News from June 12. A group headed by Robert Pera reached an agreement to buy the Memphis Grizzlies. The deal must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. Boston activated Terrel Harris and placed Dexter Pittman on IL. OKC 105, Mia 94 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 12-20 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Shane Battier (Mia) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points and 8 assists. OKC out-scored Mia 58-40 in the 2nd half. OKC leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 SA (4) ____ 8 Uta (0) |_ 1 SA (4) __ _ 5 LAC (0) | 4 Mem (3) ___| |_ 1 San Antonio (2) _ 5 LAC (4) _ 2 Oklahoma City (4) | | | 2 OKC (4) ___ | | 7 Dal (0) |_ 2 OKC (4) __| | _ 3 LAL (1) | 3 LAL (4) ___| | 6 Den (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ 2 Miami (0) | 1 Chi (2) ___ | 8 Phi (4) |_ 8 Phi (3) __ | _ 4 Bos (4) | | 4 Bos (4) ___| | | 5 Atl (2) |_ 4 Boston (3) ________| _ 2 Miami (4) 2 Mia (4) ___ | 7 NY (1) |_ 2 Mia (4) __| _ 3 Ind (2) 3 Ind (4) ___| 6 Orl (1) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 14 Game 2 Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 17 Game 3 Oklahoma City at Miami 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 19 Game 4 Oklahoma City at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 21 *Game 5 Oklahoma City at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 24 *Game 6 Miami at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 26 *Game 7 Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ABC ---- 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