News from May 19.

Paul Millsap (Uta) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left thumb to
repair a torn ligament.

The NBA Draft Lottery will be held Tuesday night at 7 pm Central on ESPN.
The lottery determines which teams get the #1, #2, and #3 picks, with the
rest of the draft order by record.

Lottery Chances
Team           Chances (out of 1,000) 
Miami            250 
Seattle          199 
Minnesota        138 
Memphis          137 
New York          76 
LA Clippers       75 
Milwaukee         43 
Charlotte         28 
Chicago           17 
New Jersey        11 
Indiana            8 
Sacramento         7 
Portland           6 
Golden State       5 


SA 91, NO 82  at NO
Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 14 rebounds.
Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points and 5 assists.
Manu GinobilI (SA) had 26 points on 6-19 FG, 4-11 3-pointers, and 10-11
FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
David West (NO) had 20 points and 9 rebounds.
Chris Paul (NO) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 steals.
Tyson Chandler (NO) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 15 rebounds.
San Antonio takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Western Conference
Finals where they will face the LA Lakers.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round            2nd Round             3rd Round             Finals
  (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)           (Best of 7)           (Best of 7)
1 LA Lakers (4) _ __
8 Denver (0)        |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) ___
                     _ 4 Utah (2)         |
4 Utah (4)    ______|                     |_ 1 LA Lakers (0)   _
5 Houston (2)                              _ 3 San Antonio (0)  |
                                          |                     |
2 New Orleans (4) __                      |                     |
7 Dallas (1)        |_ 2 New Orleans (3) _|                     |
                     _ 3 San Antonio (4)                        |
3 San Antonio (4) __|                                           |
6 Phoenix (1)                                                   |_ 
                                                                 _ 
                                                                |
1 Boston (4)  ______                                            |
8 Atlanta (3)       |_ 1 Boston (4)    ___                      |
                     _ 4 Cleveland (3)    |                     |
4 Cleveland (4)  ___|                     |                     |
5 Washington (2)                          |_  1 Boston (0)  ____|
                                           _  2 Detroit (0)
2 Detroit (4)      _                      |
7 Philadelphia (2)  |_ 2 Detroit (4) _____|
                     _ 3 Orlando (1) 
3 Orlando (4) ______|
6 Toronto (1)