News from May 18. Indiana activated George Hill and placed Miles Plumlee on IL. Ind 106, NY 99 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 21 points including 9-12 FT, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 19 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 39 points and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points including 4-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Ind shot 50.7% (34-67) FG and NY shot 40% (34-85) FG. Ind shot 34-46 FT and NY shot 18-18 FT. Indiana takes the series 4-2 and advances to the Conference Finals where they will face Miami. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (4) _ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (4) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ 5 Memphis (0) _ 5 Memphis (4) _ 2 San Antonio (0) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 6 Golden State (2) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (4) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______| _ 3 Indiana (0) 2 New York (4) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (2) ______| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Sunday, May 19 (All times Central) Game 1: Memphis at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Schedule for Tuesday, May 21 (All times Central) Game 2: Memphis at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Wednesday, May 22 (All times Central) Game 1: Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 22 (All times Central) Game 2: Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Saturday, May 25 (All times Central) Game 3: San Antonio at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, May 26 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, May 27 (All times Central) Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Tuesday, May 28 (All times Central) Game 4: Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 29 (All times Central) *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBA ESPN Schedule for Thursday, May 30 (All times Central) *Game 5: Indiana at Miami TBA TNT Schedule for Friday, May 31 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, June 1 (All times Central) *Game 6: Miami at Indiana TBA TNT Schedule for Sunday, June 2 (All times Central) *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBA ESPN Schedule for Monday, June 3 (All times Central) *Game 7: Indiana at Miami TBA 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