News from May 6. The NBA fined Toronto president Masai Ujiri $25,000 for walking onto the court to confront the refs at halftime during Saturday's Tor-Cle game. GS 118, NO 92 at NO Kevin Durant (GS) had 38 points including 15-27 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 8 points on 3-9 FG, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 20 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points on 8-22 FG and 10-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. GS shot 48.4% (46-95) FG and NO shot 36.4% (32-88) FG. Frank Jackson (NO, fractured right foot) did not play. GS leads the series 3-1. Hou 100, Uta 87 at Uta P.J. Tucker (Hou) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Clint Capela (Hou) had 12 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points including 8-22 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers. Chris Paul (Hou) had 27 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 11 points including 5-7 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Donovon Mitchell (Uta) had 25 points including 8-24 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Hou leads the series 3-1. 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 (3) ______ _ 5 Utah (1) | 4 Oklahoma City (2) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Golden State (4) __ | | 7 San Antonio (1) |_ 2 Golden State (3) _| | _ 6 New Orleans (1) | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 New Orleans (4) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Toronto (4) ____ | 8 Washington (2) |_ 1 Toronto (0) ____ | _ 4 Cleveland (3) | | 4 Cleveland (4) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (4) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) _| _ 3 Philadelphia (0) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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