News from April 29. Cleveland activated George Hill and placed Kendrick Perkins on IL. Houston activated Luc Mbah a Moute and placed Zhou Qi on IL. Utah activated Tony Bradley and placed Ricky Rubio (strained left hamstring) on IL. Cle 105, Ind 101 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 45 points on 16-25 FG and 11-15 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. George Hill (Cle) had 11 points including 9-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 30 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (Ind) had 23 points including 9-13 FG. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 14 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Cleveland takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Toronto. Hou 110, Uta 96 at Hou Clint Capela (Hou) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. P.J. Tucker (Hou) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 46 points including 7-12 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 17 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 21 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jae Crowder (Uta) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Hou out-scored Uta 64-39 in the 1st half. Hou leads the series 1-0. 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 (1) ______ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Oklahoma City (2) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (4) __ | | 7 San Antonio (1) |_ 2 Golden State (1) _| | _ 6 New Orleans (0) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (4) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ 1 Toronto (0) ____ | _ 4 Cleveland (0) | | 4 Cleveland (4) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (4) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ 2 Boston (0) _| _ 3 Philadelphia (0) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Monday, April 30 Game 1: Philadelphia at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 1 Game 1: Cleveland at Toronto 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 2 Game 2: Utah at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 3 Game 2: Cleveland at Toronto 5:00 pm ESPN Game 2: Philadelphia at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 4 Game 3: Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 Game 3: Boston at Philadelphia 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 6 Game 4: Golden State at New Orleans 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Houston at Utah 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4: Boston at Philadelphia 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 8 *Game 5: Utah at Houston TBD ABC *Game 5: New Orleans at Golden State TBD TNT Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5: Philadelphia at Boston TBD TNT *Game 5: Cleveland at Toronto TBD TNT Thursday, May 10 *Game 6: Golden State at New Orleans TBD ESPN *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBD ESPN Friday, May 11 *Game 6: Boston at Philadelphia TBD ESPN *Game 6: Toronto at Cleveland TBD ESPN Sunday, May 13 *Game 7: Cleveland at Toronto TBD *Game 7: Philadelphia at Boston TBD Monday, May 14 *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBD TNT *Game 7: New Orleans at Golden State TBD TNT ---- 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