News from May 29. LAL 111, Pho 103 at Pho Ron Artest (LAL) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 11 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 37 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 27 points on 7-20 FG and 13-15 FT and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. The LA Lakers take the series 4-2 and advance to the NBA Finals where they will face Boston. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LAL (4) ______ 8 OKC (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) ___ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Den (2) ______| |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ 5 Uta (4) _ 3 Phoenix (2) | | | 2 Dal (2) ______ | | 7 SA (4) |_ 7 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 3 Phoenix (4) | 3 Pho (4) _____| | 6 Por (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ 4 Boston (0) | 1 Cle (4) ______ | 8 Chi (1) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) | _ 4 Boston (4) ______ | 4 Bos (4) ______| | | 5 Mia (1) |_ 4 Boston (4) ___| _ 2 Orlando (2) 2 Orl (4) ______ | 7 Cha (0) |_ 2 Orlando (4) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atl (4) ______| 6 Mil (3) Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Thursday, June 3 Game 1 Boston at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 6 Game 2 Boston at LA Lakers 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 8 Game 3 LA Lakers at Boston 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 10 Game 4 LA Lakers at Boston 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 13 Game 5 LA Lakers at Boston 7:00 pm ABC Tuesday, June 15 Game 6 Boston at LA Lakers 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 17 Game 7 Boston 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