News from May 19. OKC 106, Dal 100 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points. James Harden (OKC) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Eric Maynor (OKC) had 13 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points on 10-17 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 15 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. OKC shot 55.7% (39-70) FG and Dal shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. The series is tied 1-1. 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 (1) _ 5 Denver (1) _ 3 Dallas (1) | | | 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 (1) 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 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