News from May 20. Indiana activated Evan Turner and placed Solomon Hill on on IL. The NBA held the draft lottery, which determines the #1, #2, and #3 picks from the 14 non-playoff teams. There was only 1 winner in the lottery (and it was a big one) as Cleveland got the #1 pick (with the 9th worst record) - which meant 8 other teams moved down one spot. Milwaukee moved down one spot and got the #2 pick (with the worst record) and Philadelphia moved down one spot and got the #3 pick (2nd worst record). Orlando, Utah, Boston, Sacramento, and Charlotte (owning the Detroit pick) all moved down one spot. The NBA draft is June 26. First Round Order 1. Cleveland 2. Milwaukee 3. Philadelphia 4. Orlando 5. Utah 6. Boston 7. LA Lakers 8. Sacramento 9. Charlotte [from Detroit] 10. Philadelphia [from New Orleans] 11. Denver 12. Orlando [from New York via Denver] 13. Minnesota 14. Phoenix 15. Atlanta 16. Chicago [from Charlotte] 17. Boston [from Brooklyn] 18. Phoenix [from Washington] 19. Chicago 20. Toronto 21. Oklahoma City [from Dallas via Houston and LA Lakers] 22. Memphis 23. Utah [from Golden State] 24. Charlotte [from Portland] 25. Houston 26. Miami 27. Phoenix [from Indiana] 28. LA Clippers 29. Oklahoma City 30. San Antonio Second Round Order 31. Milwaukee 32. Philadelphia 33. Cleveland [from Orlando] 34. Dallas [from Boston] 35. Utah 36. Milwaukee [from LA Lakers via Minnesota and Phoenix] 37. Toronto [from Sacramento] 38. Detroit 39. Philadelphia [from Cleveland] 40. Minnesota [from New Orleans] 41. Denver 42. Houston [from New York] 43. Atlanta 44. Minnesota 45. Charlotte 46. Washington 47. Philadelphia [from Brooklyn via Dallas and Boston] 48. Milwaukee [from Toronto via Phoenix] 49. Chicago 50. Phoenix 51. Dallas 52. Philadelphia [from Memphis via Cleveland] 53. Minnesota [from Golden State] 54. Philadelphia [from Houston via Milwaukee] 55. Miami 56. Denver [from Portland] 57. Indiana 58. San Antonio [from LA Clippers via New Orleans] 59. Toronto [from Oklahoma City via New York] 60. San Antonio Mia 87, Ind 83 at Ind LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Andersen (Mia) had 3 points including 1-4 FG and 12 rebounds. Norris Cole (Mia) had 11 points including 3-4 FG. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Paul George (Ind) had 14 points including 4-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mia shot 50.7% (34-67) FG and Ind shot 40% (32-80) FG. The series is tied 1-1. 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 (1) _ 5 Portland (4) _ 2 Oklahoma City (0) | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (4) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (2) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _____ _ _____ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (4) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ 1 Indiana (1) ____ _| _ 2 Miami (1) 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (4) ______| _ 6 Brooklyn (1) 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (4) Conference Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Wednesday, May 21 (All times Central) Game 2 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Saturday, May 24 (All times Central) Game 3 Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, May 25 (All times Central) Game 3 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, May 26 (All times Central) Game 4 Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Tuesday, May 27 (All times Central) Game 4 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 28 (All times Central) Game 5 Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, May 29 (All times Central) *Game 5 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 30 (All times Central) *Game 6 Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 31 (All times Central) *Game 6 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Sunday, June 1 (All times Central) *Game 7 Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, June 2 (All times Central) *Game 7 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm 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