June 1. Grant Hill (LAC) announced his retirement from the NBA. Miami activated Juwan Howard and placed James Jones on IL. Ind 91, Mia 77 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 28 points including 11-19 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 24 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. David West (Ind) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. George Hill (Ind) had 16 points and 6 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 10 points including 3-11 FG. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 10 points. Ind out-scored Mia 29-15 in the 3rd quarter. Ind shot 50% (37-74) FG and Mia shot 36.1% (26-72) FG. Chris Andersen (Mia, suspended) 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 OKC (4) _ 8 Hou (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (4) | 4 LAC (2) _| |_ 5 Memphis (0) _ 5 Mem (4) _ 2 San Antonio (4) | | | 2 SA (4) _ | | 7 LAL (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 6 Golden State (2) | 3 Den (2) _| | 6 GS (4) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _ | 1 Mia (4) _ | 8 Mil (0) |_ 1 Miami (4) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Bro (3) _| | | 5 Chi (4) |_ 1 Miami (3) _____| _ 3 Indiana (3) 2 NY (4) _ | 7 Bos (2) |_ 2 New York (2) ______| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Ind (4) _| 6 Atl (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Monday, June 3 (All times Central) Game 7: Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Thursday, June 6 (All times Central) Game 1: San Antonio vs Mia/Ind 7:30 pm ABC [Note: The Finals have a 2-3-2 schedule (unlike the earlier rounds, which have a 2-2-1-1-1 schedule). It will be SA at Mia or Ind at SA for Game 1.] ---- 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