News from April 22. Cleveland activated Kendrick Perkins and placed George Hill (back spasms) on IL. Indiana activated Thaddeus Young and placed Alex Poythress on IL. San Antonio activated Joffrey Lauvergne and placed Brandon Paul on IL. Cle 104, Ind 100 at Ind J.R. Smith (Cle) had 12 points on 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 12-22 FG, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson (Cle) had 12 points. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 12 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 steals. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 17 points including 5-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 19 points on 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Cle shot 22-26 FT and Ind shot 8-13 FT. The series is tied 2-2. Was 106, Tor 98 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 31 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 27 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Otto Porter (Was) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 35 points on 10-29 FG and 14-18 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jakob Poeltl (Tor) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Was out-scored Tor 66-47 in the 2nd half. The series is tied 2-2. SA 103, GS 90 at SA Rudy Gay (SA) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Dejounte Murray (SA) had 12 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points and 5 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 26 points including 4-13 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 9 points on 4-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 12 points including 4-16 FG and 5 rebounds. GS leads the series 3-1. Mil 104, Bos 102 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and the game winning tip-in with 5.1 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 10 points. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 21 points. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 34 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Bos) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Mil shot 52.1% (38-73) FG and Bos shot 41.4% (36-87) FG. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (1) |_ _____________ _| | _ 6 New Orleans (0) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (2) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (2) _____| | | 5 Indiana (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (2) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (2) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Philadelphia (3) __| 6 Miami (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Miami at Philadelphia 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 25 Game 5: Washington at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Indiana at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Utah at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Minnesota at Houston 8:30 pm TNT 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