News from May 8. JaJuan Johnson (junior, Purdue, forward), E'Twaun Moore (junior, Purdue, guard), and Alex Tyus (junior, Florida, forward) withdrew their names from the NBA draft. Utah activated Andrei Kirilenko and placed Mehmet Okur (torn left Achilles) on IL. LAL 111, Uta 110 at Uta Ron Artest (LAL) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 20 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 35 points and 7 assists. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 28 points including 13-14 FT and 9 assists. Kyle Korver (Uta) had 23 points on 9-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers LAL leads the series 3-0. Orl 105, Atl 75 at Atl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 21 points on 6-8 FG and 9-18 FT and 16 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 22 points. Orl leads the series 3-0. 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 (3) ___ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Denver (2) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (2) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (4) |_ 7 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 3 Phoenix (3) | 3 Phoenix (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) | _ 4 Boston (1) ______ | 4 Boston (4) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (3) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atlanta (4) _____| 6 Milwaukee (3) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 9 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Phoenix at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 10 Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 11 Game 5 Boston at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT *Game 5 San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 12 *Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBD TNT *Game 5 Utah at LA Lakers TBD TNT Thursday, May 13 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBD ESPN *Game 6 Phoenix at San Antonio TBD ESPN Friday, May 14 *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBD ESPN *Game 6 LA Lakers at Utah TBD ESPN Sunday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBD *Game 7 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD Monday, May 17 *Game 7 Utah at LA Lakers TBD 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