News from April 23.

Corliss Williamson (Det) won the Sixth Man Award.  Williamson received 56 
of the possible 125 media votes.
  Player                 # of votes  (out of 125 media votes)
  Corliss Williamson ....... 56
  Bobby Jackson (Sac) ...... 30
  Quentin Richardson (LAC) . 20
  Malik Rose (SA) ..........  8
  Desmond Mason (Sea) ......  3
  Troy Hudson (Orl) ........  3
  Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac) ...  2
  Ricky Davis (Cle) ........  1
  Robert Horry (LAL) .......  1
  Jacque Vaughn (Atl) ......  1

Jamal Mashburn (Cha) missed Tuesday's Cha-Orl game due to a mild case of
anemia and B-12 deficiency.  He was hospitalized overnight to receive
treatment.

As expected, Jason Williams (junior, Duke, guard) formally declared
himself eligible for the NBA draft.

Uche Nsonwu-Amadi (junior, Wyoming, center) declared himself eligible for 
the NBA draft.  [thanks to Jed Tai]


Orl 111, Cha 103 OT - at Cha
Pat Garrity (Orl) had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 31 points including 9-12 FT, 11 rebounds, 7
assists, and 3 blocks.
Troy Hudson (Orl) had 26 points.
Elden Campbell (Cha) had 27 points and 13 rebounds.
David Wesley (Cha) had 24 points.
Jamal Mashburn (Cha, virus) did not play.
The series is tied 1-1.

Uta 93, Sac 86 - at Sac
Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
John Stockton (Uta) had 13 points and 12 assists.
Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 19 points and 8 rebounds.
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 18 points and 9 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 21 points and 6 rebounds.
Uta shot 45.8% (33-72) FG and Sac shot 34.5% (30-87) FG.
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 Sacramento (1) __
8 Utah (1)         |_ _____________ _____
                    _ _____________      |
4 Dallas (1)    ___|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Minnesota (0)                           _ _____________  |
                                         |                 |
2 San Antonio (1) _                      |                 |
7 Seattle (1)      |_ _____________ _____|                 |
                    _ _____________                        |
3 LA Lakers (1) ___|                                       |
6 Portland (0)                                             |_ ___________
                                                            _ ___________
                                                           |
1 New Jersey (1) __                                        |
8 Indiana (1)      |_ _____________  ____                  |
                    _ _____________      |                 |
4 Charlotte (1) ___|                     |                 |
5 Orlando (1)                            |_ _____________ _|
                                          _ _____________ 
2 Detroit (1) _____                      |
7 Toronto (0)      |_ _____________ _____|
                    _ _____________    
3 Boston (1)      _|
6 Philadelphia (0)