News from May 8. Chi 77, Phi 69 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 11 points and 14 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 16 points including 5-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi leads the series 3-2. Ind 105, Orl 87 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 19 points on 9-10 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Glen Davis (Orl) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ind shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and Orl shot 42.1% (32-76) FG. Indiana takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Mia-NY series. Atl 87, Bos 86 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 13 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 13 points on 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Bos leads the series 3-2. Den 102, LAL 99 at LAL Arron Afflalo (Den) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Den) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Andre Miller (Den) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 8 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 43 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Metta World Peace (LAL, suspended) did not play. LAL leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ 1 San Antonio (0) ___ _ | 4 Memphis (1) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (3) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (3) _____| | 6 Denver (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (2) __ | 8 Philadelphia (3) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (3) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) ______ | 7 New York (1) |_ ______| _ 3 Indiana (0) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 9 Game 5 New York at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 10 Game 6 Chicago at Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Game 6 Atlanta at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 6 LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Friday, May 11 *Game 6 Miami at New York TBD *Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 12 *Game 7 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 New York at Miami TBD *Game 7 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD ---- 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