News from April 21.

Uta 88, Dal 86 - at Uta
Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 26 points on 8-23 FG and 10-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7
turnovers.
John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 18 assists.
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 12 points on 5-15 FG and 12 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 12 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers.
Uta scored the last 6 points of the game.
Greg Buckner (Dal, dislocated left kneecap) did not play.
Uta leads the series 1-0.

SA 87, Min 82 - at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 33 points on 13-20 FG and 7-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
David Robinson (SA) had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Terry Porter (SA) had 11 points.
Derek Anderson (SA) had 12 points including 4-13 FG.
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 13 points.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points including 7-10 FT, 13 rebounds, 6
assists, and 3 steals.
Terrell Brandon (Min) had 16 points and 8 assists.
SA shot 50% (33-66) FG and Min shot 37.9% (33-87) FG.
SA leads the series 1-0.

Ind 79, Phi 78 - at Phi
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 12 points, 20 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Travis Best (Ind) had 16 points and 10 assists.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 17 points including 5-21 FG and the game winning
3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left and 6 rebounds.
Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 12 points, 22 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Aaron McKie (Phi) had 18 points including 6-18 FG and 7 assists.
Ind overcame a 18-point deficit for the win.
Ind leads the series 1-0.

Cha 106, Mia 80 - at Mia
Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 28 points including 9-9 FT, 5 assists, and 3
steals.
David Wesley (Cha) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and
3 steals.
Baron Davis (Cha) had 23 points including 8-10 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists,
4 steals, and 6 turnovers.
Eddie Robinson (Cha) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds.
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Brian Grant (Mia) had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Eddie House (Mia) had 16 points in 19 minutes.
Cha leads the series 1-0.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round             2nd Round            3rd Round         Finals
  (Best of 5)           (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)     (Best of 7)
1 San Antonio (1) __
8 Minnesota (0)     |_ _____________ _____
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4 Utah (1)   _______|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Dallas (0)                               _ _____________  |
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2 LA Lakers (0) ____                      |                 |
7 Portland (0)      |_ _____________ _____|                 |
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3 Sacramento (0) ___|                                       |
6 Phoenix (0)                                               |_ ___________
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1 Philadelphia (0) _                                        |
8 Indiana (1)       |_ _____________  ____                  |
                     _ _____________      |                 |
4 New York (0) _____|                     |                 |
5 Toronto (0)                             |_ _____________ _|
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2 Milwaukee (0) ____                      |
7 Orlando (0)       |_ _____________ _____|
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3 Miami (0)     ____|
6 Charlotte (1)