News from April 29.

LAL 99, Por 86 - at Por
Rick Fox (LAL) had 13 points.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points including 7-10 FT and 15 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points and 9 assists.
Derek Fisher (LAL) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 12 points and 11 assists.
Steve Smith (Por) had 25 points and 6 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 25 points and 5 rebounds.
LAL shot 23-30 FT and Por shot 12-13 FT.
Ron Harper (LAL, left knee injury), Dale Davis (Por, suspended), and 
Stacey Augmon (Por, suspended) did not play.
The Lakers sweep the series 3-0 and will face the winner of the Sac-Pho
series in the 2nd round.

Sac 104, Pho 96 - at Pho
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 11-12 FT and 8
rebounds.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds.
Doug Christie (Sac) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 14 points including 4-15 FG and 10 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 19 points including 8-22 FG, 16 assists, and 3
steals.
Tony Delk (Pho) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Sac leads the series 2-1.

NY 97, Tor 89 - at Tor
Latrell Spreewell (NY) had 20 points on 6-18 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 assists, 
and 5 turnovers.
Allan Houston (NY) had 24 points including 9-14 FG.
Glen Rice (NY) had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 20 points on 5-21 FG and 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 12 rebounds.
Chris Childs (Tor) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9
assists.
NY shot 52.9% (37-70) FG and Tor shot 41.6% (32-77) FG.
Marcus Camby (NY, personal reasons) and Larry Johnson (NY, sore lower
back) did not play.
NY leads the series 2-1.


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 (1)     |_ _____________ _____
                     _ _____________      |
4 Utah (2)   _______|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Dallas (1)                               _ _____________  |
                                          |                 |
2 LA Lakers (3) ____                      |                 |
7 Portland (0)      |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) ___|                 |
                     _ _______________                      |
3 Sacramento (2) ___|                                       |
6 Phoenix (1)                                               |_ ___________
                                                             _ ___________
                                                            |
1 Philadelphia (2) _                                        |
8 Indiana (1)       |_ _____________  ____                  |
                     _ _____________      |                 |
4 New York (2) _____|                     |                 |
5 Toronto (1)                             |_ _____________ _|
                                           _ _____________ 
2 Milwaukee (2) ____                      |
7 Orlando (1)       |_ _______________ ___|
                     _ 6 Charlotte (0)  
3 Miami (0)     ____|
6 Charlotte (3)