News from May 25. Pho 115, LAL 106 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 21 points including 7-12 FT and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points including 3-11 FG and 8 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points including 15-22 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Pho shot 22-32 FT and LAL shot 7-13 FT. The series is tied 2-2. 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 (2) _ 5 Utah (4) _ 3 Phoenix (2) | | | 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 (3) ___| _ 2 Orlando (1) 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 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