News from May 6. Jrue Holiday (NO) underwent surgery on his lower right leg to remove a screw - the screw had been placed 2 years ago to stabilize a stress fracture. Quincy Pondexter (NO) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Hou 115, LAC 109 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 15 points including 4-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 24 points on 8-11 FG and 8-21 FT, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 32 points including 15-15 FT, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 34 points including 8-11 FT and 15 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 6-6 FG and 12 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points including 6-22 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hou shot 42-64 FT and LAC shot 25-32 FT. The series is tied 1-1. Cle 106, Chi 91 at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points including 10-12 FT. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Jones (Cle) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 18 points including 5-14 FG. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 14 points on 6-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 11 points. Cle out-scored Chi 38-18 in the 1st quarter. J.R. Smith (Cle, suspended) did not play. 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 (1) ___| | _ 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 (1) _____| _ 3 Chicago (1) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 LA Clippers at Houston 8:30 pm TNT 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