News from May 5. Atlana fired GM Wes Wilcox and removed the title of president from head coach Mike Budenholzer. Houston activated Kyle Wilter. San Antonio activated Bryn Forbes and placed Tony Parker on IL. Parker underwent surgery on his ruptured left quadriceps tendon. Toronto activated Pascal Siakam and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. Cle 115, Tor 94 at Tor LeBron James (Cle) had 35 points including 15-16 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 16 points including 7-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 8 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 37 points including 13-13 FT and 3 steals. Cle leads the series 3-0. SA 103, Hou 92 at Hou Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 26 points including 12-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Patty Mills (SA) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 2-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 43 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Clint Capela (Hou) had 12 points, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. SA leads the series 2-1. 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 (2) __| | _ 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 (3) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary 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