News from May 5.

Portland assistant coach Bill Musselman died.  He had been suffering from 
multiple myeloma, a form of cancer.  He was 59.


Uta 96, Sea 93 - at Uta
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 27 points and 8 rebounds.
John Stockton (Uta) had 17 points including 6-9 FG, 7 rebounds, and 15
assists.
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Adam Keefe (Uta, strained right hamstring) and Emanual Davis (Sea, damaged
facial nerve) did not play.
Utah takes the series 3-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will
face Portland.

LAL 113, Sac 86 - at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 32 points including 15-24 FG, 18 rebounds, and
3 blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 3 blocks.
Glen Rice (LAL) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 20 points including 7-21 FG.
Tony Delk (Sac) had 8 points including 2-9 FG and 6 rebounds.
LAL shot 52.2% (47-90) FG and Sac shot 33.8% (26-77) FG.
LAL out-rebounded Sac 54-35 including 19-10 offensive.
The LA Lakers takes the series 3-2 and advances to the 2nd round where
they will face Phoenix.


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 (0) ___
                    _ 5 Phoenix (0)      |
4 San Antonio (1) _|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Phoenix (3)                             _ _____________  |
                                         |                 |
2 Utah (3)    _____                      |                 |
7 Seattle (2)      |_ 2 Utah (0)     ____|                 |
                    _ 3 Portland (0)                       |
3 Portland (3)  ___|                                       |
6 Minnesota (1)                                            |_ ___________
                                                            _ ___________
                                                           |
1 Indiana (3)   ___                                        |
8 Milwaukee (2)    |_ 1 Indiana (0)     _                  |
                    _ 5 Philadelphia (0) |                 |
4 Charlotte (1)   _|                     |                 |
5 Philadelphia (3)                       |_ _____________ _|
                                          _ _____________ 
2 Miami (3)   _____                      |
7 Detroit (0)      |_ 2 Miami (0)    ____|
                    _ 3 New York (0)   
3 New York (3)  ___|
6 Toronto (0)