News from May 6. The NBA fined Marco Belinelli (Chi) $15,000 for his post-shot celebration [Sam Cassell's 'carrying my big balls' move] during Saturday's Chi-Bro Game 7. The NBA fined Derek Fisher (OKC) $5,000 for his flop during during Wednesday's OKC-Hou Game 5. San Antonio activated Boris Diaw and placed Nando de Colo on IL. Chi 93, Mia 86 at Mia Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 14 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 27 points including 8-10 FT and 9 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points and 3 steals. [Only Wade and James were in double-digits scoring for Mia.] Chi out-scored Mia 35-24 in the 4th quarter. Chi leads the series 1-0. SA 129, GS 127 2OT at SA [wow] Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Danny Green (SA) had 22 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points including 5-20 FG and the game winning 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 19 points and 12 rebounds in 53 minutes. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 44 points including 18-35 FG and 6-14 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers in 58 minutes (playing all but 4 seconds). GS out-scored SA 39-31 in the 3rd quarter, but SA out-scored GS 26-14 in the 4th quarter. SA leads the series 1-0. 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 (0) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (1) __| | _ 6 Golden State (0) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 New York (4) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (0) ______| _ 3 Indiana (1) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Tuesday, May 7 (All times Central) Game 2: Indiana at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 8 (All times Central) Game 2: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 10 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 11 (All times Central) Game 3: Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: New York at Indiana 7:00 pm ABC Schedule for Sunday, May 12 (All times Central) Game 4: San Antonio at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Schedule for Monday, May 13 (All times Central) Game 4: Miami at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, May 14 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Indiana TBA TNT *Game 5: Golden State at San Antonio TBA TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 15 (All times Central) *Game 5: Chicago at Miami TBA TNT *Game 5: Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 16 (All times Central) *Game 5: Indiana at New York TBA TNT *Game 6: San Antonio at Golden State TBA TNT Schedule for Friday, May 17 (All times Central) *Game 6: Miami at Chicago TBA ESPN *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 18 (All times Central) *Game 6: New York at Indiana TBA ESPN *Game 7: Golden State at San Antonio TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 19 (All times Central) *Game 7: Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA Schedule for Monday, May 20 (All times Central) *Game 7: Indiana at New York 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