News from May 5. Memphis activated Mike Conley and placed Russ Smith on IL. Washington activated Will Bynum and placed John Wall (swollen left hand) on IL. Mem 97, GS 90 at GS Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 15 points. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points on 3-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 2-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Leandro Barbosa (GS) had 14 points. The series is tied 1-1. Atl 106, Was 90 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 12 points on 4-11 3-pointers [his only attempts], 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points including 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ramon Sessions (Was) had 21 points. Otto Porter (Was) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. The series is tied 1-1. 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 (1) __ _ 5 Memphis (1) | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 Houston (4) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 Houston (0) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (1) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 San Antonio (3) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (4) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (1) ____ | _ 5 Washington (1) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) _____| _ 3 Chicago (1) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 6 Game 2 Chicago at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 LA Clippers at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 8 Game 3 Cleveland at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Houston at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 9 Game 3 Atlanta at Washington 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Golden State at Memphis 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 10 Game 4 Cleveland at Chicago 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Houston at LA Clippers 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 11 Game 4 Atlanta at Washington 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Golden State at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 12 *Game 5 Chicago at Cleveland TBA *Game 5 LA Clippers at Houston TBA Wednesday, May 13 Game 5 Washington at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 14 *Game 6 Cleveland at Chicago TBA *Game 6 Houston at LA Clippers TBA Friday, May 15 *Game 6 Atlanta at Washington TBA *Game 6 Golden State at Memphis TBA Saturday, May 16 *Game 7 LA Clippers at Houston TBA Sunday, May 17 *Game 7 Chicago at Cleveland TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Golden State TBA Monday, May 18 *Game 7 Washington at Atlanta TBA ---- 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