News from May 21. Orlando fired head coach Stan Van Gundy and GM Otis Smith. Boston activated Sean Williams and placed Avery Bradley (injured shoulder) on IL. OKC 106, LAL 90 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points. James Harden (OKC) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 42 points including 18-33 FG and 5 rebounds. Oklahoma City takes the series 4-1 and advances to the Western Conference Finals where they will face San Antonio. Bos 101, Phi 85 at Bos Brandon Bass (Bos) had 27 points on 9-13 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 13 points and 14 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points. Evan Turner (Phi) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Bos shot 26-33 FT and Phi shot 10-16 FT. Bos leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 SA (4) ____ 8 Uta (0) |_ 1 San Antonio (4) ___ _ 5 LA Clippers (0) | 4 Mem (3) ___| |_ 1 San Antonio (0) _ 5 LAC (4) _ 2 Oklahoma City (0) | | | 2 OKC (4) ___ | | 7 Dal (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (4) _| | _ 3 LA Lakers (1) | 3 LAL (4) ___| | 6 Den (3) |_ _ | 1 Chi (2) ___ | 8 Phi (4) |_ 8 Philadelphia (2) __ | _ 4 Boston (3) | | 4 Bos (4) ___| | | 5 Atl (2) |_ __| _ 2 Mia (4) ___ | 7 NY (1) |_ 2 Miami (2) ______| _ 3 Indiana (2) 3 Ind (4) ___| 6 Orl (1) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 22 Game 5 Indiana at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 23 Game 6 Boston at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 24 Game 6 Miami at Indiana 7:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 26 *Game 7 Indiana at Miami TBD *Game 7 Philadelphia at Boston TBD Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 27 Game 1 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 29 Game 2 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 31 Game 3 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Saturday, June 2 Game 4 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm TNT Monday, June 4 *Game 5 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm TNT Wednesday, June 6 *Game 6 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Friday, June 8 *Game 7 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 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