News from May 2. The NBA fined GS coach Mark Jackson $25,000 for his comments following Tuesday's GS-Den game complaining about how physical Denver was playing with the league saying the comments were "an attempt to influence the officiating." Minnesota fired David Kahn as president of basketball operations. Golden State activated David Lee and placed Dwayne Jones on IL. Lee actually played 1:30 during Friday's game, despite having a torn right hip flexor (which was expected to keep him out of the rest of the playoffs after suffering the injury in Game 1). Chicago placed Malcolm Thomas on IL. GS 92, Den 88 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 21 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 17 points including 7-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Golden State takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face San Antonio. Bro 95, Chi 92 at Chi Deron Williams (Bro) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 17 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points, 15 rebounds including 9 offensive, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Marco Belinelli (Chi) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 18 points. Luol Deng (Chi, ill) did not play. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (3) _ 8 Houston (2) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (3) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 6 Golden State (0) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) ________ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (3) |_ __| _ 2 New York (3) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ ___| _ 3 Indiana (3) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) Game 6: New York at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN2 Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) Game 7: Chicago at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Schedule for Sunday, May 5 (All times Central) *Game 7: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 7: Boston at New York TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Indiana TBA ---- 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