News from May 12.

Cleveland fired head coach Mike Brown.

Cleveland named David Griffin as GM.  Griffin had been acting GM since
February.


Mia 102, Bro 96  at Bro
LeBron James (Mia) had 49 points on 16-24 FG and 14-19 FT, 6 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 15 points.
Chris Bosh (Mia) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points including 5-15 FG.
Paul Pierce (Bro) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Mia leads the series 3-1.

Por 103, SA 92  at Por
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points.
Damian Lillard (Por) had 25 points and 5 assists.
Nicolas Batum (Por) had 14 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Will Bartum (Por) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points.
SA leads the series 3-1.


Playoff Standings  [all rounds best of 7]
  1st Round             2nd Round               3rd Round         Finals
1 San Antonio (4) ___
8 Dallas (3)         |_ 1 San Antonio (3) ___
                      _ 5 Portland (1)       |
4 Houston (2)  ______|                       |_ _____________ _
5 Portland (4)                                _ _____________  |
                                             |                 |
2 Oklahoma City (4) _                        |                 |
7 Memphis (3)        |_ 2 Oklahoma City (2) _|                 |
                      _ 3 LA Clippers (2)                      |
3 LA Clippers (4)  __|                                         |
6 Golden State (3)                                             |_ _________
                                                                _ _________
                                                               |
1 Indiana (4) _______                                          |
8 Atlanta (3)        |_ 1 Indiana (3)    ____                  |
                      _ 5 Washington (1)     |                 |
4 Chicago (1)    ____|                       |                 |
5 Washington (4)                             |_ _____________ _|
                                              _ _____________ 
2 Miami (4)     _____                        |
7 Charlotte (0)      |_ 2 Miami (3)    ______|
                      _ 6 Brooklyn (1)
3 Toronto (3)  ______|
6 Brooklyn (4) 
 

Second Round  (all time Central)  *if necessary
Schedule for Tuesday, May 13  (All times Central)
  Game 5  Washington at Indiana          6:00 pm  TNT
  Game 5  LA Clippers at Oklahoma City   8:30 pm  TNT

Schedule for Wednesday, May 14  (All times Central)
  Game 5  Brooklyn at Miami              6:00 pm  TNT
  Game 5  Portland at San Antonio        8:30 pm  TNT

Schedule for Thursday, May 15  (All times Central)
  Game 6  Indiana at Washington          7:00 pm  ESPN
  Game 6  Oklahoma City at LA Clippers   9:30 pm  ESPN

Schedule for Friday, May 16  (All times Central)
 *Game 6  Miami at Brooklyn              TBA      ESPN
 *Game 6  San Antonio at Portland        TBA      ESPN

Schedule for Saturday, May 16  (All times Central)
  no games scheduled

Schedule for Sunday, May 17  (All times Central)
 *Game 7  Washington at Indiana          TBA
 *Game 7  Brooklyn at Miami              TBA      ABC
 *Game 7  LA Clippers at Oklahoma City   TBA      TNT

Schedule for Monday, May 18  (All times Central)
 *Game 7  Portland at San Antonio        TBA      TNT