News from April 29. Chris Dudley (Por) was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship award. Dudley donated $300,000 to the Oregon chapter of "I Have a Dream" foundation to sponsor 76 4th graders at a Portland elementary school and $100,000 for renovations to the Gales Creek Camp, which is a summer camp geared towards diabetic youth. The NBA fined Dennis Rodamn (Chi) $5,000 for making an obscene gesture at a ref after being ejected from Sunday's Chi-Mia game. Orlando promoted John Gabriel to general manager and Pat Williams to senior executive vice president. Kobe Bryant (F, Lower Merlon High School) and Marcus Camby (C, junior, UMass) declared their eligibility for the NBA draft. The two joined Ray Allen (G, junior, UConn), Ronnie Henderson (G, junior, LSU), Dontae' Jones (F, junior, Mississippi State), Stephon Marbury (G, freshman, Georgia Tech), Darnell Robinson (C, junior, Arkansas), Samaki Walker (C, sophomore, Louisville), and Lorenzen Wright (C, sophomore, Memphis) as underclassmen to declare. Players have until May 12 to declare. Atl 90, Ind 83 - at Atl Grant Long (Atl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Christian Laettner (Atl) had 24 points including 10-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 8 steals. Derrick McKey (Ind) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Dale Davis (Ind) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Atl shot 17-24 FT and Ind shot 9-13 FT. Atlanta leads the series 2-1. Por 94, Uta 91 OT - at Por Clifford Robinson (Por) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 3 blocks. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 27 points including 5-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Aaron McKie (Por) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Por) had 19 points on 6-19 FG and 7-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 36 points on 13-30 FG and 9-12 FT and 10 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 13 points on 2-6 FG and 8-8 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Antoine Carr (Uta) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Por shot 27-46 FT and Uta shot 21-24 FT. Utah leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings First Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Seattle (1) _____ 8 Sacramento (1) |__ __________ __ __ __________ | 4 LA Lakers (1) ___| |__ __________ __ 5 Houston (1) __ __________ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) _ | | 7 Phoenix (0) |__ ___________ __| | __ ___________ | 3 Utah (2) _______| | 6 Portland (1) |__ __________ __ __________ | 1 Chicago (2) ____ | 8 Miami (0) |__ ___________ __ | __ ___________ | | 4 Cleveland (0) __| | | 5 New York (2) |__ __________ __| __ __________ 2 Orlando (2) ____ | 7 Detroit (0) |__ ___________ | __ ___________ __| 3 Indiana (1) ____| 6 Atlanta (2)