News from April 17.

Reggie Miller (Ind) won the Citizenship award.  The 4 other finalist for
the award were Adonal Foyle (GS), Nick Van Exel (GS), Desmond Mason (Mil),
and Eric Snow (Phi).


LAL 72, Hou 71  at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 20 points including 4-14 FT and the game
winning dunk with 14.7 seconds left, 17 rebounds including 8 offensive,
and 5 turnovers.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points including 4-19 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists,
and 5 steals.
Gary Payton (LAL) had 11 points.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers.
Jim Jackson (Hou) had 11 points on 5-19 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 12
rebounds, and 3 steals.

SA 98, Mem 74  at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 12-18 FG and 9 rebounds.
Hedo Turkoglu (SA) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points.
James Posey (Mem) had 15 points and 3 steals.
Bonzi Wells (Mem) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
SA shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Mem shot 34.8% (23-66) FG.
SA shot 10-13 FT and Mem shot 24-28 FT.
Devin Brown (SA, rib injury) did not play.

NJ 107, NY 83  at NJ
Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds.
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points and 4 steals.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 13 assists,
and 5 turnovers.
Nazr Mohammed (NY) had 16 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4
steals.
Anfernee Hardaway (NY) had 18 points.
NJ shot 50% (36-72) FG and NY shot 37.7% (29-77) FG.
Allan Houston (NY, knee injury) did not play.

Ind 104, Bos 88  at Ind
Ron Artest (Ind) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Al Harrington (Ind) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points on 5-18 FG and 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 3
steals, and 8 turnovers.
Chucky Atkins (Bos) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Ricky Davis (Bos) had 19 points.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round            2nd Round         3rd Round          Finals
  (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)       (Best of 7)        (Best of 7)
1 Minnesota (0) ____
8 Denver (0)        |_              __
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4 Sacramento (0) ___|                 |_              __
5 Dallas (0)                           _                |
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2 LA Lakers (1) ____                  |                 |
7 Houston (0)       |_              __|                 |
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3 San Antonio (1) __|                                   |
6 Memphis (0)                                           |_ 
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1 Indiana (1) ______                                    |
8 Boston (0)        |_              __                  |
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4 Miami (0) ________|                 |                 |
5 New Orleans (0)                     |_              __|
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2 New Jersey (1) ___                  |
7 New York (0)      |_              __|
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3 Detroit (0) ______|
6 Milwaukee (0)