News from April 25. Kenny Brunner (G, Fresno State) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Cha 92, Atl 85 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 25 points on 10-13 FG and 5-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Glen Rice (Cha) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 14 points including 6-9 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. David Wesley (Cha) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 6 assists. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 22 points and 3 blocks. Eldridge Recasner (Atl) had 12 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Cha leads the series 2-0. Ind 92, Cle 86 - at Ind Dale Davis (Ind) had 17 points including 8-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points including 5-16 FG. Mark Jackson (Ind) had 12 points and 11 assists. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 17 points including 7-8 FG. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 27 points including 13-16 FT and 9 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 25 points including 101-4 FG and 10 rebounds. Wesley Person (Cle) had 10 points. Ind leads the series 2-0. Pho 108, SA 101 - at Pho George McCloud (Pho) had 22 points including 6-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 12 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Mark Bryant (Pho) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 23 points and 16 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Avery Johnson (SA) had 20 points and 8 assists. The series is tied 1-1. Uta 105, Hou 90 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points including 13-16 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Stockton (Uta) had 17 points, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 14 points and 5 assists. Shandon Anderson (Uta) had 10 points including 4-6 FG. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Willis (Hou) had 10 points including 3-10 FG and 12 rebounds. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. Uta shot 47.9% (35-73) FG and Hou shot 35.2% (25-71) FG. The series is tied 1-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Utah (1) _____ 8 Houston (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Phoenix (1) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 San Antonio (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Seattle (1) ___ | | 7 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Lakers (1) ___| | 6 Portland (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Charlotte (2) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (1) ____ | 7 New York (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Indiana (2) ___| 6 Cleveland (0)