News from May 7. New York named David Fizdale as head coach. Detroit fired head coach and president Stan Van Gundy. Cle 128, Tor 93 at Cle J.R. Smith (Cle) had 15 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points including 12-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 16 points on 6-8 FGand 4-5 3-pointers. C.J. Miles (Tor) had 13 points. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Cle shot 59.5% (50-84) FG and Tor shot 45.6% (36-79) FG. Cleveland sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the conference finals where they will face the winner of the Phi-Bos series. Phi 103, Bos 92 at Phi Dario Saric (Phi) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 19 points on 9-12 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 20 points. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Bos 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 (4) | | 4 Cleveland (4) _____| | | 5 Indiana (3) |_ 4 Cleveland (0) _| _ _____________ 2 Boston (4) _____ | 7 Milwaukee (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) _| _ 3 Philadelphia (1) 3 Philadelphia (4) __| 6 Miami (1) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 7:00 pm 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 Sunday, May 13 *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