News from June 2. The NBA fined Roy Hibbert (Ind) $75,000 for using the (full) word MF during Saturday's post-game press conference [referring to the press not watching Indiana for why he finished so low in the Defensive Player of the Year balloting (which is voted on by the press)]. Sacramento named Mike Malone as head coach. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 OKC (4) _ 8 Hou (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (4) | 4 LAC (2) _| |_ 5 Memphis (0) _ 5 Mem (4) _ 2 San Antonio (4) | | | 2 SA (4) _ | | 7 LAL (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 6 Golden State (2) | 3 Den (2) _| | 6 GS (4) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _ | 1 Mia (4) _ | 8 Mil (0) |_ 1 Miami (4) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Bro (3) _| | | 5 Chi (4) |_ 1 Miami (3) _____| _ 3 Indiana (3) 2 NY (4) _ | 7 Bos (2) |_ 2 New York (2) ______| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Ind (4) _| 6 Atl (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Monday, June 3 (All times Central) Game 7: Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Thursday, June 6 (All times Central) Game 1: San Antonio vs Mia/Ind 7:30 pm ABC [Note: The Finals have a 2-3-2 schedule (unlike the earlier rounds, which have a 2-2-1-1-1 schedule). It will be SA at Mia or Ind at SA for Game 1.] ---- 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