News from April 27. Otto Porter (Was) underwent minor surgery on his left leg to remove blood around a contusion. Toronto activated Fred VanVleet and placed Alfonzo McKinnie on IL. Washington activated Chris McCullough and Ramon Sessions and placed Otto Porter (lower leg surgery) and Jodie Meeks (suspended) on IL. Uta 96, OKC 91 at Uta Joe Ingles (Uta) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 13 points including 1-7 FT and 8 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 38 points including 14-26 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 19 points including 9-11 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 46 points including 18-43 FG and 7-19 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Utah takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Houston. Tor 102, Was 92 at Was Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 14 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points including 6-18 FG. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Pascal Siakam (Tor) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 8 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Bradley Beal (Was) had 32 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. John Wall (Was) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tor out-scored Was 29-14 in the 4th quarter. Toronto takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Ind-Cle series. Ind 121, Cle 87 at Ind Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 28 points on 11-19 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Darren Collison (Ind) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 12 points and 6 assists. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 19 points including 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rodney Hood (Cle) had 12 points. Jeff Green (Cle) had 13 points. Ind out-scored Cle 64-40 in the 2nd half. Ind shot 56.3% (49-87) FG and Cle shot 41.8% (33-79) FG. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Houston (4) ______ 8 Minnesota (1) |_ 1 Houston (0) ______ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Oklahoma City (2) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (4) __ | | 7 San Antonio (1) |_ 2 Golden State (0) _| | _ 6 New Orleans (0) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (4) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ 1 Toronto (0) ______ | _ _____________ | | 4 Cleveland (3) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (3) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ _____________ _| _ 3 Philadelphia (0) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Saturday, April 28 Game 7: Milwaukee at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Sunday, April 29 Game 7: Indiana at Cleveland 12:00 pm ABC Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Saturday, April 28 Game 1: New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Sunday, April 29 Game 1: Utah at Houston 2:30 pm ABC ---- 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