News from May 10. Chicago activated Cameron Bairstow and placed Pau Gasol (strained left hamstring) on IL. Cle 86, Chi 84 at Chi LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points including 10-30 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and the game winning corner long jumper at the buzzer, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 15 points including 4-5 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 13 points. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 31 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 8 points on 4-12 FG and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. The series is tied 2-2. LAC 128, Hou 95 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 26 points on 6-7 FG and 14-34 FT and 17 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 12 assists. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 21 points including 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Terry (Hou) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. LAC out-scored Hou 68-41 in the 2nd half. LAC shot 37-63 FT and Hou shot 15-30 FT. LAC leads the series 3-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ 1 Golden State (1) __ _ 5 Memphis (2) | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 Houston (4) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 Houston (1) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (3) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 San Antonio (3) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (4) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (1) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (2) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 11 Game 4 Atlanta at Washington 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Golden State at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 12 Game 5 Chicago at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 LA Clippers at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 13 Game 5 Washington at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 14 Game 6 Cleveland at Chicago TBA *Game 6 Houston at LA Clippers TBA Friday, May 15 *Game 6 Atlanta at Washington TBA *Game 6 Golden State at Memphis TBA Saturday, May 16 *Game 7 LA Clippers at Houston TBA Sunday, May 17 *Game 7 Chicago at Cleveland TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Golden State TBA Monday, May 18 *Game 7 Washington at Atlanta TBA ---- 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