News from May 9. Former NBA coach George Irvine died at age 69. Houston activated Chinanu Onuaku and Kyle Wiltjer and placed Isaiah Taylor and Nene (torn left adductor muscle) on IL. SA 110, Hou 107 OT at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points and 15 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Patty Mills (SA) had 20 points including 5-12 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points including 4-15 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 9 turnovers. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 20 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. SA leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ 5 Utah (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (3) __| | _ 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 Wednesday, May 10 Game 5: Washington at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 11 Game 6: San Antonio at Houston 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 12 Game 6: Boston at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 14 *Game 7: Houston at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC 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