News from May 25. Hou 128, GS 115 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Hou) had 20 points on 7-8 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 3-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 45 points on 13-22 FG, 7-11 3-pointers, and 12-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 21 points including 9-14 FG, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Hou shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and GS shot 45.4% (44-97) FG. Hou shot 25-43 FT and GS shot 7-13 FT. GS leads the series 3-1. 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 (1) | | | 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 (3) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary 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