News from June 9. Mia 101, Bos 88 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points including 12-17 FT and 12 rebounds. Shane Battier (Mia) had 12 points on 4-9 3-pointers (his only attempts) and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points on 8-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists. Mia out-scored Bos 28-15 in the 4th quarter. Miami takes the series 4-3 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face Oklahoma City. 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 SA (4) __ _ 5 LAC (0) | 4 Mem (3) ___| |_ 1 San Antonio (2) _ 5 LAC (4) _ 2 Oklahoma City (4) | | | 2 OKC (4) ___ | | 7 Dal (0) |_ 2 OKC (4) __| | _ 3 LAL (1) | 3 LAL (4) ___| | 6 Den (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _ 2 Miami (0) | 1 Chi (2) ___ | 8 Phi (4) |_ 8 Phi (3) __ | _ 4 Bos (4) | | 4 Bos (4) ___| | | 5 Atl (2) |_ 4 Boston (3) ________| _ 2 Miami (4) 2 Mia (4) ___ | 7 NY (1) |_ 2 Mia (4) __| _ 3 Ind (2) 3 Ind (4) ___| 6 Orl (1) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, June 12 Game 1 Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 14 Game 2 Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 17 Game 3 Oklahoma City at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 19 Game 4 Oklahoma City at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 21 *Game 5 Oklahoma City at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 24 *Game 6 Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 26 *Game 7 Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ABC ---- 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