News from June 3. Former NBA player Leroy Ellis died at age 72 of prostate cancer. He played 14 seasons in the NBA from 62-63 - 75-76. Bos 93, Mia 91 OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 16 points including 4-11 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points including 7-22 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals in 51 minutes. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 12 points and 17 rebounds. The series is tied 2-2. 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 San Antonio (4) ___ _ 5 LA Clippers (0) | 4 Mem (3) ___| |_ 1 San Antonio (2) _ 5 LAC (4) _ 2 Oklahoma City (2) | | | 2 OKC (4) ___ | | 7 Dal (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (4) _| | _ 3 LA Lakers (1) | 3 LAL (4) ___| | 6 Den (3) |_ _ | 1 Chi (2) ___ | 8 Phi (4) |_ 8 Philadelphia (3) __ | _ 4 Boston (4) | | 4 Bos (4) ___| | | 5 Atl (2) |_ 4 Boston (2) ________| _ 2 Miami (2) 2 Mia (4) ___ | 7 NY (1) |_ 2 Miami (4) ______| _ 3 Indiana (2) 3 Ind (4) ___| 6 Orl (1) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Monday, June 4 Game 5 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm TNT Tuesday, June 5 Game 5 Boston at Miami 7:30 pm ESPN Wednesday, June 6 Game 6 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Thursday, June 7 Game 6 Miami at Boston 7:30 pm ESPN Friday, June 8 *Game 7 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm TNT Saturday, June 9 *Game 7 Boston at Miami 7:30 pm ESPN ---- 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