News from May 5. Cle 105, Tor 103 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points including 9-11 FT and the game winning banked baseline push-shot at the buzzer, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 21 points and 16 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. George Hill (Cle) had 12 points. O.G. Anunoby (Tor) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 27 points including 9-13 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Tor) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Cle leads the series 3-0. Bos 101, Phi 98 OT at Phi Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 22 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 18 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Bos leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Houston (4) ______ 8 Minnesota (1) |_ 1 Houston (2) ______ _ 5 Utah (1) | 4 Oklahoma City (2) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (4) __ | | 7 San Antonio (1) |_ 2 Golden State (2) _| | _ 6 New Orleans (1) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (4) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ 1 Toronto (0) ____ | _ 4 Cleveland (3) | | 4 Cleveland (4) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (4) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) _| _ 3 Philadelphia (0) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 6 Game 4: Golden State at New Orleans 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Houston at Utah 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4: Boston at Philadelphia 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 8 Game 5: Utah at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5: Philadelphia at Boston TBD TNT *Game 5: Cleveland at Toronto TBD TNT Thursday, May 10 *Game 6: Golden State at New Orleans TBD ESPN *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBD ESPN Friday, May 11 *Game 6: Boston at Philadelphia TBD ESPN *Game 6: Toronto at Cleveland TBD ESPN Sunday, May 13 *Game 7: Cleveland at Toronto TBD *Game 7: Philadelphia at Boston TBD Monday, May 14 *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBD TNT *Game 7: New Orleans at Golden State TBD 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