News from May 5.

Zeljko Rebraca (Det) suffered a broken right hand and will miss the rest
of the playoffs.


LAL 86, SA 80 - at LAL
Samaki Walker (LAL) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 9 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points on 9-30 FG and 8-10 FT, 21 rebounds
including 7 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 blocks.
Steve Smith (SA) had 16 points including 4-11 FG.
LAL shot 39% (32-82) FG and SA shot 31.8% (28-88) FG.
David Robinson (SA, lower back strain) and Charles Smith (SA, mild
sprained right shoulder) did not play.
LAL leads the series 1-0.

NJ 99, Cha 93 - at NJ
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Todd MacCulloch (NJ) had 14 points including 5-7 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Elden Campbell (Cha) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Baron Davis (Cha) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5
assists, and 7 steals.
NJ shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and Cha shot 39.1% (36-92) FG.
Jamal Mashburn (Cha, viral illness) and Jamaal Magloire (Cha, suspended)
did not play.
NJ leads the series 1-0.

Det 96, Bos 84 - at Det
Michael Curry (Det) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Clifford Robinson (Det) had 30 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 3
blocks.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 20 points including 7-22 FG and 9 rebounds.
Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 17 points.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Zeljko Rebraca (Det, broken right hand) and Vitaly Potapenko (Bos, torn
left ACL) did not play.
Det 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 Sacramento (3) __
8 Utah (1)         |_ 1 Sacramento (1) __
                    _ 4 Dallas (0)       |
4 Dallas (3)    ___|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Minnesota (0)                           _ _____________  |
                                         |                 |
2 San Antonio (3) _                      |                 |
7 Seattle (2)      |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _|                 |
                    _ 3 LA Lakers (1)                      |
3 LA Lakers (3) ___|                                       |
6 Portland (0)                                             |_ ___________
                                                            _ ___________
                                                           |
1 New Jersey (3) __                                        |
8 Indiana (2)      |_ 1 New Jersey (1) __                  |
                    _ 4 Charlotte (0)    |                 |
4 Charlotte (3) ___|                     |                 |
5 Orlando (1)                            |_ _____________ _|
                                          _ _____________ 
2 Detroit (3) _____                      |
7 Toronto (2)      |_ 2 Detroit (1) _____|
                    _ 3 Boston (0)     
3 Boston (3)      _|
6 Philadelphia (2)