News from June 2. The NBA suspended Bismack Biyombo (Tor) for 1 game for collecting his 4th flagrant foul points in the playoffs during last Thursday's Tor-Cle game [4+ playoff flagrant foul points results in an automatic suspension]. Biyombo will serve the suspension at the start of the 16-17 regular season. New York named Jeff Hornacek as head coach. Hornacek reportedly signed a 3 year, $15 million contract with a 4th year at the team's option. Toronto signed head coach Dwane Casey to a 3 year, $16 million contract extension. Golden State activated Brandon Rush and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. GS 104, Cle 89 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 11 points on 4-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Shaun Livingston (GS) had 20 points including 8-10 FG. LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points on 7-22 FG and 11-12 FT and 3 steals. GS shot 49.4% (43-87) FG and Cle shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. GS shot 9-10 FT and Cle shot 18-20 FT. GS's bench out-scored Cle's bench 45-10. GS leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 GS (4) __ 8 Hou (1) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 LAC (2) _| |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ 5 Por (4) _ 3 Oklahoma City (3) | | | 2 SA (4) __ | | 7 Mem (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (4) | 3 OKC (4) _| | 6 Dal (1) |_ 1 Golden State (1) _ 1 Cleveland (0) | 1 Cle (4) _ | 8 Det (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atl (4) _| | | 5 Bos (2) |_ 1 Cleveland (3) _____| _ 2 Toronto (2) 2 Tor (4) _ | 7 Ind (3) |_ 2 Toronto (4) ______| _ 3 Miami (3) 3 Mia (4) _| 6 Cha (3) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, June 5 Game 2: Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC Wednesday, June 8 Game 3: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Friday, June 10 Game 4: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Monday, June 13 *Game 5: Cleveland at Golden State 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 16 *Game 6: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 19 *Game 7: Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC ---- 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