News from May 16. The NBA fined Devin Ebanks (LAL) $25,000 for his actions prior and following his ejection during Monday's LAL-OKC games. The NBA fined Andrew Bynum (LAL) $15,000 for failing to make himself available to the media following Tuesday's practice. Larry Bird (Ind) was named as Executive of the Year in a polling of 34 NBA executives. Total position votes Executive Points 1st 2nd 3rd Larry Bird (Ind) ......... 88 12 8 4 R.C. Buford (SA) ......... 56 8 4 4 Neil Olshey (LAC) ........ 55 6 7 4 Gar Forman (Chi) ......... 16 2 2 0 Kevin O'Connor (Uta) ..... 10 0 2 4 Glen Grunwald (NY) ....... 8 0 2 2 Pat Riley (Mia) .......... 7 1 0 2 Sam Presti (OKC) ......... 5 1 0 0 Chris Wallace (Mem) ...... 5 0 1 2 David Kahn (Min) ......... 4 0 1 1 Dell Demps (NO) .......... 3 0 1 0 Rick Sund (Atl) .......... 3 0 1 0 Rod Thorn (Phi) .......... 3 0 1 0 Danny Ainge (Bos) ........ 1 0 0 1 Lon Babby (Pho) .......... 1 0 0 1 John Hammond (Mil) ....... 1 0 0 1 Mitch Kupchak (LAL) ...... 1 0 0 1 Otis Smith (Orl) ......... 1 0 0 1 Masai Ujiri (Den) ........ 1 0 0 1 Al Harrington (Den) underwent surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus. OKC 77, LAL 75 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 6 rebounds. James Harden (OKC) had 13 points and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points and 4 steals. OKC scored the last 9 points of the game. OKC leads the series 2-0. Bos 107, Phi 91 at Phi Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points on 6-17 FG and 11-14 FT, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 13 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 14 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points and 10-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Phi shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ 1 San Antonio (1) ___ _ 5 LA Clippers (0) | 4 Memphis (3) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (4) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (2) _| | _ 3 LA Lakers (0) | 3 LA Lakers (4) _____| | 6 Denver (3) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (2) __ | 8 Philadelphia (4) |_ 8 Philadelphia (1) __ | _ 4 Boston (2) | | 4 Boston (4) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) ______ | 7 New York (1) |_ 2 Miami (1) ______| _ 3 Indiana (1) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Orlando (1) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, May 17 Game 3 Miami at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 2 LA Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 18 Game 4 Boston at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 19 Game 3 San Antonio at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 20 Game 4 Miami at Indiana 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Monday, May 21 Game 5 Philadelphia at Boston TBD TNT *Game 5 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD TNT Tuesday, May 22 Game 5 Indiana at Miami 6:00 pm TNT *Game 5 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBD TNT Wednesday, May 23 *Game 6 Boston at Philadelphia TBD ESPN *Game 6 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD ESPN Thursday, May 24 *Game 6 Miami at Indiana TBD Friday, May 25 *Game 6 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 26 *Game 7 Indiana at Miami TBD *Game 7 Philadelphia at Boston TBD Sunday, May 27 *Game 7 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBD ---- 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