News from May 22. Paul Millsap (Atl) opt-ed out of his contract, making him a free agent. San Antonio activated Kawhi Leonard and placed David Lee (left knee injury) on IL. GS 129, SA 115 at SA Stephen Curry (GS) had 36 points including 14-24 FG and 5-13 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Durant (GS) had 29 points including 10-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle Anderson (SA) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. GS shot 55.8% (48-86) FG and SA shot 42.3% (41-97) FG. Kawhi Leonard (SA, sprained left ankle) did not play. Golden State sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face the winner of the Bos-Cle series. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 GS (4) _ 8 Por (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LAC (3) _| |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ 5 Uta (4) _ 2 San Antonio (0) | | | 2 SA (4) _ | | 7 Mem (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Hou (4) _| | 6 OKC (1) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ | 1 Bos (4) _ | 8 Chi (2) |_ 1 Boston (4) __ | _ 4 Washington (3) | | 4 Was (4) _| | | 5 Atl (2) |_ 1 Boston (1) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (2) 2 Cle (4) _ | 7 Ind (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Tor (4) _| 6 Mil (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 23 Game 4: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 25 Game 5: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 27 *Game 6: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT 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