News from May 3. Cle 128, Tor 110 at Tor J.R. Smith (Cle) had 15 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 43 points including 19-28 FG, 8 rebounds, and 14 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 31 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Green (Cle) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 12 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 8 assists. Cle shot 59.5% (50-84) FG and Tor shot 54.3% (44-81) FG. Cle shot 17-23 FT and Tor shot 10-11 FT. Cle leads the series 2-0. Bos 108, Phi 103 at Bos Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 21 points. Al Horford (Bos) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 19 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Robert Covington (Phi) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Bos leads the series 2-0. 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 (1) | 4 Oklahoma City (2) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (4) __ | | 7 San Antonio (1) |_ 2 Golden State (2) _| | _ 6 New Orleans (0) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (4) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ 1 Toronto (0) ____ | _ 4 Cleveland (2) | | 4 Cleveland (4) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (4) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ 2 Boston (2) _| _ 3 Philadelphia (0) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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