News from May 2.

The NBA fined Micheal Williams (Min) $2,500 and suspended him for one game
for leaving the bench during a scuffle between Tom Hammonds (Min) and
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) during Wednesday's Sea-Min game.

Charles Barkley (Hou) will miss the rest of the playoffs with a torn right
triceps muscle.  The injury occured in Friday's Uta-Hou game.


Sea 97, Min 84 - at Sea
Vin Baker (Sea) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 29 points and 4 steals.
Sam Mitchell (Min) had 16 points.
Terry Porter (Min) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Anthony Peeler (Min) had 28 points including 10-15 FG and 6-8 3-pointers,
5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Sea shot 27-29 FT and Min shot 11-14 FT.
Micheal Williams (Min, suspended) did not play.
Seattle takes the series 3-2 and will face the LA Lakers in the second 
round.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round             2nd Round            3rd Round         Finals
  (Best of 5)           (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)     (Best of 7)
1 Utah (2)    _____
8 Houston (2)      |_ ________________  _
                    _ 5 San Antonio (0)  |
4 Phoenix (1)     _|                     |_ _____________ _
5 San Antonio (3)                         _ _____________  |
                                         |                 |
2 Seattle (3)   ___                      |                 |
7 Minnesota (2)    |_ 2 Seattle (0)   ___|                 |
                    _ 3 LA Lakers (0)                      |
3 LA Lakers (3) ___|                                       |
6 Portland (1)                                             |_ ___________
                                                            _ ___________
                                                           |
1 Chicago (3)    __                                        |
8 New Jersey (0)   |_ 1 Chicago (0)   ___                  |
                    _ 4 Charlotte (0)    |                 |
4 Charlotte (3) ___|                     |                 |
5 Atlanta (1)                            |_ _____________ _|
                                          _ _____________ 
2 Miami (2)    ____                      |
7 New York (2)     |_ _____________ _____|
                    _ 3 Indiana (0)    
3 Indiana (3)   ___|
6 Cleveland (1)