News from June 9. Cle 96, GS 91 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 40 points on 14-34 FG and 10-12 FT, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Matthew Dellavedova (Cle) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 10 points and 13 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 10 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 7-13 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cle shot 17-24 FT and GS shot 7-12 FT. Kyrie Irving (Cle, left knee surgery) did not play. Cle leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 GS (4) __ 8 NO (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) __ _ 5 Memphis (2) | 4 Por (1) _| |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ 5 Mem (4) _ 2 Houston (1) | | | 2 Hou (4) _ | | 7 Dal (1) |_ 2 Houston (4) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (3) | 3 LAC (4) _| | 6 SA (3) |_ 1 Golden State (1) _ 2 Cleveland (2) | 1 Atl (4) _ | 8 Bro (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (4) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Tor (0) _| | | 5 Was (4) |_ 1 Atlanta (0) ____| _ 2 Cleveland (4) 2 Cle (4) _ | 7 Bos (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chi (4) _| 6 Mil (2) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 11 Game 4 Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 14 Game 5 Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 16 *Game 6 Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Friday, June 19 *Game 7 Cleveland at Golden State 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