News from May 15. Miami activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Zydrunas Ilgauskas on IL. OKC 105, Mem 90 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 39 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 17 points and 4 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Oklahoma City takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Western Conference Finals where they will face Dallas. Chi 103, Mia 82 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 28 points and 6 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 9 points including 4-14 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. LeBron James (Mia) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 18 points and 3 steals. Chi out-scored Mia 55-34 in the 2nd half. Chi leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (4) |_ 8 Memphis (3) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (4) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ 4 Oklahoma City (0) _ 5 Denver (1) _ 3 Dallas (0) | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (4) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (2) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ 1 Chicago (1) _______| _ 2 Miami (0) 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (4) ________| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Conference Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Tuesday, May 17 Game 1 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 18 Game 2 Miami at Chicago 7:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 19 Game 2 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 21 Game 3 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 22 Game 3 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 23 Game 4 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 24 Game 4 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 25 *Game 5 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 26 *Game 5 Miami at Chicago 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 27 *Game 6 Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 28 *Game 6 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 29 *Game 7 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 30 *Game 7 Miami at Chicago 7:30 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