News from June 9. TRADE: Toronto traded Jason Kapono to Philadelphia for Reggie Evans. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) and Yakhouba Diawara (Mia) elected not to opt-out of their contracts and remain signed through 09-10. Scottie Reynolds (guard, Villanova, junior) withdrew his name from the NBA draft. Orl 108, LAL 104 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 21 points on 5-6 FG and 11-16 FT and 14 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Orl) had 20 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 23 points including 9-11 FT. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5-10 FT and 8 assists. Trevor Ariza (LAL) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Orl shot 62.5% (40-64) FG and LAL shot 51.3% (40-78) FG. LAL leads the series 2-1. 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 (2) _ 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 Thursday, June 11 Game 4: LA Lakers at Orlando 8:00 pm ABC 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