on IL. GS 113, SA 92 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points on 11-13 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 14 points. Rudy Gay (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. GS shot 54.3% (44-81) FG and SA shot 40% (32-80) FG. GS leads the series 1-0. Tor 114, Was 106 at Tor Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 6 assists. Delon Wright (Tor) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Was) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points. John Wall (Was) had 23 points on 6-20 FG and 8-10 FT, 15 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jodie Meeks (Was, suspended) did not play. Tor leads the series 1-0. Phi 130, Mia 103 at Phi Dario Saric (Phi) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 17 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marco Belinelli (Phi) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 14 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. NO 97, Por 95 at Por Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 16 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Anthony Davis (NO) had 35 points including 14-26 FG, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 6 points on 3-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 17 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 19 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points including 6-23 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Frank Jackson (NO, fractured right foot) did not play. NO leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Houston (0) ______ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Oklahoma City (0) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (1) __ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (1) ____ | 8 Washington (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (0) _____| | | 5 Indiana (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (0) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (1) __| 6 Miami (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, April 15 Game 1: Milwaukee at Boston 12:00 pm TNT Game 1: Indiana at Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC Game 1: Utah at Oklahoma City 5:30 pm TNT Game 1: Minnesota at Houston 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 16 Game 2: Miami at Philadelphia 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 17 Game 2: Washington at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Milwaukee at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: New Orleans at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 18 Game 2: Indiana at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Utah at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Minnesota at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 19 Game 3: Philadelphia at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Portland at New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Game 3: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 20 Game 3: Cleveland at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Toronto at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Boston at Milwaukee 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 21 Game 4: Philadelphia at Miami 1:30 pm TNT Game 4: Portland at New Orleans 4:00 pm TNT Game 3: Houston at Minnesota 6:30 pm ESPN Game 3: Oklahoma City at Utah 9:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 22 Game 4: Boston at Milwaukee 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Golden State at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Toronto at Washington 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Cleveland at Indiana 7:30 pm TNT Monday, April 23 Game 4: Houston at Minnesota 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 24 *Game 5: Milwaukee at Boston TBD *Game 5: Miami at Philadelphia TBD *Game 5: San Antonio at Golden State TBD *Game 5: New Orleans at Portland TBD Wednesday, April 25 *Game 5: Washington at Toronto TBD *Game 5: Indiana at Cleveland TBD *Game 5: Utah at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 5: Minnesota at Houston TBD Thursday, April 26 *Game 6: Philadelphia at Miami TBD *Game 6: Golden State at San Antonio TBD *Game 6: Boston at Milwaukee TBD *Game 6: Portland at New Orleans TBD Friday, April 27 *Game 6: Cleveland at Indiana TBD *Game 6: Toronto at Washington TBD *Game 6: Houston at Minnesota TBD *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Utah TBD Saturday, April 28 *Game 7: Miami at Philadelphia TBD *Game 7: Milwaukee at Boston TBD *Game 7: New Orleans at Portland TBD *Game 7: San Antonio at Golden State TBD Sunday, April 29 *Game 7: Indiana at Cleveland TBD *Game 7: Washington at Toronto TBD *Game 7: Minnesota at Houston TBD *Game 7: Utah at Oklahoma City 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