News from May 7. The NBA Coaches Association named Erik Spoelstra and Mike D'Antoni as Coaches of the Year as voted on by the 30 NBA coaches. [The NBA has its own COY award that is voted on by the media.] Toronto activated Lucas Nogueira and placed Kyle Lowry (sprained ankle) on IL. Cle 109, Tor 102 at Tor LeBron James (Cle) had 35 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 23 points. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points and 8 assists. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Cleveland sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the Bos-Was series. Was 121, Bos 102 at Was Otto Porter (Was) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Markieff Morris (Was) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 29 points including 11-16 FG. John Wall (Was) had 27 points including 8-25 FG, 12 assists, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 19 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Was out-scored Bos 42-20 in the 3rd quarter. Kelly Oubre (Was, suspended) did not play. The series is tied 2-2. Hou 125, SA 104 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 4-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 16 points on 7-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 22 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Jonathon Simmons (SA) had 17 points. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (3) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ __ 5 Utah (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (2) __ | _ 4 Washington (2) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ _| _ 2 Cleveland (0) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 8 Game 4: Golden State at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 9 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: 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: 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