News from May 30. The NBA fined Scottie Pippen (Por) $10,000 for hitting John Salley (LAL) in the back of the head with a forearm during Sunday's Por-LAL game. Orlando named Paul Pressey as an assistant coach. Por 96, LAL 88 - at LAL Scottie Pippen (Por) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 22 points including 7-21 FG and 10 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 31 points on 12-20 FG and 7-12 FT, 21 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points including 4-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. LAL leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (3) __ 8 Sacramento (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) ___ _ 5 Phoenix (1) | 4 San Antonio (1) _| |_ 1 LA Lakers (3) _ 5 Phoenix (3) _ 3 Portland (2) | | | 2 Utah (3) _____ | | 7 Seattle (2) |_ 2 Utah (1) ____| | _ 3 Portland (4) | 3 Portland (3) ___| | 6 Minnesota (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (3) ___ | 8 Milwaukee (2) |_ 1 Indiana (4) _ | _ 5 Philadelphia (2) | | 4 Charlotte (1) _| | | 5 Philadelphia (3) |_ 1 Indiana (2) __| _ 3 New York (2) 2 Miami (3) _____ | 7 Detroit (0) |_ 2 Miami (3) ____| _ 3 New York (4) 3 New York (3) ___| 6 Toronto (0)