News from May 14. Atlanta fired head coach Mike Woodson. 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 (4) ______ | 4 Boston (4) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ 4 Boston (0) ___| _ 2 Orlando (0) 2 Orlando (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (4) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atlanta (4) _____| 6 Milwaukee (3) Conference Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 16 Game 1 Boston at Orlando 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 17 Game 1 Phoenix at LA Lakers 8:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 18 Game 2 Boston at Orlando 7:30 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 19 Game 2 Phoenix at LA Lakers 8:00 pm TNT Saturday, May 22 Game 3 Orlando at Boston 7:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 23 Game 3 LA Lakers at Phoenix 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 24 Game 4 Orlando at Boston 7:30 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 25 Game 4 LA Lakers at Phoenix 8:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 26 *Game 5 Boston at Orlando 7:30 pm ESPN Thursday, May 27 *Game 5 Phoenix at LA Lakers 8:00 pm TNT Friday, May 28 *Game 6 Orlando at Boston 7:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 29 *Game 6 LA Lakers at Phoenix 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 30 *Game 7 Boston at Orlando 7:30 pm ESPN Monday, May 31 *Game 7 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