News from April 30.

Washington general manager John Nash announced his resignation.

Oliver Miller (Tor) exercised his right to become a free agent.

For those who have been asking: the formula for the IBM award is
 ([PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO + (team wins * 10)] * 250) /
 (team PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO)
The top 10 finishers for the award were:
  Player                IBM points
  David Robinson (SA)     108.77
  Grant Hill (Det)        105.86
  Karl Malone (Uta)        95.70
  Michael Jordan (Chi)     94.27
  Alonzo Mourning (Mia)    94.01
  Anthony Mason (NY)       89.67
  Shawn Kemp (Sea)         88.97
  Anfernee Hardaway (Orl)  86.01
  Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou)    85.51
  Larry Johnson (Cha)      85.29


Sea 96, Sac 89 - at Sac
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Sam Perkins (Sea) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 14 points on 2-8 FG and 9-11 FT.
Olden Polynice (Sac) had 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 24 points on 6-17 FG, 4-10 3-pointers, and 8-11
FT and 5 rebounds.
Tyus Edney (Sac) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Seattle leads the series 2-1.

Hou 104, LAL 98 - at Hou
Robert Horry (Hou) had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 30 points and 8 rebounds.
Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals.
Mario Elie (Hou) had 14 points.
Cedric Ceballos (LAL) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Elden Campbell (LAL) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds.
Eddie Jones (LAL) had 16 points.
Houston leads the series 2-1.

Orl 101, Det 98 - at Det
Dennis Scott (Orl) had 18 points.
Horace Grant (Orl) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 16 rebounds.
Nick Anderson (Orl) had 22 points including 6-10 FT and 7 rebounds.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Grant Hill (Det) had 17 points including 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Otis Thorpe (Det) had 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Allan Houston (Det) had 33 points including 9-10 FT and 5 turnovers.
Joe Dumars (Det) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Orlando sweeps the series 3-0.

 
Playoff Standings
  First Round            2nd Round          3rd Round          Finals
1 Seattle (2) _____
8 Sacramento (1)   |__   __________  __
                    __   __________    |
4 LA Lakers (1) ___|                   |__  __________  __
5 Houston (2)                           __  __________    |
                                       |                  |
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 (3)  ____                    |
7 Detroit (0)      |__ 2 Orlando (0) __|
                    __  ___________     
3 Indiana (1)  ____|
6 Atlanta (2)