News from May 4. Tony Parker (SA) is out for the playoffs with a ruptured quadriceps tendon in his left leg. Washington activated Ian Mahinmi and placed Daniel Ochefu on IL. Utah activated Jeff Withey and placed George Hill (sore left big toe) on IL. GS 115, Uta 104 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 25 points including 13-15 FT, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 33 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Steve Kerr (GS, ill) did not coach. GS leads the series 2-0. Was 116, Bos 89 at Was Otto Porter (Was) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 9-10 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Bojan Bogdanovic (Was) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Was out-scored Bos 39-17 in the 1st quarter. Was shot 46.7% (43-92) FG and Bos shot 35.1% (27-77) FG. Bos leads the series 1-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (1) __| | _ 3 Houston (1) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (2) __ | _ 4 Washington (1) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (2) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary 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