The NBA announced that New Orleans will host the 2008 All-Star Weekend. Minnesota named Randy Wittman as an assistant coach. The NBA draft lottery is tonight. The lottery is a drawing amongst non-playoff teams to determine which teams get the #1, #2, and #3 draft picks. The rest of the order is determined by record. The NBA draft is June 27. Lottery Chances (out of 1000) Portland 250 Chicago (via New York) 199 Charlotte 138 Atlanta 137 Toronto 88 Minnesota 53 Boston 53 Houston 23 Golden State 22 Seattle 11 Orlando 8 New Orleans 7 Philadelphia 6 Utah 5 Dal 119, SA 111 OT at SA Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 37 points including 15-16 FT and 15 rebounds in 50 minutes. Josh Howard (Dal) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 27 points and 6 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 13 points and 6 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 41 points including 17-23 FT, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks in 50 minutes. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points and 5 assists. Dallas takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Western Conference Finals! Pho 127, LAC 107 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 30 points including 12-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Tim Thomas (Pho) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Steve Nash (Pho) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 11 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 18 points on 8-10 FG. Elton Brand (LAC) had 36 points including 16-26 FG and 9 rebounds including 7 offensive. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Pho shot 60% (48-80) FG and LAC shot 52.6% (41-78) FG. Kurt Thomas (Pho, stress fracture right foot) did not play. Phoenix takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Western Conference Finals. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (4) __ 8 Sacramento (2) |_ 1 San Antonio (3) _ _ 4 Dallas (4) | 4 Dallas (4) ______| |_ 4 Dallas (0) _ 5 Memphis (0) _ 2 Phoenix (0) | | | 2 Phoenix (4) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (3) |_ 2 Phoenix (4) _| | _ 6 LA Clippers (3) | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 LA Clippers (4) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ____ | 8 Milwaukee (1) |_ 1 Detroit (4) ___ | _ 4 Cleveland (3) | | 4 Cleveland (4) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ 1 Detroit (0) _| _ 2 Miami (0) 2 Miami (4) ______ | 7 Chicago (2) |_ 2 Miami (4) __| _ 3 New Jersey (1) 3 New Jersey (4) ___| 6 Indiana (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 23 Game 1: Miami at Detroit 7:00 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 24 Game 1: Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 25 Game 2: Miami at Detroit 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 26 Game 2: Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 27 Game 3: Detroit at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 28 Game 3: Dallas at Phoenix 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 29 Game 4: Detroit at Miami 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, May 30 Game 4: Dallas at Phoenix 8:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 31 *Game 5: Miami at Detroit 7:00 pm ESPN Thursday, June 1 *Game 5: Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm TNT Friday, June 2 *Game 6: Detroit at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Saturday, June 3 *Game 6: Dallas at Phoenix 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, June 4 *Game 7: Miami at Detroit 7:00 pm ABC Monday, June 5 *Game 7: Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm TNT