News from April 19. Philadelphia activated Joel Embiid and placed Furkan Korkmaz on IL. Portland activated Jake Layman and placed Evan Turner on IL. Phi 128, Mia 108 at Mia Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Marco Belinelli (Phi) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 steals. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 23 points and 8 assists. James Johnson (Mia) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Justise Winslow (Mia) had 19 points including 4-11 G and 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Phi out-scored Mia 32-14 in the 4th quarter. Phi leads the series 2-1. NO 119, Por 102 at NO Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 30 points including 12-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points including 11-18 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 22 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points including 5-14 FG. NO leads the series 3-0. GS 110, SA 97 at SA Kevin Durant (GS) had 26 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points. Draymond Green (GS) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Shaun Livingston (GS) had 16 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 14 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points. Gregg Popovich (SA, death of wife) did not coach. GS leads the series 3-0. 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 (3) __ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (3) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (2) ____ | 8 Washington (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (1) _____| | | 5 Indiana (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (2) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (2) __| 6 Miami (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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