News from June 10. New Jersey named Avery Johnson as head coach. Johnson was signed to a 3 year contract. Bos 96, LAL 89 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Bos) had 12 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 10 points and 7 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 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 (2) _ 4 Boston (2) | 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 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