News from May 13. Anthony Bennett (Cle) underwent surgery to have his tonsils and adnoids removed. Was 102, Ind 79 at Ind Marcin Gortat (Was) had 31 points including 13-15 FG and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 27 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul George (Ind) had 15 points including 5-15 FG. David West (Ind) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Was out-scored Ind 31-14 in the 3rd quarter. Was shot 50% (41-82) FG and Ind shot 39% (30-77) FG. Ind leads the series 3-2. OKC 105, LAC 104 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points on 6-22 FG and 12-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 38 points including 14-16 FT and the game winning 3 free throws with 6.4 seconds left, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 8 points and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points and 17 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points, 14 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points including 7-22 FG. OKC closed the game with a 16-4 run. OKC leads the series 3-2. 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 (3) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (2) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _________ _ _________ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (3) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 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 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 ---- 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