News from May 7.
 
Karl Malone (Uta) won the IBM Award.  The IBM Award is given to the player
with the highest statistical computation of the following formula:
  (Player PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO + (team wins x 10)
   x 250) / (Team PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO)
The top 10 finishers for the IBM Award.
  Player                   Points
  Karl Malone (Uta) ....... 99.69 
  Tim Duncan (SA) ......... 98.70 
  David Robinson (SA) ..... 96.66 
  Grant Hill (Det) ........ 92.61 
  Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) ... 90.61 
  Dennis Rodman (Chi) ..... 88.31 
  Anthony Mason (Cha) ..... 88.29 
  Michael Jordan (Chi) .... 85.28 
  Gary Payton (Sea) ....... 84.27 
  Rod Strickland (Was) .... 84.26
 
Former NBA player and coach Paul Seymour died at age 70.  Seymour played
for the Syracuse Nats from 1947 to 1960 and had a record of 271-243
coaching in the NBA.


Ind 85, NY 77 - at Ind
Rik Smits (Ind) had 22 points and 3 blocks.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points.
Antonio Davis (Ind) had 9 points and 6 rebounds.
Larry Johnson (NY) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 16 points.
John Starks (NY) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Ind leads the series 2-0.

Uta 109, SA 106 OT - at Uta
Karl Malone (Uta) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists.
John Stockton (Uta) had 18 points and 12 assists.
Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 21 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals.
Antoine Carr (Uta) had 15 points including 7-11 FG.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 10-15 FT and 5 rebounds.
David Robinson (SA) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Avery Johnson (SA) had 21 points including 10-14 FG.
Uta leads the series 2-0.
 

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