News from May 17. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. The NBA held the draft lottery, which determines the #1, #2, and #3 picks from the 14 non-playoff teams. There was no change with the lottery as no team moved up or down and the order is the same as the teams' records. The NBA draft is June 23. First Round Order 1. Philadelphia 2. LA Lakers 3. Boston [from Brooklyn] 4. Phoenix 5. Minnesota 6. New Orleans 7. Denver [from New York] 8. Sacramento 9. Toronto (from Denver via New York] 10. Milwaukee 11. Orlando 12. Utah 13. Phoenix [from Washington] 14. Chicago 15. Denver [from Houston] 16. Boston [from Dallas] 17. Memphis 18. Detroit 19. Denver [from Portland] 20. Indiana 21. Atlanta 22. Charlotte 23. Boston 24. Philadelphia [from Miami vs Cleveland] 25. LA Clippers 26. Philadelphia [from Oklahoma City via Denver via Cleveland] 27. Toronto 28. Phoenix [from Cleveland via Boston] 29. San Antonio 30. Golden State Second Round Order 31. Boston [from Philadelphia via Miami] 32. LA Lakers 33. LA Clippers [from Brooklyn] 34. Phoenix 35. Boston [from Minnesota via Phoenix] 36. Milwaukee [from New Orleans via Sacramento] 37. Houston [from New York via Sacramento via Portland] 38. Milwaukee 39. New Orleans [from Denver via Philadelphia] 40. New Orleans [from Sacramento] 41. Orlando 42. Utah 43. Houston 44. Atlanta [from Washington] 45. Boston [from Memphis via Dallas] 46. Dallas 47. Orlando [from Chicago] 48. Chicago [from Portland via Cleveland] 49. Detroit 50. Indiana 51. Boston [from Miami] 52. Utah [from Boston via Memphis] 53. Denver [from Charlotte via Oklahoma City] 54. Atlanta 55. Brooklyn [from LA Clippers] 56. Denver [from Oklahoma City] 57. Memphis [from Toronto] 58. Boston [from Cleveland] 59. Sacramento [from San Antonio] 60. Utah [from Golden State] Cle 115, Tor 84 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 11-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 14 points. Richard Jefferson (Cle) had 9 points and 11 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 12 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 2-2 FT. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points and 5 assists. James Johnson (Tor) had 10 points. Cle out-scored Tor 66-44 in the 1st half. Cle shot 55.4% (41-74) FG and Tor shot 42.1% (32-76) FG. Cle 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 (4) _ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ 5 Portland (4) _ 3 Oklahoma City (1) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (4) | 3 Oklahoma City (4) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ 1 Cleveland (1) _____| _ 2 Toronto (0) 2 Toronto (4) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ 2 Toronto (4) ______| _ 3 Miami (3) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 18 Game 2: Oklahoma City at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 19 Game 2: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 21 Game 3: Cleveland at Toronto 7:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 22 Game 3: Golden State at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 23 Game 4: Cleveland at Toronto 7:30 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 24 Game 4: Golden State at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 25 *Game 5: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ESPN Thursday, May 26 *Game 5: Oklahoma City at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT Friday, May 27 *Game 6: Cleveland at Toronto 7:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 28 *Game 6: Golden State at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 29 *Game 7: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ESPN Monday, May 30 *Game 7: Oklahoma City at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT ---- 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