News from May 9. Malcolm Delaney (junior, Virginia Tech, guard) withdrew from the NBA draft. Pho 107, SA 101 at SA Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 29 points on 10-17 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 9 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points on 2-11 FG and 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Phoenix sweeps the series 4-0 and advances to the Western Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the LAL-Uta series. Bos 97, Cle 87 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 29 points including 11-16 FT, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points including 1-8 3-pointers. Tony Allen (Bos) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points including 8-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 17 points including 7-11 FT and 5 rebounds. 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 (3) ___ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Denver (2) ________| |_ _____________ _ 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 (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (3) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atlanta (4) _____| 6 Milwaukee (3) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 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 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 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