News from May 13. Memphis activated Russ Smith and placed Tony Allen (strained hamstring) on IL. Washington activated John Wall and placed Martell Webster on IL. Atl 82, Was 81 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points including the game winning putback layup with 1 second left, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. John Wall (Was) had 15 points, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Atl leads the series 3-2. GS 98, Mem 78 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 14 points and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 18 points on 6-13 3-pointers (and 0-3 2-pointers), 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals, and 5 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 8-22 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 13 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. GS leads the series 3-2. 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 (3) __ _ 5 Memphis (2) | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 Houston (4) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 Houston (2) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (3) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 San Antonio (3) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (4) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (3) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (3) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, May 14 Game 6 Cleveland at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Game 6 Houston at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Friday, May 15 Game 6 Atlanta at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 6 Golden State at Memphis 9:30 pm ESPN 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