News from May 12. New Jersey activated Eddie House and placed Bernard Robinson on IL. SA 108, Pho 101 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 33 points on 12-19 FG and 9-14 FT, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Bruce Bowen (SA) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 24 points and 3 steals. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 21 points on 7-11 FG and 7-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. SA leads the series 2-1. NJ 96, Cle 85 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Mikki Moore (NJ) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points including 5-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 23 points. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Cle leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (2) _ 8 Golden State (4) |_ 8 Golden State (1) _ _ 4 Utah (2) | 4 Utah (4) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (3) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (4) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ 2 Phoenix (1) ___| | _ 3 San Antonio (2) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ 1 Detroit (3) ______ | _ 5 Chicago (0) | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (2) ____| _ 6 New Jersey (1) 3 Toronto (2) ___| 6 New Jersey (4) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 13 Game 4: Detroit at Chicago 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Utah at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT Monday, May 14 Game 4: Cleveland at New Jersey 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 15 *Game 5: Chicago at Detroit 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Golden State at Utah TBA TNT Wednesday, May 16 Game 5: New Jersey at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 17 *Game 6: Detroit at Chicago TBA ESPN *Game 6: Utah at Golden State TBA ESPN Friday, May 18 *Game 6: Cleveland at New Jersey TBA ESPN *Game 6: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA ESPN Sunday, May 20 *Game 7: New Jersey at Cleveland TBA ESPN *Game 7: San Antonio at Phoenix TBA *Game 7: Golden State at Utah TBA Monday, May 21 *Game 7: Chicago at Detroit TBA TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html