News from May 8. Toronto announced that Jonas Valanciunas will be out the rest of the Mia-Tor series with an sprained right ankle. Cle 100, Atl 99 at Atl LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 27 points including 9-25 FG and 8-15 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points and 8 assists. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 10 points. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Thabo Sefolosha (Atl) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 21 points and 6 assists. Cleveland sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the Tor-Mia series. OKC 111, SA 97 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 41 points on 14-25 FG and 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points including 10-16 FG. OKC out-scored SA 34-16 in the 4th quarter. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (1) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (2) | 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 (0) _| _ 2 Toronto (4) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ 2 Toronto (2) ______| _ 3 Miami (1) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary 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: Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 11 Game 5: Miami at Toronto 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Portland at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 12 Game 6: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm ESPN Friday, May 13 *Game 6: Toronto at Miami TBA *Game 6: Golden State at Portland TBA Sunday, May 15 *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