News from May 14. Joakim Noah (Chi) was named as winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, as selected by the Professional Basketball Writers Association. Chicago activated Pau Gasol and placed Cameron Bairstow on IL. Cle 94, Chi 73 at Chi LeBron James (Cle) had 15 points including 7-23 FG, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Matthew Dellavedova (Cle) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 14 points and 6 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 4 points and 11 rebounds. Cle shot 16-20 FT and Chi shot 9-10 FT. Cle out-rebounded Chi 53-32 including 16-9 offensive. Cleveland takes the series 4-2 and advances to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the Atl-Was series [starting Wednesday]. Hou 119, LAC 107 at LAC Josh Smith (Hou) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 20 points including 6-16 FT and 21 rebounds including 7 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 23 points on 5-20 FG and 11-11 FT. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 28 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 15 points including 4-13 FG. Chris Paul (LAC) had 31 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Hou out-scored LAC 40-15 in the 4th quarter. The series is tied 3-3. 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 (3) ___| | _ 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 (0) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Friday, May 15 Game 6 Atlanta at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 6 Golden State at Memphis 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 17 Game 7 LA Clippers at Houston TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Golden State TBA Monday, May 18 *Game 7 Washington at Atlanta 7:00 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