News from May 31. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Detroit Pistons to Tom Gores. The LA Lakers formally introduced Mike Brown as head coach. Houston has reportedly reached an agreement with Kevin McHale to be their new head coach. Miami activated Erick Dampier and placed Zydrunas Ilgauskas on IL. Mia 92, Dal 84 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points on 5-18 FG and 9-12 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 12-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Mia leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 SA (2) ____ 8 Mem (4) |_ 8 Memphis (3) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (4) | 4 OKC (4) ___| |_ 4 Oklahoma City (1) _ 5 Den (1) _ 3 Dallas (4) | | | 2 LAL (4) ___ | | 7 NO (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (4) | 3 Dal (4) ___| | 6 Por (2) |_ 3 Dallas (0) _ 2 Miami (1) | 1 Chi (4) ___ | 8 Ind (1) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (2) | | 4 Orl (2) ___| | | 5 Atl (4) |_ 1 Chicago (1) _______| _ 2 Miami (4) 2 Mia (4) __ | 7 Phi (1) |_ 2 Miami (4) ________| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Bos (4) ___| 6 NY (0) NBA Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Thursday, June 2 Game 2 Dallas at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 5 Game 3 Miami at Dallas 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 7 Game 4 Miami at Dallas 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 9 *Game 5 Miami at Dallas 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 12 *Game 6 Dallas at Miami 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 14 *Game 7 Dallas at Miami 8:00 pm ABC ---- 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