News from May 26. Cle 1118, Atl 88 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 17 points. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Cleveland takes the series 4-0 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face the winner of the GS-Hou series. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 GS (4) __ 8 NO (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) __ _ 5 Memphis (2) | 4 Por (1) _| |_ 1 Golden State (3) _ 5 Mem (4) _ 2 Houston (1) | | | 2 Hou (4) _ | | 7 Dal (1) |_ 2 Houston (4) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (3) | 3 LAC (4) _| | 6 SA (3) |_ _ 2 Cleveland (0) | 1 Atl (4) _ | 8 Bro (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (4) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Tor (0) _| | | 5 Was (4) |_ 1 Atlanta (0) ____| _ 2 Cleveland (4) 2 Cle (4) _ | 7 Bos (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chi (4) _| 6 Mil (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 27 Game 5 Houston at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 29 *Game 6 Golden State at Houston 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 31 *Game 7 Houston at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 4 Game 1 Cleveland at GS/Hou 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 7 Game 2 Cleveland at GS/Hou 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 9 Game 3 GS/Hou at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 11 Game 4 GS/Hou at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 14 *Game 5 Cleveland at GS/Hou 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 16 *Game 6 GS/Hou at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Friday, June 19 *Game 7 Cleveland at GS/Hou 8:00 pm ABC ---- 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