News from June 7. Ray Allen (Bos) exercised his 11-12 option. Golden State named Mike Malone as an assistant coach. Dallas activated Brendan Haywood and placed Rodrigue Beaubois on IL. Dal 86, Mia 83 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 16 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points on 6-19 FG and 9-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 13 points and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 6 rebounds. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (2) _ 2 Miami (2) | 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 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