News from May 25. Charlotte named Sam Vincent as head coach. Bernie Bickerstaff was named as executive vice president. Rashard Lewis (Sea) opted out of the final 2 years of his contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Brandon Rush (sophomore, Kansas, guard) withdrew from the NBA draft. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (2) _ 8 Golden State (4) |_ 8 Golden State (1) _ _ 4 Utah (4) | 4 Utah (4) ______| |_ 4 Utah (0) _ 5 Houston (3) _ 3 San Antonio (2) | | | 2 Phoenix (4) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ 2 Phoenix (2) ___| | _ 3 San Antonio (4) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ 1 Detroit (4) ______ | _ 5 Chicago (2) | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ 1 Detroit (2) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (0) 2 Cleveland (4) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 6 New Jersey (2) 3 Toronto (2) ___| 6 New Jersey (4) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 26 Game 3: San Antonio at Utah 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 27 Game 3: Detroit at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 28 Game 4: San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 29 Game 4: Detroit at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 30 *Game 5: Utah at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 31 *Game 5: Cleveland at Detroit 7:00 pm TNT Friday, June 1 *Game 6: San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, June 2 *Game 6: Detroit at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, June 3 *Game 7: Utah at San Antonio 7:30 pm ABC Monday, June 4 *Game 7: Cleveland at Detroit 7:00 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html