News from May 9. R.C. Buford (SA) was named as Executives of the Year in a polling of 30 NBA executives. Total position votes Executive Points 1st 2nd 3rd R.C. Buford (SA) ......... 77 9 10 2 Neil Olshey (Por) ........ 63 10 3 4 Bob Meyers (GS) .......... 38 5 4 1 Masai Ujiri (Tor) ........ 18 2 2 2 Rich Cho (Cha) .......... 17 1 2 6 Danny Ainge (Bos) ........ 13 1 2 2 David Griffin (Cle) ...... 10 0 3 1 Pat Riley (Mia) .......... 6 0 1 3 Stan Van Gundy (Det) ..... 6 0 1 3 Sam Hinkie (Phi) ......... 5 0 1 2 Sam Presti (OKC) ......... 5 1 0 0 John Hammond (Mil) ....... 1 0 0 1 Dennis Lindsey (Uta) ..... 1 0 0 1 Wes Wilcox (Atl) ......... 1 0 0 1 Sacramento named Dave Joerger as head coach. Joerger was reportedly signed to a 4 year, $16 million contract with the 4th year at the team's option. Kemba Walker (Cha) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus. Golden State activated Stephen Curry and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. Miami activated Briante Weber and placed Hassan Whiteside (sprained right MCL) on IL. Toronto activated Lucas Nogueira and placed Jonas Valanciunas (sprained right ankle) on IL. GS 132, Por 125 OT at Por Draymond Green (GS) had 21 points including 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 40 points (including 17 in overtime including 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers) including 5-16 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Marreese Speights (GS) had 11 points including 3-4 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 36 points on 9-30 FG, 5-18 3-pointers, and 13-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 24 points including 9-23 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. GS out-scored Por 21-14 in overtime. GS leads the series 3-1. Mia 94, Tor 87 OT at Mia Joe Johnson (Mia) had 15 points and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 14 points. Mia out-scored Tor 11-4 in overtime. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ 1 Golden State (3) _ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (2) | 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 (2) ______| _ 3 Miami (2) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 10 Game 5: Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 11 Game 5: Miami at Toronto 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Portland at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 12 Game 6: San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm ESPN Friday, May 13 Game 6: Toronto at Miami TBA *Game 6: Golden State at Portland TBA Sunday, May 15 *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