News from May 22.

Ind 78, Det 74  at Ind
Ron Artest (Ind) had 17 points including 6-23 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks,
and 3 steals.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 21 points including 7-20 FG and 14 rebounds.
Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Al Harrington (Ind) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Ben Wallace (Det) had 11 points, 22 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 23 points.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 18 points.
Reggie Miller (Ind) hit a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left to break a 74-74
tie.  Detroit missed a 3-point attempt, O'Neal missed 2 free throws,
Detroit air-balled 2 3-point attempts, and Miller hit 1-2 FT with 6.6
seconds left to cap the scoring.  Those were Miller's only 4 points of the
game (he missed his first 6 shots).
Ind leads the series 1-0.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round            2nd Round            3rd Round            Finals
  (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)
1 Minnesota (4) ____
8 Denver (1)        |_ 1 Minnesota (4) __
                     _ 4 Sacramento (3)  |
4 Sacramento (4) ___|                    |_ 1 Minnesota (0) _
5 Dallas (1)                              _ 2 LA Lakers (1)  |
                                         |                   |
2 LA Lakers (4) ____                     |                   |
7 Houston (1)       |_ 2 LA Lakers (4)  _|                   |
                     _ 3 San Antonio (2)                     |
3 San Antonio (4) __|                                        |
6 Memphis (0)                                                |_ 
                                                              _ 
                                                             |
1 Indiana (4) ______                                         |
8 Boston (0)        |_ 1 Indiana (4) ____                    |
                     _ 4 Miami (2)       |                   |
4 Miami (4) ________|                    |                   |
5 New Orleans (3)                        |_ 1 Indiana (1) ___|
                                          _ 3 Detroit (0)
2 New Jersey (4) ___                     |
7 New York (0)      |_ 2 New Jersey (3) _|
                     _ 3 Detroit (4)
3 Detroit (4) ______|
6 Milwaukee (1)
 

Conference Finals  (Central times)  *if necessary
Sunday, May 23
  Game 2: LA Lakers at Minnesota       7:30 pm  TNT

Monday, May 24
  Game 2: Detroit at Indiana           7:00 pm  ESPN

Tuesday, May 25
  Game 3: Minnesota at LA Lakers       7:30 pm  TNT

Wednesday, May 26
  Game 3: Indiana at Detroit           7:30 pm  ESPN

Thursday, May 27
  Game 4: Minnesota at LA Lakers       8:00 pm  TNT

Friday, May 28
  Game 4: Indiana at Detroit           7:00 pm  ESPN

Saturday, May 29
 *Game 5: LA Lakers at Minnesota       7:30 pm  TNT

Sunday, May 30
 *Game 5: Detroit at Indiana           7:00 pm  ESPN

Monday, May 31
 *Game 6: Minnesota at LA Lakers       7:30 pm  TNT

Tuesday, June 1
 *Game 6: Indiana at Detroit           7:00 pm  ESPN

Wednesday, June 2
 *Game 7: LA Lakers at Minnesota       8:00 pm  TNT

Tuesday, June 3
 *Game 7: Detroit at Indiana           7:00 pm  ESPN