News from May 6. Utah signed head coach Quin Snyder to a contract extension. Cle 121, Atl 108 at Atl LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 21 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 15 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Channing Frye (Cle) had 27 points on 10-13 FG and 7-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 24 points on 11-15 FG and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points and 14 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Cle out-scored Atl 36-17 in the 4th quarter. Cle shot 21-39 3-pointers and Atl shot 16-34 3-pointers. Cle shot 16-27 FT and Atl shot 10-12 FT. Cle leads the series 3-0. SA 100, OKC 96 at OKC Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 31 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10-14 FT and 11 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 10-31 FG, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. SA leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (1) | 3 Oklahoma City (4) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (3) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (4) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ 2 Toronto (1) ______| _ 3 Miami (1) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 7 Game 3: Toronto at Miami 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Golden State at Portland 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 8 Game 4: Cleveland at Atlanta 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 9 Game 4: Toronto at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Golden State at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 10 *Game 5: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA Game 5: Oklahoma City at San Antonio TBA Wednesday, May 11 Game 5: Miami at Toronto TBA *Game 5: Portland at Golden State TBA Thursday, May 12 *Game 6: Cleveland at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Oklahoma City TBA Friday, May 13 Game 6: Toronto at Miami TBA Game 6: Golden State at Portland TBA Sunday, May 15 *Game 7: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Miami at Toronto TBA *Game 7: Oklahoma City at San Antonio TBA Monday, May 16 *Game 7: Portland 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