News from May 1. Tor 89, Ind 84 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points including 10-32 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jonas Valanicunas (Tor) had 10 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 9 assists. Normal Powell (Tor) had 13 points on 5-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Paul George (Ind) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 15 points and 7 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Tor shot 13-17 FT and Ind shot 7-8 FT. Toronto takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Miami. Mia 106, Cha 73 at Mia Goran Dragic (Mia) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 10 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Luol Deng (Mia) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Gerald Green (Mia) had 16 points. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 12 points including 3-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Cha) had 11 points. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Mia shot 48.3% (43-89) FG and Cha shot 32.1% (27-84) FG. Miami takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Toronto. GS 118, Por 106 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 37 points including 7-14 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 30 points on 8-26 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 15 points. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. GS out-scored Por 37-17 in the 1st quarter. GS leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ 1 Golden State (1) _ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (1) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (0) | 3 Oklahoma City (4) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (4) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ 2 Toronto (0) ______| _ 3 Miami (0) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) [should have the full (remaining) 2nd round schedule tomorrow] Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 2 Game 1: Atlanta at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 3 Game 1: Atlanta at Toronto 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Portland at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 2: Atlanta at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Friday, May 6 Game 3: Cleveland at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 8 Game 4: Cleveland at Atlanta 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 10 *Game 5: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Oklahoma City at San Antonio TBA Thursday, May 12 *Game 6: Cleveland at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Oklahoma City TBA Sunday, May 15 *Game 7: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Oklahoma City at San Antonio 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