News from April 18. Utah activated David Stockton and placed Tony Bradley on IL. Cle 100, Ind 97 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 46 points on 17-24 FG and 10-13 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 12 points on 4-8 3-pointers (his only attempts). Myles Turner (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Darren Collison (Ind) had 16 points on 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. The series is tied 1-1. Uta 102, OKC 95 at OKC Derrick Favors (Uta) had 20 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 13 points including 7-12 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 28 points including 10-25 FG and 0-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 18 points including 6-21 FG and 4-12 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Uta out-scored OKC 28-16 in the 4th quarter. The series is tied 1-1. Hou 102, Min 82 at Hou Chris Paul (Hou) had 27 points including 10-18 FG, 8 assists, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 12 points including 2-18 FG and 1-10 3-pointers, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 3-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Clint Capela (Hou) had 8 points and 16 rebounds. Gerald Green (Hou) had 21 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Nemanja Bjelica (Min) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Hou out-scored Min 37-17 in the 2nd quarter and 62-35 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Hou leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Houston (2) ______ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (2) __ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (2) ____ | 8 Washington (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (1) _____| | | 5 Indiana (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (2) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (1) __| 6 Miami (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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