News from May 15. Bos 115, Was 105 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 29 points and 12 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Otto Porter (Was) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 38 points on 12-22 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT. John Wall (Was) had 18 points including 8-23 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Boston takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Conference Finals where they will face Cleveland. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ 1 Golden State (1) _ 5 Utah (4) _ 2 San Antonio (0) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (4) __ | _ 4 Washington (3) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ 1 Boston (0) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (0) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 16 Game 2: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 17 Game 1: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 19 Game 2: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 20 Game 3: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 21 Game 3: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 22 Game 4: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 23 Game 4: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 24 *Game 5: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 25 *Game 5: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 26 *Game 6: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 27 *Game 6: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 28 *Game 7: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 29 *Game 7: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 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