News from May 18. Mia 85, Chi 75 at Chi LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points on 7-23 FG and 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 8 assists. Mia shot 47.1% (32-68) FG and Chi shot 34.1% (28-82) FG. The series is tied 1-1. 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 (4) |_ 8 Memphis (3) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (4) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ 4 Oklahoma City (0) _ 5 Denver (1) _ 3 Dallas (1) | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (4) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (2) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ 1 Chicago (1) _______| _ 2 Miami (1) 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (4) ________| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Conference Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Thursday, May 19 Game 2 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 21 Game 3 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 22 Game 3 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 23 Game 4 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 24 Game 4 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 25 *Game 5 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 26 Game 5 Miami at Chicago 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 27 *Game 6 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 28 *Game 6 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 29 *Game 7 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 30 *Game 7 Miami at Chicago 7:30 pm 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