News from May 7. R.C. Buford (SA) was named as Executives of the Year in a polling of 30 NBA executives. Total position votes Executive Points 1st 2nd 3rd R.C. Buford (SA) ......... 58 9 3 4 Ryan McDonough (Pho)...... 47 5 6 4 Neil Olshey (Por) ........ 34 5 2 3 Masai Ujiri (Tor) ........ 28 3 3 4 Pat Riley (Mia) .......... 15 1 3 1 Sam Presti (OKC) ......... 15 1 3 1 Danny Ainge (Bos) ........ 13 1 2 2 Billy King (Bro) ......... 11 2 0 1 Daryl Morey (Hou) ........ 10 0 3 1 Ernie Grunfeld (Was) ..... 10 1 1 2 Rod Higgins (Cha) ........ 6 1 0 1 Larry Bird (Ind) ......... 6 0 2 0 Doc Rivers (LAC) ......... 6 0 1 3 Bob Myers (GS) ........... 5 1 0 0 Danny Ferry (Atl) ........ 3 0 1 0 Gar Forman (Chi) ......... 2 0 0 2 Donn Nelson (Dal) ........ 1 0 0 1 OKC 112, LAC 101 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 9-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 13-22 FG, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. The series is tied 1-1. Ind 86, Was 82 at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 28 points including 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 12 points including 3-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points including 101-5 FG and 11 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. The series is tied 1-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Dallas (3) |_ 1 San Antonio (1) ___ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 Houston (2) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (1) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (1) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _________ _ _________ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (1) ____ | _ 5 Washington (1) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (1) ______| _ 6 Brooklyn (0) 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (4) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Thursday, May 8 (All times Central) Game 2 Brooklyn at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 2 Portland at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN2 Schedule for Friday, May 9 (All times Central) Game 3 Indiana at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 10 (All times Central) Game 3 Miami at Brooklyn 7:00 pm ABC Game 3 San Antonio at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, May 11 (All times Central) Game 4 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Indiana at Washington 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, May 12 (All times Central) Game 4 Miami at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 San Antonio at Portland 9:30 pm TNT 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 TBA TNT *Game 5 Portland at San Antonio TBA TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 15 (All times Central) *Game 6 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers TBA ESPN *Game 6 Indiana at Washington TBA 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