News from May 12.

Brandon Roy (high school senior, Garfield High School (WA), guard-forward)
declared himself eligible for the NBA draft.  Sunday was the deadline for
underclassmen (including high school seniors) and foreign players under 22
years old to declare themselves eligible for the draft.  The NBA will
release the official list of the players who have declared later in the
week.  Those who have declared can withdraw their name from the draft up
to June 19.  The NBA draft is June 26.


LAL 87, SA 85 - at SA
Robert Horry (LAL) had 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3
blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points on 10-27 FG, 5-9 FT, and the game winning
putback with 5.1 seconds left and 7 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points on 9-15 FG and 12-16 FT, 11 rebounds, 6
assists, and 4 blocks.
David Robinson (SA) had 12 points on 6-9 FG and 11 rebounds.
LAL leads the series 3-1.

NJ 89, Cha 79 - at Cha
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 24 points on 6-23 FG and 11-14 FT, 11 rebounds, 8
assists, and 5 turnovers.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points and 3 steals.
George Lynch (Cha) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Baron Davis (Cha) had 20 points on 5-19 FG and 9-17 FT, 5 rebounds, 6
assists, and 4 steals.
Jamal Mashburn (Cha, viral illness) did not play.
NJ leads the series 3-1.

Bos 90, Det 79 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 30 points including 9-10 FT and 6 turnovers.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 10-12 FT, 17 rebounds, 6
assists, and 3 blocks.
Tony Delk (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Ben Wallace (Det) had 4 points on 1-5 FG and 2-6 FT, 21 rebounds including
8 offensive, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Clifford Robinson (Det) had 24 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 3
blocks.
Vitaly Potapenko (Bos, left ACL tear) and Zeljko Rebraca (Det, broken 
right hand) did not play.
Bos leads the series 3-1.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round             2nd Round            3rd Round         Finals
  (Best of 5)           (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)     (Best of 7)
1 Sacramento (3) __
8 Utah (1)         |_ 1 Sacramento (3) __
                    _ 4 Dallas (1)       |
4 Dallas (3)    ___|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Minnesota (0)                           _ _____________  |
                                         |                 |
2 San Antonio (3) _                      |                 |
7 Seattle (2)      |_ 2 San Antonio (1) _|                 |
                    _ 3 LA Lakers (3)                      |
3 LA Lakers (3) ___|                                       |
6 Portland (0)                                             |_ ___________
                                                            _ ___________
                                                           |
1 New Jersey (3) __                                        |
8 Indiana (2)      |_ 1 New Jersey (3) __                  |
                    _ 4 Charlotte (1)    |                 |
4 Charlotte (3) ___|                     |                 |
5 Orlando (1)                            |_ _____________ _|
                                          _ _____________ 
2 Detroit (3) _____                      |
7 Toronto (2)      |_ 2 Detroit (1) _____|
                    _ 3 Boston (3)     
3 Boston (3)      _|
6 Philadelphia (2)