News from April 24. The NBA held the drawings for teams that finished with the same record to determine the draft order. Portland won the draw with Miami (53-41) and will draft #19. Cleveland, which received Miami's pick from the Shawn Kemp trade, will draft #20. Philadelphia won the draw with the Lakers (56-26) and Philadelphia will draft #26. Vancouver, which received the Lakers' pick from New York (LAL -> NY via Glen Rice trade, NY -> Van via Othella Harrington trade), will draft #27. Dallas won the draw with Utah (53-29) and Orlando, which received Dallas' pick from the Courtney Alexander trade, will draft #23. Utah will draft #24, but the pick may go to Boston. Draft picks #14 - 29 are determined by teams records. Draft picks #1 - 3 are determined by the draft lottery of the non-playoff teams and picks #4 - 13 go record-wise to the non-playoff teams that did not receive the #1, 2, or 3 picks. The lottery takes place may 20 and the draft takes place June 27. Boston signed coach Jim O'Brien to a 3 year contract. Boston also signed GM Chris Wallace to a 2 year contract and director of player personnel Leo Papile to a 3 year contract. NBA ref Ken Mauer was sentenced to 5 months in jail and 5 months home detention for his conviction of tax evasion for failing to declare money he received from down grading 1st class airline tickets as income. Uta 109, Dal 98 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 34 points including 12-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Olden Polynice (Uta) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 17 points including 9-11 FT and 9 assists. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Juwan Howard (Dal) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 20 points and 6 assists. Michael Finley (Dal) had 32 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds. John Starks (Uta, minor surgery) and Greg Buckner (Dal, dislocated kneecap) did not play. Uta leads the series 2-0. Phi 116, Ind 98 - at Phi George Lynch (Phi) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Eric Snow (Phi) had 10 points and 6 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 45 points including 12-14 FT and 9 assists. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 41 points on 14-22 FG and 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. The series is tied 1-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) __ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Utah (2) _______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Dallas (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 LA Lakers (1) ____ | | 7 Portland (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Sacramento (0) ___| | 6 Phoenix (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Philadelphia (1) _ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 New York (1) _____| | | 5 Toronto (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Milwaukee (1) ____ | 7 Orlando (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Miami (0) ____| 6 Charlotte (2)