News from June 13. Atlanta named Larry Drew as head coach. The LA Lakers activated Adam Morrison and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. Bos 92, LAL 86 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 18 points on 9-12 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 56.3% (40-71) FG and LAL shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. Bos shot 9-13 FT and LAL shot 17-26 FT. Bos leads the series 3-2. 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 (3) | 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 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