News from May 4. Cle 123, Atl 98 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 23 points including 7-13 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 14 points including 3-10 FG and 6 assists. Kris Humphries (Atl) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Cle shot 25-45 3-pointers and Atl shot 11-27 3-pointers. Cle led 74-38 in the 1st half. Cle leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (1) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (1) | 3 Oklahoma City (4) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (4) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ 2 Toronto (0) ______| _ 3 Miami (1) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, May 5 Game 2: Miami at Toronto 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 6 Game 3: Cleveland at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 7 Game 3: Toronto at Miami 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Golden State at Portland 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 8 Game 4: Cleveland at Atlanta 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 9 Game 4: Toronto at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Golden State at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 10 *Game 5: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA Game 5: Oklahoma City at San Antonio TBA Wednesday, May 11 *Game 5: Miami at Toronto TBA *Game 5: Portland at Golden State TBA Thursday, May 12 *Game 6: Cleveland at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Oklahoma City TBA Friday, May 13 Game 6: Toronto at Miami TBA Game 6: Golden State at Portland TBA Sunday, May 15 *Game 7: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Miami at Toronto TBA *Game 7: Oklahoma City at San Antonio TBA Monday, May 16 *Game 7: Portland at Golden State 8:00 pm 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