News from May 2. Phoenix named Igor Kokoskov as head coach. Uta 116, Hou 108 at Hou Joe Ingles (Uta) had 27 points on 10-13 FG and 7-9 3-pointers. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 15 points including 5-7 FG, 14 rebounds, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 17 points including 6-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jae Crowder (Uta) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Alec Burks (Uta) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 assists. Clint Capella (Hou) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 32 points including 2-10 3-pointers and 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Uta shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and Hou shot 40% (38-95) FG. The series is tied 1-1. 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 (1) ______ _ 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 (0) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (4) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ 1 Toronto (0) ____ | _ 4 Cleveland (1) | | 4 Cleveland (4) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (4) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ 2 Boston (1) _| _ 3 Philadelphia (0) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Thursday, May 3 Game 2: Cleveland at Toronto 5:00 pm ESPN Game 2: Philadelphia at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 4 Game 3: Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 Game 3: Boston at Philadelphia 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ABC 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 TBD ABC *Game 5: New Orleans at Golden State TBD 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