All times are CENTRAL<BR><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5><tr style='color:#ffffff;background-color:#000099;font-size: 14px;font-family: Arial;text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,1);'><td colspan=2 align=center><b>Visitor</b></td><td colspan=2 align=center style='border-left:1px solid #9999FF;'><b>Home</b></td><td align=center><b><nobr> Time </nobr></b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(45-37) INDIANA<br><b>PACERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(56-26) TORONTO<br><b>RAPTORS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:00 pm<BR><b>(NBATV)</b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(42-40) DALLAS<br><b>MAVERICKS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(55-27) OKLAHOMA CITY<br><b>THUNDER</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm<BR><b>(TNT)</b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(41-41) HOUSTON<br><b>ROCKETS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(73-9) GOLDEN STATE<br><b>WARRIORS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>9:30 pm<BR><b>(TNT)</b></td></tr></table>
Me too. I hope they get out of the first round. With no Canadien hockey teams in the hockey playoffs, they can really get all of Canada's support right now if thy have a run.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NBA announces a $25.000 fine for Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy after his critical in-game comments of the way LeBron James is officiated</p>— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/722226848415895552">April 19, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I hope we all see how coaching can make up for lack of talent and fire power. Even if Dallas loses the game, proper adjustments can make a team competitive.
Should have been the Rockets playing OKC. Rockets are truly awful but would have had a great shot at advancing.