News from May 26. Seattle fired head coach George Karl. The contracts of assistant coaches Dwane Casey, Terry Stotts, Bob Weiss, and Tim Grgurich expire July 1 and it will be up to the new coach if they are retained. The NBA fined Jalen Rose (Ind) $2,500 and suspended him for one game for leaving the bench while Reggie Miller (Ind) and Ron Harper (Chi) scuffled during Monday's Ind-Chi game. The NBA also fined Harper $3,500 for initiating the scuffle and fined Miller $2,500 for retaliating. The NBA fined Phil Jackson (Chi) $10,000 for his comments regarding the reffing following Monday's Ind-Chi game. Danny Ferry (Cle) underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees to repair damaged cartilage. He is expected to be ready by training camp. 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 Houston (2) |_ 1 Utah (4) _ _ 5 San Antonio (1) | 4 Phoenix (1) _| |_ 1 Utah (4) _ 5 San Antonio (3) _ 3 LA Lakers (0) | | | 2 Seattle (3) ___ | | 7 Minnesota (2) |_ 2 Seattle (1) ___| | _ 3 LA Lakers (4) | 3 LA Lakers (3) ___| | 6 Portland (1) |_ 1 Utah (0) _ __________ | 1 Chicago (3) __ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ 1 Chicago (4) ___ | _ 4 Charlotte (1) | | 4 Charlotte (3) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ 1 Chicago (2) ___| _ 3 Indiana (2) 2 Miami (2) ____ | 7 New York (3) |_ 7 New York (1) ____| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Indiana (3) ___| 6 Cleveland (1)