News from May 1. The LA Clippers activated Reggie Bullock and placed Hedo Turkoglu on IL. GS 100, LAC 99 at GS Andre Iguodala (GS) had 15 points. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 9-24 FG and 9 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points including 8-24 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 9 points on 3-3 FG and 3-9 FT, 19 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers. The series is tied 3-3. OKC 104, Mem 84 at Mem Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 0-6 3-pointers and 14-15 FT and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. OKC shot 49.3% (37-75) FG and Mem shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. The series is tied 3-3. Ind 95, Atl 88 at Atl Paul George (Ind) had 24 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 29 points. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points including 4-13 FG, 18 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ind out-scored Atl 31-21 in the 4th quarter. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (3) ___ 8 Dallas (2) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (2) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (3) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (3) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (3) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (3) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ ________________ __ | _ 5 Washington (0) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (0) _______| _ ___________ 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (2) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Friday, May 2 Game 6 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 6 San Antonio at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Game 6 Houston at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 3 Game 7 Atlanta at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 7 Golden State at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Sunday, May 4 *Game 7 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 7 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Portland at Houston 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