News from May 7. An MRI revealed that Baron Davis (NY) has a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee as well as a partial tear of the patella tendon. He will undergo surgery and be out for a year. Luc Mbah a Moute (mil) underwent surgery on his right knee for tendinitis. SA 87, Uta 81 at Uta Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 11 points including 4-14 FG. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 10 points including 4-17 FG and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 26 points on 13-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. San Antonio sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the LAC-Mem series. LAC 101, Mem 97 OT at LAC Caron Butler (LAC) had 14 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points on 10-15 FG and 10-17 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points including 8-25 FG and 7 rebounds. LAC 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 (4) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ 1 San Antonio (0) ___ _ | 4 Memphis (1) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (3) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (3) _____| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (3) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (3) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) ______ | 7 New York (1) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (3) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT 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 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 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