News from May 10. Talor Battle (junior, Penn State, guard) and Jimmer Fredette (junior, BYU, guard) withdrew their names from the NBA draft. LAL 111, Uta 96 at Uta Pau Gasol (LAL) had 33 points on 12-18 FG and 9-11 FT and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 10-12 FT. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 21 points including 0-7 3-pointers and 7-10 FT and 9 assists. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. The LA Lakers sweep the series 4-0 and advance to the Western Conference Finals where they will face Phoenix. Orl 98, Atl 84 at Atl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 9 assists. Vince Carter (Orl) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 13 points including 5-5 FG, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 18 points on 5-15 FG and 8-11 FT. Orl shot 55.4% (36-65) FG and Atl shot 40.5% (30-74) FG. Orlando sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the Cle-Bos series. 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 Oklahoma City (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) ___ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Denver (2) ________| |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ 5 Utah (4) _ 3 Phoenix (0) | | | 2 Dallas (2) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (4) |_ 7 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 3 Phoenix (4) | 3 Phoenix (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) | _ 4 Boston (2) ______ | 4 Boston (4) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ _______________ _| _ 2 Orlando (0) 2 Orlando (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (4) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atlanta (4) _____| 6 Milwaukee (3) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Tuesday, May 11 Game 5 Boston at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 13 Game 6 Cleveland at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC [or Game 1 Orl-Cle/Bos] Conference Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Monday, May 17 Game 1 Phoenix at LA Lakers 8:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 19 Game 2 Phoenix at LA Lakers 8:00 pm TNT ---- 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