News from May 5. The LA Clippers activated Caron Butler and placed Travis Leslie on IL. OKC 103, Dal 97 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 12 points including 3-12 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 13-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. OKC out-scored Dal 35-16 in the 4th quarter. Oklahoma City sweeps the series 4-0 to advance to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the LAL-Den series. SA 102, Uta 90 at Uta Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points including 10-17 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Jackson (SA) had 13 points. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. SA leads the series 3-0. LAC 87, Mem 86 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 24 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Randy Foye (LAC) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 24 points including 12-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. LAC leads the series 2-1. Ind 101, Orl 99 at Orl Danny Granger (Ind) had 21 points. David West (Ind) had 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 14 points including 5-7 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. George Hill (Ind) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and the game winning free throws with 2.2 seconds left and 5 assists. Glen Davis (Orl) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 25 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ind leads the series 3-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (3) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (1) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (2) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (2) _____| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (2) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (3) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 6 Game 4 Chicago at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Miami at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Atlanta at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Denver 8:30 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4 San Antonio at Utah 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 8 Game 5 Orlando at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago 8:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5 New York at Miami TBD *Game 5 Utah at San Antonio TBD Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD Thursday, May 10 Game 5 Chicago at Philadelphia TBD *Game 6 Atlanta at Boston TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Denver TBD Friday, May 11 *Game 6 Miami at New York TBD *Game 6 Indiana at Orlando TBD *Game 6 San Antonio at Utah TBD *Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 12 *Game 7 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 New York at Miami TBD *Game 7 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 7 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis 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