News from May 28. Memphis named David Fizdale as head coach. Fizdale reportedly signed a 3 year contract with a 4th year at the team's option. Bryce Dejean Jones (NO) was fatally shot in Dallas. He was just 23 years old. GS 108, OKC 101 at OKC Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 41 points (including 19 in the 4th quarter) including 14-31 FG and 11-18 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points including 6-14 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points on 10-31 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points on 10-27 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. GS out-scored OKC 33-18 in the 4th quarter. GS shot 21-45 3-pointers (including 8-13 in the 4th quarter) and OKC shot 3-23 3-pointers. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 GS (4) __ 8 Hou (1) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 LAC (2) _| |_ 1 Golden State (3) _ 5 Por (4) _ 3 Oklahoma City (3) | | | 2 SA (4) __ | | 7 Mem (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (4) | 3 OKC (4) _| | 6 Dal (1) |_ _ 1 Cleveland (0) | 1 Cle (4) _ | 8 Det (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atl (4) _| | | 5 Bos (2) |_ 1 Cleveland (3) _____| _ 2 Toronto (2) 2 Tor (4) _ | 7 Ind (3) |_ 2 Toronto (4) ______| _ 3 Miami (3) 3 Mia (4) _| 6 Cha (3) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 30 Game 7: Oklahoma City at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 2 Game 1: Cleveland vs GS/OKC 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