News from June 11. Tyler Smith (forward, Tennessee, junior) and Dominique Archie (forward, South Carolina, junior) withdrew their names from the NBA draft. LAL 99, Orl 91 OT at Orl Trevor Ariza (LAL) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 11-31 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 12 points. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 25 points including 8-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points including 6-14 FT, 21 rebounds including 6 offensive, 9 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 15 points. LAL leads the series 3-1. 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 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ _ 5 Houston (3) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ 5 Houston (4) _ 2 Denver (2) | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (4) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (1) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ 1 LA Lakers (3) _ 3 Orlando (1) | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) _| _ 3 Orlando (4) 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) ___| _ 3 Orlando (4) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) NBA Finals Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, June 14 Game 5: LA Lakers at Orlando 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 16 *Game 6: Orlando at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 18 *Game 7: Orlando at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html