News from May 9.

Eddie Jones (Mia) underwent surgery on his shoulder to repair the labrium.

Don MacLean (Mia) underwent surgery on his left quadriceps tendon.

Samuel Dalembert (sophomore, Seton Hall, center), Maurice Evans (junior,
Texas, guard-forward), and Trenton Hassell (junior, Austin Peay,
guard-forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft.

Washington fired trainer Kevin Johnson and named Steven Stricker as
trainer.


SA 104, Dal 90 - at Dal
Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 turnovers.
David Robinson (SA) had 19 points on 5-7 FG and 9-14 FT and 14 rebounds.
Antonio Daniels (SA) had 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Sean Elliott (SA) had 17 points.
Juwan Howard (Dal) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points including 5-15 FG.
Greg Buckner (Dal) had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
SA shot 48% (36-75) FG and Dal shot 34.7% (33-95) FG.
SA leads the series 3-0.

Phi 97, Tor 92 - at Phi
Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 8 points including 3-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 9 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Eric Snow (Phi) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 5 assists.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 54 points on 21-39 FG and 9-9 FT.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Alvin Williams (Tor) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Phi shot 25-26 FT and Tor shot 7-13 FT.
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 (3) __
8 Minnesota (1)     |_ 1 San Antonio (3) __
                     _ 5 Dallas (0)        |
4 Utah (2)   _______|                      |_ _____________ _
5 Dallas (3)                                _ _____________  |
                                           |                 |
2 LA Lakers (3) ____                       |                 |
7 Portland (0)      |_ 2 LA Lakers (2)  ___|                 |
                     _ 3 Sacramento (0)                      |
3 Sacramento (3) ___|                                        |
6 Phoenix (1)                                                |_ ___________
                                                              _ ___________
                                                             |
1 Philadelphia (3) _                                         |
8 Indiana (1)       |_ 1 Philadelphia (1) _                  |
                     _ 5 Toronto (1)       |                 |
4 New York (2) _____|                      |                 |
5 Toronto (3)                              |_ _____________ _|
                                            _ _____________ 
2 Milwaukee (3) ____                       |
7 Orlando (1)       |_ 2 Milwaukee (2) ____|
                     _ 6 Charlotte (0)  
3 Miami (0)     ____|
6 Charlotte (3)