News from April 21. The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Was) $25,000 for attempting to escalate an altercation and pushing a ref during Friday's Tor-Was game. The NBA fined Marcus Morris (Bos) $15,000 for criticizing the refs after Friday's Bos-Mil game. Houston activated Ryan Anderson and placed Chinanu Onuaku on IL. Portland activated Evan Turner and placed Maurice Harkless (sore left knee) on IL. NO 131, Por 123 at Por Anthony Davis (NO) had 47 points on 15-24 FG and 15-17 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 41 points on 15-23 FG and 9-12 FT, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 14 points and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 16 assists. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 27 points on 11-20 FG and 5-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 38 points including 15-22 FG. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. NO shot 57% (45-79) FG and 32-39 FT and Por shot 52.6% (50-95) FG and 13-16 FT. Frank Jackson (NO, fractured right foot) did not play. New Orleans sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the GS-SA series. Uta 115, OKC 102 at Uta Joe Ingles (Uta) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 23 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points including 5-17 FG, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 14 points and 3 steals. Uta leads the series 2-1. Min 121, Hou 105 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Min) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 8 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 8-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 15 points including 5-16 FG. Hou leads the series 2-1. Phi 106, Mia 102 at Mia Joel Embiid (Phi) had 14 points on 2-11 FG and 10-13 FT, 12 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 8 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 24 points and 3 steals. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Dario Saric (Phi) had 11 points including 4-13 FG and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 20 points, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. James Johnson (Mia) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points and 3 steals. Phi out-scored Mia 27-19 in the 4th quarter. Phi leads the series 3-1. 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 (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (2) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (3) __ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _| | _ 6 New Orleans (0) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (2) ____ | 8 Washington (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (1) _____| | | 5 Indiana (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (2) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (1) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (3) __| 6 Miami (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 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 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: 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