News from June 3. Jason Kidd (NY) announced his retirement from the NBA. Danilo Galinari (Den) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his torn left ACL. Miami activated James Jones and placed Juwan Howard on IL. Mia 99, Ind 76 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 15-16 FT and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points, 9 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Ray Allen (Mia) had 10 points. David West (Ind) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Mia out-scored Ind 57-34 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Miami takes the series 4-3 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face San Antonio. 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 Miami (0) | 1 Mia (4) _ | 8 Mil (0) |_ 1 Miami (4) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Bro (3) _| | | 5 Chi (4) |_ 1 Miami (4) _____| _ 3 Indiana (3) 2 NY (4) _ | 7 Bos (2) |_ 2 New York (2) ______| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Ind (4) _| 6 Atl (2) Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Thursday, June 6 (All times Central) Game 1: San Antonio at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Schedule for Sunday, June 9 (All times Central) Game 2: San Antonio at Miami 7:00 pm ABC Schedule for Tuesday, June 11 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at San Antonio 8:00 pm ABC Schedule for Thursday, June 13 (All times Central) Game 4: Miami at San Antonio 8:00 pm ABC Schedule for Sunday, June 16 (All times Central) *Game 5: Miami at San Antonio 7:00 pm ABC Schedule for Tuesday, June 18 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Schedule for Thursday, June 20 (All times Central) *Game 7: San Antonio at Miami 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