News from May 8. The NBA fined Phil Jackson (LAL) $35,000 for his comments to the media on Thursday about how the officials were not calling fouls committed on Pau Gasol (LAL). Laurence Bowers (junior , Missouri, forward) and Kim English (junior, Missouri, guard) withdrew their names from the NBA draft. Underclassmen who previously declared have until June 13 to withdraw. Dal 122, LAL 86 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 32 points including 11-14 FG and 9-10 3-pointers (and tied the NBA playoff record for 3-pointers made). J.J. Barea (Dal) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points and 5 turnovers. Shannon Brown (LAL) had 15 points. Dal shot 60.9% (44-73) FG and LAL shot 33.9% (31-82) FG. Dal shot 20-32 3-pointers, tying the NBA playoff record for most 3-pointers made. Dallas sweeps the Lakers 4-0 and advances to the Western Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the OKC-Mem series! Atl 100, Chi 88 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 8 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 34 points on 12-32 FG and 9-11 FT and 10 assists. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (2) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (1) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 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 (2) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (2) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (2) ________| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Monday, May 9 Game 4 Miami at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 10 Game 5 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 11 Game 5 Boston at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 12 Game 6 Chicago at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 13 *Game 6 Miami at Boston TBA ESPN *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Sunday, May 15 *Game 7 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TNT *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TBA Monday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Miami 7:00 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