News from May 30. GS 96, OKC 88 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 36 points including 7-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points including 7-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. GS out-scored OKC 29-12 in the 3rd quarter. GS shot 5-8 FT and OKC shot 13-17 FT. Golden State takes the series 4-3 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face Cleveland. 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 (4) _ 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 Golden State (0) _ 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) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 2 Game 1: Cleveland at Golden State 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 5 Game 2: Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC Wednesday, June 8 Game 3: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Friday, June 10 Game 4: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Monday, June 13 *Game 5: Cleveland at Golden State 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 16 *Game 6: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 19 *Game 7: Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 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