News from May 14. Hou 95, LAL 80 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Ron Artest (Hou) had 14 points on 6-17 FG. Carl Landry (Hou) had 15 points including 6-6 FG and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 9-10 FT and 3 blocks. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 8 points and 14 rebounds. Hou shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and LAL shot 35.7% (30-84) FG. Yao Ming (Hou, stress fracture left foot) did not play. The series is tied 3-3. Orl 83, Bos 75 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 23 points on 9-16 FG and 5-12 FT, 22 rebounds including 10 offensives, and 3 blocks. Rafer Alston (Orl) had 11 points and 3 steals. Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 11 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 15 points including 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 19 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. 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 LA Lakers (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (3) _ _ 5 Houston (3) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ ____ 5 Houston (4) _ 2 Denver (0) | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (4) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (1) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _| _ 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) ___| _ 3 Orlando (3) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 17 Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 7: Orlando at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Conference Finals Schedule (Central times) *if necessary [note: The Lakers would have home court (games 1, 2, 5, 7) vs Denver and Denver would have home court vs Houston] Tuesday, May 19 Game 1: Denver vs LAL/Hou 8:00 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 20 Game 1: Orl/Bos at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 21 Game 2: Denver vs LAL/Hou 8:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 22 Game 2: Orl/Bos at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 23 Game 3: Denver vs LAL/Hou 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 24 Game 3: Cleveland at Orl/Bos 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 25 Game 4: Denver vs LAL/Hou 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 26 Game 4: Cleveland at Orl/Bos 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 27 *Game 5: Denver vs LAL/Hou 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 28 *Game 5: Orl/Bos at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 29 *Game 6: Denver vs LAL/Hou 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 30 *Game 6: Cleveland at Orl/Bos 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 31 *Game 7: Denver vs LAL/Hou 7:30 pm ABC Monday, June 1 *Game 7: Orl/Bos at Cleveland 7:30 pm 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