News from April 27. Golden State fired head coach Keith Smart. New York picked up their 11-12 option for Chauncey Billups. OKC 100, Den 97 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 41 points including 11-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points on 3-15 FG and 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. James Harden (OKC) had 12 points including 2-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points. OKC shot 34-42 FT and Den shot 17-21 FT. Oklahoma City takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the SA-Mem series. Mia 97, Phi 91 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 20 points including 6-12 3-pointers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Miami takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Boston. SA 110, Mem 103 OT at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points and 9 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 33 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. George Hill (GS) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Sam Young (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 17 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mem leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (3) |_ _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (0) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (3) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (3) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _______ | _ | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (3) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (0) ________| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Thursday, April 28 Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans 7:00 pm TNT Game 6 Dallas at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 29 Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, April 30 *Game 7 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7 Portland at Dallas TBA *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 1 Game 1 Boston at Miami TBA ---- 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