News from May 16. Golden State activated Damian Jones and placed Andre Iguodala (sore left knee) on IL. San Antonio activated Joel Anthony and placed Kawhi Leonard (sprained left ankle) on IL. The NBA held the draft lottery, which determined the #1, #2, and #3 picks from the 14 non-playoff teams. Phoenix was the big loser of the draft as they fell 2 spots and will draft #4 despite having the 2nd worst record. Boston, who owns Brooklyn's pick (who had the worst record) will draft #1. The Lakers, who had the 3rd worst record, will draft #2. Sacramento, who had the 8th worst record, got the #3 pick - but that pick will go to Philadelphia as the 76ers had the right to swap picks with Sacramento and the Kings will get the #5 pick. The NBA draft is June 22. First Round Order 1 Boston [from Brooklyn] 2 LA Lakers 3 Philadelphia [from Sacramento] 4 Phoenix 5 Sacramento [from Philadelphia] 6 Orlando 7 Minnesota 8 New York 9 Dallas 10 Sacramento [from New Orleans] 11 Charlotte 12 Detroit 13 Denver 14 Miami 15 Portland 16 Chicago 17 Milwaukee 18 Indiana 19 Atlanta 20 Portland [from Memphis via Denver and Cleveland] 21 Oklahoma City 22 Brooklyn [from Washington] 23 Toronto [from LA Clippers via Milwaukee] 24 Utah 25 Orlando [from Toronto] 26 Portland [from Cleveland] 27 Brooklyn [from Boston] 28 LA Lakers [from Houston] 29 San Antonio 30 Utah [from Golden State] Second Round Order 31 Atlanta [from Brooklyn] 32 Phoenix 33 LA Lakers [may go to Orlando] 34 Sacramento [from Philadelphia via New Orleans] 35 Orlando 36 Philadelphia [from New York via Utah and Toronto] 37 Boston [from Minnesota via Phoenix] 38 Chicago [from Sacramento via Cleveland] 39 Philadelphia [from Dallas] 40 New Orleans 41 Charlotte 42 Utah [from Detroit] 43 Houston [from Denver] 44 New York [from Chicago] 45 Houston [from Portland] 46 Philadelphia [from Miami via Atlanta] 47 Indiana 48 Milwaukee 49 Denver [from Memphis via Oklahoma City] 50 Philadelphia [from Atlanta] 51 Denver [from Oklahoma City] 52 Washington 53 Boston [from Cleveland] 54 Phoenix [from Toronto] 55 Utah 56 Boston [from LA Clippers] 57 Brooklyn [from Boston] 58 New York [from Houston] 59 San Antonio 60 Atlanta [from Golden State via Philadelphia and Utah] GS 136, SA 100 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (GS) had 16 points. Patrick McCaw (GS) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jonathon Simmons (SA) had 22 points. Davis Bertans (SA) had 13 points on a perfect 4-4 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 2-2 FT. GS out-scored SA 33-16 in the 1st quarter and 72-44 in the 1st half. GS shot 56.2% (50-89) FG and SA shot 37% (37-100) FG. GS leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ 5 Utah (4) _ 2 San Antonio (0) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (4) __ | _ 4 Washington (3) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ 1 Boston (0) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (0) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 17 Game 1: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 19 Game 2: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 20 Game 3: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 21 Game 3: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 22 Game 4: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 23 Game 4: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 24 *Game 5: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 25 *Game 5: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 26 *Game 6: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 27 *Game 6: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 28 *Game 7: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 29 *Game 7: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 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