News from April 20. The NBA fined Justise Winslow (Mia) $15,000 for stepping on Joel Embiid's (Phi) face mask after it had fallen to the ground during Thursday's Mia-Phi game. Indiana activated Alex Poythress and placed Thaddeus Young (sinus infection) on IL. Milwaukee activated Brandon Jennings and placed John Henson (sore back) on IL. Toronto activated Alfonzo McKinnie and placed Fred VanVleet on IL. Ind 92, Cle 90 at Ind Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 30 points including 11-15 FG and 7-9 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Myles Turner (Ind) had 8 points on 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. George Hill (Cle) had 13 points including 4-6 FG. Ind out-scored Cle 23-12 in the 3rd quarter and 52-33 in the 2nd half. Ind leads the series 2-1. Was 122, Tor 103 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Kelly Oubre (Was) had 12 points. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points including 5-8 FG, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (Was, suspended) did not play. Tor leads the series 2-1. Mil 116, Bos 92 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 23 points on 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 17 points. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 16 points. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Bos) had 15 points on 4-12 FG and 7-10 FT, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Mil shot 57% (45-79) FG and Bos shot 40% (32-80) FG. Bos leads the series 2-1. 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 (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (1) _____| | | 5 Indiana (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (2) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (1) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (2) __| 6 Miami (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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