News from May 5. Indiana fired head coach Frank Vogel. John Wall (Was) underwent left knee surgery to remove calcium deposits. Tor 96, Mia 92 OT at Tor DeMarre Carroll (Tor) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points including 9-24 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points including 7-22 FG and 1-7 3-pointer, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points including 7-9 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 20 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Mia) had 17 points including 8-22 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tor shot 14-26 FT and Mia shot 9-13 FT. 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 (1) ______| _ 3 Miami (1) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary 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