News from April 15. Boston placed Gordon Hayward (left ankle rehab), Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery), MaRcus Smart (right thumb surgery), and Daniel Theis (left knee surgery) on IL. Cleveland placed Kendrick Perkins and Okaro White on IL. Houston placed Ryan Anderson (sprained left ankle) and Luc Mbah a Moute (dislocated right shoulder) on IL. Indiana placed Ike Anigobogu and Alex Poythress on IL. Milwaukee placed Brandon Jennings and D.J. Wilson on IL. Minnesota placed Anile Jefferson and Justin Patton on IL. Oklahoma City placed Andre Robinson (Left patellar tendon surgery) and Kyle Singler on IL. Utah placed Thabo Sefolosha (right knee surgery) and David Stockton on IL. Former NBA player Hal Greer died at age 81. Greer played 15 seasons from 58-59 to 72-73 with Syracuse and Philadelphia. Bos 113, Mil 107 OT at Bos Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Bos) had 24 points including 13-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 20 points. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 31 points including 12-20 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Giannis Atentokounmpo (Mil) had 35 points including 13-16 FT, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Bos leads the series 1-0. Ind 98, Cle 80 at Cle Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Myles Turner (Ind) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 32 points including 11-19 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 9 points and 17 rebounds. Ind leads the series 1-0. OKC 116, Uta 108 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 36 points including 13-20 FG and 8-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points including 10-25 FG, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 13 points including 5-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. OKC leads the series 1-0. Hou 104, Min 101 at Hou Clint Capela (Hou) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 14 points including 15-26 FG and 7-12 3-pointers and 8 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Min) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hou 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 (1) ______ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ _____________ _ 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 (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (1) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (1) __| 6 Miami (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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