News from May 18. Pau Gasol (LAL) was named as the winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. The other finalists for the award were J.J. Redick (Orl), Jason Terry (Dal), and Josh Smith (Atl). Atlanta exercised their 12-13 option for head coach Larry Drew. Phi 92, Bos 83 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points including 5-22 FG and 9 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 12 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Louis Williams (Phi) had 15 points and 8 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points and 15 assists. Phi out-scored Bos 33-20 in the 4th quarter and 61-37 in the 2nd half. The series is tied 2-2. LAL 99, OKC 96 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 36 points on 9-25 FG and 18-18 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 15 points on 2-13 FG and 11-12 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Steve Blake (LAL) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. James Harden (OKC) had 21 points on 4-13 FG and 11-12 FT and 3 steals. LAL shot 41-42 FT and OKC shot 26-28 FT. OKC leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ 1 San Antonio (2) ___ _ 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 (1) | 3 LA Lakers (4) _____| | 6 Denver (3) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (2) __ | 8 Philadelphia (4) |_ 8 Philadelphia (2) __ | _ 4 Boston (2) | | 4 Boston (4) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) ______ | 7 New York (1) |_ 2 Miami (1) ______| _ 3 Indiana (2) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Orlando (1) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm 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