News from May 3. Memphis activated Jamaal Franklin and placed Nick Calathes (suspended) on IL. LAC 126, GS 121 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 22 points. Draymond Green (GS) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 33 points including 16-16 FT, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. The LA Clippers take the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Oklahoma City. OKC 120, Mem 109 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points including 12-18 FG and 5-5 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 10-16 FG, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, and 7 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 16 points including 5-6 FG. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points on 7-20 FG and 10-11 FT and 6 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. OKC shot 60.9% (42-69) FG and Mem shot 44.6% (37-83) FG. Zach Randolph (Mem, suspended) did not play. Oklahoma City takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the LA Clippers. Ind 92, Atl 80 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 30 points and 11 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 19 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points including 3-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 15 points including 6-21 FG, 17 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 4 steals. Ind shot 47.1% (33-70) FG including 3-18 3-pointers and Atl shot 30.4% (28-92) FG including 11-44 3-pointers. Indiana takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Washington. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (3) ___ 8 Dallas (3) |_ ______________ ______ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 Houston (2) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (0) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _________ _ _________ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (0) ____ | _ 5 Washington (0) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (0) _________| _ ___________ 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (3) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Sunday, May 4 Game 7 Brooklyn at Toronto 12:00 pm ABC Game 7 Dallas at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Monday, May 5 (All times Central) Game 1 Washington at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 1 LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 8:30 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