News from May 19. Kyle Korver (Uta) underwent surgery on his right wrist to remove scar tissue. The NBA held the draft lottery, which determines the top 3 draft picks. The LA Clippers were the big winner as they won the lottery and will draft #1. The Clippers had the 3rd worst record. Memphis, who had the 6th worst record, will draft #2. Oklahoma City, who had the 4th worst record, will draft #3. The losers of the lottery were Sacramento (had worst record and will draft #4), Washington (had 2nd worst record and will draft #5), and Minnesota (had 5th worst record and will draft #6). The NBA draft is June 25. Draft Order First Round Order 1. LA Clippers 2. Memphis 3. Oklahoma City 4. Sacramento 5. Washington 6. Minnesota 7. Golden State 8. New York 9. Toronto 10. Milwaukee 11. New Jersey 12. Charlotte 13. Indiana 14. Phoenix 15. Detroit 16. Chicago 17. Philadelphia 18. Minnesota (from Miami) 19. Atlanta 20. Utah 21. New Orleans 22. Dallas 23. Sacramento (from Houston) 24. Portland 25. Oklahoma City (from San Antonio) 26. Chicago (from Denver via Oklahoma City) 27. Memphis (from Orlando) 28. Minnesota (from Boston) 29. LA Lakers 30. Cleveland Second Round Order 31. Sacramento 32. Washington 33. Portland (from LA Clippers) 34. Denver (from Oklahoma City) 35. Detroit (from Minnesota) 36. Memphis 37. San Antonio (from Golden State via Phoenix) 38. Portland (from New York via Chicago) 39. Detroit (from Toronto) 40. Charlotte (from New Jersey via Oklahoma City) 41. Milwaukee 42. LA Lakers (from Charlotte ) 43. Miami (from Indiana) 44. Detroit 45. Minnesota (from Philadelphia via Miami) 46. Cleveland (from Chicago) 47. Minnesota (from Miami) 48. Phoenix 49. Atlanta 50. Utah 51. San Antonio (from New Orleans via Toronto) 52. Indiana (from Dallas) 53. San Antonio (from Houston) 54. Charlotte (from Charlotte) 55. Portland (from Denver) 56. Portland 57. Phoenix (from Orlando Oklahoma City) 58. Boston 59. LA Lakers 60. Miami (from Cleveland) LAL 105, Den 103 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 13 points and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 12-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 39 points including 14-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. LAL leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ _ 5 Houston (3) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ 1 LA Lakers (1) _ 5 Houston (4) _ 2 Denver (0) | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (4) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (1) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _| _ 3 Orlando (0) 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) ___| _ 3 Orlando (4) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Conference Finals Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 20 Game 1: Orlando at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 21 Game 2: Denver at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 22 Game 2: Orlando at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 23 Game 3: LA Lakers at Denver 7:30 pm ABC Sunday, May 24 Game 3: Cleveland at Orlando 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 25 Game 4: LA Lakers at Denver 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 26 Game 4: Cleveland at Orlando 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 27 *Game 5: Denver at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 28 *Game 5: Orlando at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 29 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Denver 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 30 *Game 6: Cleveland at Orlando 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 31 *Game 7: Denver at LA Lakers 7:30 pm ABC Monday, June 1 *Game 7: Orlando at Cleveland 7:30 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