News from April 23. Hou 119, Min 100 at Min Clint Capela (Hou) had 14 points, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 36 points including 5-11 3-pointers, and 4 steals. Chris Paul (Hou) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Rose (Min) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Hou out-scored Min 50-20 in the 3rd quarter. Hou leads the series 3-1. Uta 113, OKC 96 at Uta Joe Ingles (Uta) had 20 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 33 points and 7 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 32 points including 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 11 points including 5-18 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points including 9-11 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Uta out-scored OKC 66-43 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Uta 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 (3) ______ 8 Minnesota (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (3) _ _____________ | | | 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 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