News from May 27. Kyle Korver (Atl) underwent surgery on his right ankle to repair ligament damage and will be out 3 months. GS 104, Hou 90 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 26 points on 7-21 FG, 3-11 3-pointers, and 9-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Festus Ezeli (GS) had 12 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 18 points including 8-13 FT, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 14 points on 2-11 FG and 10-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 13 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Golden State takes the series 4-1 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face Cleveland. 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 (4) _ 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) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ 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) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 4 Game 1 Cleveland at Golden State 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 7 Game 2 Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 9 Game 3 Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 11 Game 4 Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 14 *Game 5 Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 16 *Game 6 Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Friday, June 19 *Game 7 Cleveland at Golden State 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