News from June 2. Allan Houston (NY) underwent successful surgery on his right wrist to repair partially torn ligaments. Houston will wear a cast for 7 weeks. The NBA announced that Terrell Brandon (Cle) won the NBA Sportsmanship Award. Brandon received 55 of 115 media votes. Buck Williams (NY) received 24 votes, Jeff Hornacek (Uta) received 20 votes, and Mitch Richmond (Sac) received 16 votes. Philadelphia named Gar Heard, John Kuester, and Mark Turgeon as assistant coaches. Philadelphia also named Kevin O'Connor as director of player personnel and Billy King as vice president of basketball administration. Vancouver received Houston's 1997 2nd round draft pick (#52) as completion of the Pete Chilcutt trade from last season. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Utah (3) _ 8 LA Clippers (0) |_ 1 Utah (4) _ _ 4 LA Lakers (1) | 4 LA Lakers (3) ___| |_ 1 Utah (4) _ 5 Portland (1) _ 3 Houston (2) | | | 2 Seattle (3) _____ | | 7 Phoenix (2) |_ 2 Seattle (3) ___| | _ 3 Houston (4) | 3 Houston (3) ___| | 6 Minnesota (0) |_ 1 Utah (0) _ 1 Chicago (1) | 1 Chicago (3) __ | 8 Washington (0) |_ 1 Chicago (4) __ | _ 4 Atlanta (1) | | 4 Atlanta (3) _____| | | 5 Detroit (2) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _| _ 2 Miami (1) 2 Miami (3) _____ | 7 Orlando (2) |_ 2 Miami (4) _| _ 3 New York (3) 3 New York (3) ___| 6 Charlotte (0)