News from June 9. Gilbert Arenas elected to opt-out of his contract and is now a free agent. Detroit named Michael Curry as head coach. Curry will reportedly sign a 3 year, $7.5 million contract. Indiana named Sam Perkins as vice president of player relations. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LAL (4) ____ 8 Den (0) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) ___ _ 4 Utah (2) | 4 Uta (4) ____| |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ 5 Hou (2) _ 3 San Antonio (1) | | | 2 NO (4) _____ | | 7 Dal (1) |_ 2 New Orleans (3) _| | _ 3 San Antonio (4) | 3 SA (4) _____| | 6 Pho (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ 1 Boston (2) | 1 Bos (4) ___ | 8 Atl (3) |_ 1 Boston (4) ___ | _ 4 Cleveland (3) | | 4 Cle (4) ___| | | 5 Was (2) |_ 1 Boston (4) ____| _ 2 Detroit (2) 2 Det (4) ___ | 7 Phi (2) |_ 2 Detroit (4) _____| _ 3 Orlando (1) 3 Orl (4) ____| 6 Tor (1) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, June 10 Game 3: Boston at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 12 Game 4: Boston at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 15 *Game 5: Boston at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 17 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Boston 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 19 *Game 7: LA Lakers at Boston 8:00 pm ABC ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html