News from May 8. Nene (Hou) is out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn left adductor muscle. GS 121, Uta 95 at Uta Kevin Durant (GS) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 30 points including 9-15 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. GS out-scored Uta 28-16 in the 4th quarter and 61-43 in the 2nd half. GS shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Uta shot 37.1% (33-89) FG. Golden State sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the SA-Hou series. 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 (0) _ 5 Utah (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (2) __ | _ 4 Washington (2) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ ___| _ 2 Cleveland (0) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 9 Game 5: Houston at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 10 Game 5: Washington at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 11 Game 6: San Antonio at Houston 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 12 Game 6: Boston at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 14 *Game 7: Houston at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 15 *Game 7: Washington at Boston 7:00 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