News from May 23. Paul Millsap (Uta) underwent surgery on his left thumb to repair torn ligaments. The LA Lakers activated Trevor Ariza and placed Ira Newble on IL. San Antonio activated Damon Stoudamire and placed Matt Bonner on IL. Antonio Anderson (junior, Memphis, guard) withdrew his name from the NBA draft. Joe Ingles (21 years old, Australia, forward) withdrew his name from the NBA draft. [thanks to Jed Tai] LAL 101, SA 71 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 14 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points. LAL shot 54.9% (39-71) FG and SA shot 34.5% (30-87) FG. LAL leads the series 2-0. 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 (2) _ 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 (1) ____| _ 2 Detroit (1) 2 Detroit (4) _ | 7 Philadelphia (2) |_ 2 Detroit (4) _____| _ 3 Orlando (1) 3 Orlando (4) ______| 6 Toronto (1)