News from May 1. Blake Griffin (LAC) underwent surgery on his right big toe. Larry Bird resigned as president of the Indiana Pacers. Houston activated Kyle Wiltjer. Toronto activated Pascal Siakam and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. Cle 116, Tor 105 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 35 points including 13-23 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points and 10 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points and 11 assists. Cle leads the series 1-0. Hou 126, SA 99 at SA Clint Capela (Hou) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 20 points, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points including 5-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 11 points including 3-9 FG. Hou out-scored SA 35-16 in the 2nd quarter and 69-39 in the 1st half. Hou leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) __| | _ 3 Houston (1) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (1) __ | _ 4 Washington (0) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (1) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 2 Game 2: Washington at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 1: Utah at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 3 Game 2: Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 4 Game 3: Boston at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 2: Utah at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Friday, May 5 Game 3: Cleveland at Toronto 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 6 Game 3: Golden State at Utah 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 7 Game 4: Cleveland at Toronto 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Boston at Washington 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Houston 8:00 pm TNT Monday, May 8 Game 4: Golden State at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 9 *Game 5: Toronto at Cleveland TBD TNT *Game 5: Houston at San Antonio TBD TNT Wednesday, May 10 *Game 5: Washington at Boston TBD TNT *Game 5: Utah at Golden State TBD TNT Thursday, May 11 *Game 6: Cleveland at Toronto TBD ESPN *Game 6: San Antonio at Houston TBD ESPN Friday, May 12 *Game 6: Boston at Washington TBD ESPN *Game 6: Golden State at Utah TBD ESPN Sunday, May 14 *Game 7: Toronto at Cleveland TBD *Game 7: Houston at San Antonio TBD *Game 7: Utah at Golden State TBD Monday, May 15 *Game 7: Washington at Boston 7:00 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