News from June 8. Fabricio Oberto (SA) underwent surgery on his heart to correct the cause of atrial fibrillation. Tasmin Mitchell (forward, LSU, junior) withdrew his name 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 LA Lakers (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ _ 5 Houston (3) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ 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 LA Lakers (2) _ 3 Orlando (0) | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) _| _ 3 Orlando (4) 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) ___| _ 3 Orlando (4) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) NBA Finals Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, June 9 Game 3: LA Lakers at Orlando 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 11 Game 4: LA Lakers at Orlando 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 14 *Game 5: LA Lakers at Orlando 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 16 *Game 6: Orlando at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 18 *Game 7: Orlando at LA Lakers 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