News from May 12. The NBA fined Goran Dragic (Mia) $2,000 for swinging at Cory Joseph (Tor) during Monday's Tor-Mia game. Scott Skiles resigned as head coach for Orlando. Oklahoma City activated Kyle Singler and placed Josh Huestis on IL. OKC 113, SA 99 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points including 12-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Steven Adams (OKC) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Roberson (OKC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points including 9-23 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Oklahoma City takes the series 4-2 and advances to the Western Conference Finals where they will face Golden State. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ 5 Portland (4) _ 3 Oklahoma City (0) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (4) | 3 Oklahoma City (4) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _____| _ 2 Toronto (4) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ 2 Toronto (3) ______| _ 3 Miami (2) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Friday, May 13 Game 6: Toronto at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 15 *Game 7: Miami at Toronto 2:30 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