News from May 23. Kyle Korver (Atl) is out for the rest of the playoffs with a severely sprained right ankle. Terrence Ross (Tor) underwent surgery on his left ankle to remove bone spurs. GS 115, Hou 80 at Hou Draymond Green (GS) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 40 points on 12-19 FG, 7-9 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Josh Smith (Hou) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 17 points on 3-16 FG and 10-11 FT. GS out-scored Hou 62-37 in the 1st half. GS shot 45.4% (44-97) FG and Hou shot 33.7% (28-83) FG. GS leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) __ _ 5 Memphis (2) | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ 1 Golden State (3) _ 5 Memphis (4) _ 2 Houston (0) | | | 2 Houston (4) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 Houston (4) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (3) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 San Antonio (3) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (4) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (4) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ 1 Atlanta (0) ____| _ 2 Cleveland (2) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 24 Game 3 Atlanta at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 25 Game 4 Golden State at Houston 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 26 Game 4 Atlanta at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 27 *Game 5 Houston at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 28 *Game 5 Cleveland at Atlanta 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 29 *Game 6 Golden State at Houston 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 30 *Game 6 Atlanta at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 31 *Game 7 Houston at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, June 1 *Game 7 Cleveland at Atlanta 7:30 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