News from May 21. Dal 93, OKC 87 at OKC Shawn Marion (Dal) had 18 points on 9-13 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 7 turnovers. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points on 7-22 FG, 0-8 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 13-14 FT. Dal shot 14-18 FT and OKC shot 32-36 FT. Dal 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 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 (2) | | | 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 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