News from May 4. NO 119, GS 100 at NO Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 33 points including 15-27 FG, 18 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 4 points on 2-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 21 assists. Ian Clark (NO) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Kevin Durant (GS) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 6-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. NO shot 50% (48-96) FG and GS shot 38% (35-92) FG. NO shot 9-12 FT and GS hot 21-26 FT. Frank Jackson (NO, right foot fracture) did not play. GS leads the series 2-1. Hou 113, Uta 92 at Uta James Harden (Hou) had 25 points and 12 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Clint Capela (Hou) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Royce O'Neale (Uta) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Alec Burks (Uta) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Hou out-scored Uta 39-22 in the 1st quarter and 70-40 in the 1st half. Hou leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Houston (4) ______ 8 Minnesota (1) |_ 1 Houston (2) ______ _ 5 Utah (1) | 4 Oklahoma City (2) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (4) __ | | 7 San Antonio (1) |_ 2 Golden State (2) _| | _ 6 New Orleans (1) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (4) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ 1 Toronto (0) ____ | _ 4 Cleveland (2) | | 4 Cleveland (4) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (4) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ 2 Boston (2) _| _ 3 Philadelphia (0) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Saturday, May 5 Game 3: Boston at Philadelphia 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 6 Game 4: Golden State at New Orleans 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Houston at Utah 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4: Boston at Philadelphia 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 8 Game 5: Utah at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5: Philadelphia at Boston TBD TNT *Game 5: Cleveland at Toronto TBD TNT Thursday, May 10 *Game 6: Golden State at New Orleans TBD ESPN *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBD ESPN Friday, May 11 *Game 6: Boston at Philadelphia TBD ESPN *Game 6: Toronto at Cleveland TBD ESPN Sunday, May 13 *Game 7: Cleveland at Toronto TBD *Game 7: Philadelphia at Boston TBD Monday, May 14 *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBD TNT *Game 7: New Orleans at Golden State TBD 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