News from May 10. Portland activated Victor Claver and placed Maurice Williams (groin injury) on IL. Bro 104, Mia 90 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 14 points. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 28 points including 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points and 3 steals. Mia leads the series 2-1. SA 118, Por 103 at Por Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 29 points including 12-20 FG and 6 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points including 9-23 FG and 12 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points including 7-21 FG and 9 assists. SA leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Dallas (3) |_ 1 San Antonio (3) ___ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 Houston (2) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (2) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (1) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _________ _ _________ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (2) ____ | _ 5 Washington (1) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (2) ______| _ 6 Brooklyn (1) 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (4) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Sunday, May 11 (All times Central) Game 4 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Indiana at Washington 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, May 12 (All times Central) Game 4 Miami at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 San Antonio at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, May 13 (All times Central) Game 5 Washington at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 14 (All times Central) Game 5 Brooklyn at Miami TBA TNT *Game 5 Portland at San Antonio TBA TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 15 (All times Central) *Game 6 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers TBA ESPN *Game 6 Indiana at Washington TBA ESPN Schedule for Friday, May 16 (All times Central) *Game 6 Miami at Brooklyn TBA ESPN *Game 6 San Antonio at Portland TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 16 (All times Central) no games scheduled Schedule for Sunday, May 17 (All times Central) *Game 7 Washington at Indiana TBA *Game 7 Brooklyn at Miami TBA ABC *Game 7 LA Clippers at Oklahoma City TBA TNT Schedule for Monday, May 18 (All times Central) *Game 7 Portland at San Antonio 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