News from June 12. Phil Jackson (LAL coach) underwent replacement surgery for his right hip. Charlotte named Buzz Peterson as director of player personnel. Rick Carlisle announced that he will not return as vice president of basketball operations for Indiana. Indiana fired Carlisle as head coach in April. Cleveland activated David Wesley and placed Larry Hughes on IL with a partially torn plantar fascia. SA 75, Cle 72 at Cle Bruce Bowen (SA) had 13 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Brent Barry (SA) had 9 points on 3-4 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 12 points and 18 rebounds including 10 offensive. SA leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dal (2) _ 8 GS (4) |_ 8 Golden State (1) _ _ 4 Utah (4) | 4 Uta (4) _| |_ 4 Utah (1) _ 5 Hou (3) _ 3 San Antonio (4) | | | 2 Pho (4) _ | | 7 LAL (1) |_ 2 Phoenix (2) ___| | _ 3 San Antonio (4) | 3 SA (4) __| | 6 Den (1) |_ 3 San Antonio (3) _ 2 Cleveland (0) | 1 Det (4) _ | 8 Orl (0) |_ 1 Detroit (4) ______ | _ 5 Chicago (2) | | 4 Mia (0) _| | | 5 Chi (4) |_ 1 Detroit (2) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (4) 2 Cle (4) _ | 7 Was (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 6 New Jersey (2) 3 Tor (2) _| 6 NJ (4) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 14 Game 4: San Antonio at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 17 *Game 5: San Antonio at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 19 *Game 6: Cleveland at San Antonio 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 21 *Game 7: Cleveland at San Antonio 8:00 pm ABC ---- 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