News from May 26. Chicago activated Brian Scalabrine and placed Omir Asik (stress fracture left leg) on IL. Mia 83, Chi 80 at Chi LeBron James (Mia) had 28 points including 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points including 8-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 25 points including 9-29 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Miami takes the series 4-1 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face Dallas. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 SA (2) ____ 8 Mem (4) |_ 8 Memphis (3) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (4) | 4 OKC (4) ___| |_ 4 Oklahoma City (1) _ 5 Den (1) _ 3 Dallas (4) | | | 2 LAL (4) ___ | | 7 NO (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (4) | 3 Dal (4) ___| | 6 Por (2) |_ 3 Dallas (0) _ 2 Miami (0) | 1 Chi (4) ___ | 8 Ind (1) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (2) | | 4 Orl (2) ___| | | 5 Atl (4) |_ 1 Chicago (1) _______| _ 2 Miami (4) 2 Mia (4) __ | 7 Phi (1) |_ 2 Miami (4) ________| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Bos (4) ___| 6 NY (0) NBA Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 Dallas at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 2 Game 2 Dallas at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 5 Game 3 Miami at Dallas 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 7 Game 4 Miami at Dallas 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 9 *Game 5 Miami at Dallas 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 12 *Game 6 Dallas at Miami 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 14 *Game 7 Dallas at Miami 8:00 pm ABC ---- 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