News from May 14. Detroit named Stan Van Gundy as head coach and president of basketball operations. Van Gundy was reportedly signed to a 5 year, $35 million contract. Mia 96, Bro 94 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points including 15-17 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 34 points including 15-23 FG and 7 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 19 points. Deron Williams (Bro) had 17 points. Mia out-scored Bro 30-19 in the 4th quarter. Mia shot 29-31 FT and Bro shot 12-15 FT. Miami takes the series 4-1 and advances to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the Ind-Was series. SA 104, Por 82 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Danny Green (SA) had 22 points on 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 18 points and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points and 10 assists. San Antonio takes the series 4-1 and advances to the Western Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the OKC-LAC series. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Dallas (3) |_ 1 San Antonio (4) ___ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 Houston (2) ______| |_ 1 San Antonio (0) _ 5 Portland (4) _ _________________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (3) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (2) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ ______ _ ______ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (3) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ _________________ _| _ 2 Miami (0) 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (4) ______| _ 6 Brooklyn (1) 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (4) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Thursday, May 15 (All times Central) Game 6 Indiana at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 6 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, May 17 (All times Central) *Game 7 Washington at Indiana TBA *Game 7 LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 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