News from May 25. Den 120, LAL 101 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 15 points on 3-16 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 assists. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 14 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 assists. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 24 points. J.R. Smith (Den) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points on 10-26 FG and 12-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Den out-rebounded LAL 58-40 including 20-9 offensive. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (2) _ 5 Houston (4) _ 2 Denver (2) | | | 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 (1) _| _ 3 Orlando (2) 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 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