News from May 12. Jason Osborne (forward, junior, Univ. of Louisville) declared his eligibility for the NBA draft. Sunday was the deadline for underclassmen to declare. 21 underclassmen did declare. Sea 114, Hou 107 OT - at Hou Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 32 points including 13-19 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 17 points and 5 assists. Gary Payton (Sea) had 24 points including 5-10 FT, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Robert Horry (Hou) had 20 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 26 points and 6 rebounds in 50 minutes. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 15 points including 4-14 FG, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Sam Cassell (Hou) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Sea shot 48.3% (42-87) FG and Hou shot 38% (35-92) FG. Seattle sweeps the series 4-0. Uta 101, SA 86 - at Uta Chris Morris (Uta) had 25 points on 11-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Karl Malone (Uta) had 22 points including 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. John Stockton (Uta) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Adam Keefe (Uta) had 11 points including 5-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Sean Elliott (SA) had 22 points including 8-10 FT. Avery Johnson (SA) had 14 points, 8 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Chuck Person (SA) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Doc Rivers (SA, back spasms) did not play. Utah leads the series 3-1. Chi 94, NY 91 - at NY Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 6 points including 3-10 FG, 19 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 27 points on 7-23 FG and 11-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ron Harper (Chi) had 18 points. Charles Oakley (NY) had 17 points including 6-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derek Harper (NY) had 15 points and 5 assists. Chi out-rebounded NY 46-28 including 23-4 offensive. Toni Kukoc (Chi, sore lower back) did not play. Chicago leads the series 3-1. Orl 103, Atl 96 - at Atl Horace Grant (Orl) had 20 points on 6-9 FG and 8-8 FT and 7 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 24 points on 10-16 FG and 4-13 FT and 12 rebounds. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 21 points and 6 assists. Grant Long (Atl) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Christian Laettner (Atl) had 26 points. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Orlando leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Seattle (3) _____ 8 Sacramento (1) |__ 1 Seattle (4) ___ __ 5 Houston (0) | 4 LA Lakers (1) ___| |__ 1 Seattle (0) -- 5 Houston (3) __ ___________ | | | 2 San Antonio (3) _ | | 7 Phoenix (1) |__ 2 San Antonio (1) _| | __ 3 Utah (3) | 3 Utah (3) ___| | 6 Portland (2) |__ ________ __ ________ | 1 Chicago (3) ____ | 8 Miami (0) |__ 1 Chicago (3) ___ | __ 5 New York (1) | | 4 Cleveland (0) __| | | 5 New York (3) |__ ____________ __| __ ____________ 2 Orlando (3) ____ | 7 Detroit (0) |__ 2 Orlando (3) ____| __ 6 Atlanta (0) 3 Indiana (2) ____| 6 Atlanta (3)