News from May 20. The NBA Draft Lottery will beheld at 7:30 pm (Central) tonight (Tuesday) on ESPN. The lottery determines the #1, #2, and #3 picks for the draft, with the order for the rest of the picks being by record. The NBA Draft is June 27. 2013 Draft Lottery Chances and Order Lottery Chances Team Chances (out of 1,000) Orlando 250 Charlotte 199 Cleveland 156 Phoenix 119 New Orleans 88 Sacramento 63 Detroit 36 Washington 35 Minnesota 17 Portland 11 Philadelphia 8 Toronto 7 Dallas 6 Utah 5 First Round Order 15. Milwaukee 16. Boston 17. Atlanta 18. Atlanta (from Houston via Brooklyn) 19. Cleveland (from LA Lakers) 20. Chicago 21. Utah (from Golden State via Brooklyn) 22. Brooklyn 23. Indiana 24. New York 25. LA Clippers 26. Minnesota (from Memphis via Houston) 27. Denver 28. San Antonio 29. Oklahoma City 30. Phoenix (from Miami via LA Lakers via Cleveland) Second Round Order 31. Cleveland (from Orlando) 32. Oklahoma City (from Charlotte) 33. Cleveland 34. Houston (from Phoenix) 35. Philadelphia (from New Orleans) 36. Sacramento 37/38. Washington 37/38. Detroit 39. Portland (from Minnesota via Boston via Cleveland) 40. Portland 41/42. Memphis (from Toronto) 42/42. Philadelphia 43. Milwaukee 44. Dallas 45. Portland (from Boston) 46. Utah 47. Atlanta 48. LA Lakers 49. Chicago 50. Atlanta (from Houston) 51. Orlando (from Golden State via Denver via New York) 52. Minnesota (from Brooklyn) 53. Indiana 54. Washington (from New York) 55. Memphis 56. Detroit (from LA Clippers) 57. Phoenix (from Denver via LA Lakers) 58. San Antonio 59. Minnesota (from Oklahoma City) 60. Memphis (from Miami) Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (4) _ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (4) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ 5 Memphis (0) _ 5 Memphis (4) _ 2 San Antonio (1) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 6 Golden State (2) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (4) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______| _ 3 Indiana (0) 2 New York (4) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (2) ______| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Tuesday, May 21 (All times Central) Game 2: Memphis at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Wednesday, May 22 (All times Central) Game 1: Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 22 (All times Central) Game 2: Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Saturday, May 25 (All times Central) Game 3: San Antonio at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, May 26 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, May 27 (All times Central) Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Tuesday, May 28 (All times Central) Game 4: Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 29 (All times Central) *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBA ESPN Schedule for Thursday, May 30 (All times Central) *Game 5: Indiana at Miami TBA TNT Schedule for Friday, May 31 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, June 1 (All times Central) *Game 6: Miami at Indiana TBA TNT Schedule for Sunday, June 2 (All times Central) *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBA ESPN Schedule for Monday, June 3 (All times Central) *Game 7: Indiana at Miami TBA TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html