News from May 10. The NBA fined Taj Gibson (Chi) $25,000 for verbally abusing the refs during Wednesday's Chi-Mia game. The NBA fined J.R. Smith (NY) $5,000 for his flop during Sunday's Ind-NY game. Masai Ujiri (Den) was named as Executives of the Year in a polling of 30 NBA executives. Total position votes Executive Points 1st 2nd 3rd Masai Ujiri (Den) ........ 59 8 6 1 Gary Sacks (LAC) ......... 28 3 4 1 Daryl Morey (Hou) ........ 25 4 1 2 Glen Grunwald (NY) ....... 25 2 4 3 R.C. Buford (SA) ......... 24 4 1 1 Pat Riley (Mia) .......... 24 4 1 1 Bob Myers (GS) ........... 23 1 4 6 Sam Presti (OKC) ......... 12 1 1 4 Danny Ferry (Atl) ........ 8 1 1 0 Rob Hennigan (Orl) ....... 7 1 0 2 Billy King (Bro) ......... 7 0 2 1 Donnie Walsh (Ind) ....... 7 0 1 4 Kevin O'Connor (Uta) ..... 6 0 2 0 Jason Levien (Mem) ....... 5 1 0 0 John Hammond (Mil) ....... 4 0 1 1 Dell Demps (NO) .......... 1 0 0 1 Gar Forman (Chi) ......... 1 0 0 1 Minnesota released Brandon Roy. Pau Gasol (LAL) underwent ultrasonic energy treatment on both knees to remove scar tissue. Eric Gordon (NO) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle to remove scar tissue. Mia 104, Chi 94 at Chi LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points on 6-17 FG and 11-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Norris Cole (Mia) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 21 points including 10-16 FG. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 17 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mia leads the series 2-1. SA 102, GS 92 at GS Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points on 7-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 8 assists. SA shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and GS shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. SA leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (4) _ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (1) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) __| | _ 6 Golden State (1) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (2) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 New York (4) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (1) ______| _ 3 Indiana (1) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Saturday, May 11 (All times Central) Game 3: Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: New York at Indiana 7:00 pm ABC Schedule for Sunday, May 12 (All times Central) Game 4: San Antonio at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Schedule for Monday, May 13 (All times Central) Game 4: Miami at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, May 14 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 15 (All times Central) Game 5: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 16 (All times Central) Game 5: Indiana at New York TBA TNT *Game 6: San Antonio at Golden State TBA TNT Schedule for Friday, May 17 (All times Central) *Game 6: Miami at Chicago TBA ESPN *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 18 (All times Central) *Game 6: New York at Indiana TBA ESPN *Game 7: Golden State at San Antonio TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 19 (All times Central) *Game 7: Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA Schedule for Monday, May 20 (All times Central) *Game 7: Indiana at New York TBA 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