News from May 30. Rick Pitino (U Kentucky coach) turned down New Jersey's offer for the vacant head coach position. Phoenix named Danny Ainge as an assistant coach. Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced that he will return to the University of California for his sophomore season and is no longer a candidate for the NBA draft. Uta 118, Sea 83 - at Uta Karl Mlaone (Uta) had 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 23 points. John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points and 12 assists. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 12 points on 5-6 FG. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 16 points. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 26 points on 10-15 FG and 6-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Uta shot 60.3% (44-73) FG and Sea shot 40.9% (27-66) FG. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Seattle (3) __ 8 Sacramento (1) |_ 1 Seattle (4) _____ _ 5 Houston (0) | 4 LA Lakers (1) ___| |_ 1 Seattle (3) _ 5 Houston (3) _ 3 Utah (3) | | | 2 San Antonio (3) _ | | 7 Phoenix (1) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Utah (4) | 3 Utah (3) ____| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ________ _ 1 Chicago (0) | 1 Chicago (3) _____ | 8 Miami (0) |_ 1 Chicago (4) ____ | _ 5 New York (1) | | 4 Cleveland (0) ___| | | 5 New York (3) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _| _ 2 Orlando (0) 2 Orlando (3) _____ | 7 Detroit (0) |_ 2 Orlando (4) _____| _ 6 Atlanta (1) 3 Indiana (2) _____| 6 Atlanta (3)