News from May 8. Antawn Jamison (Was) underwent surgery on his right ankle to remove a bone spur. Orlando activated Courtney Lee and placed Jeremy Richardson on IL. Patrick Patterson (forward, Kentucky, sophomore) withdrew his name from the NBA draft. Underclassmen who have declared for the draft can remove their name from the draft up to June 15. The NBA draft is June 25. LAL 108, Hou 94 at Hou Lamar Odom (LAL) had 16 points on 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Trevor Ariza (LAL) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Yao Ming (Hou) had 19 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ron Artest (Hou) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL, suspended) did not play. LAL leads the series 2-1. Orl 117, Bos 96 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 24 points. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 28 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points including 7-8 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Anthony Johnson (Orl) had 13 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 14-14 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Eddie House (Bos) had 15 points on 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Orl shot 59.1% (39-66) FG and Bos shot 43% (34-79) FG. Rafer Alston (Orl, suspended) did not play. Orl leads the series 2-1. 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 (2) _ _ 5 Houston (1) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (4) _ | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (2) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (0) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (1) ___| _ 3 Orlando (2) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 9 Game 3: Denver at Dallas 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Cleveland at Atlanta 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 10 Game 4: LA Lakers at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Boston at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 11 Game 4: Cleveland at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4: Denver at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 12 Game 5: Orlando at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 13 *Game 5: Dallas at Denver TBA TNT *Game 5: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA TNT Thursday, May 14 *Game 6: Boston at Orlando TBA ESPN *Game 6: LA Lakers at Houston TBA ESPN Friday, May 15 *Game 6: Denver at Dallas TBA ESPN *Game 6: Cleveland at Atlanta TBA ESPN Sunday, May 17 *Game 7: Dallas at Denver TBA *Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Orlando at Boston TBA ---- 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