News from May 8. Chi 103, Cha 89 - at Cha Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 18 points including 6-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 10 points and 17 rebounds. Luc Longley (Chi) had 11 points. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 27 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 31 points. Anthony Mason (Cha) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Chi shot 29-35 FT and Cha shot 13-18 FT. Chi leads the series 2-1. LAL 119, Sea 103 - at LAL Robert Horry (LAL) had 19 points including 7-7 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 30 points including 10-20 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 29 points including 12-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 4 blocks. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 22 points. Vin Baker (LAL) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 22 points and 13 assists. LAL shot 57.1% (44-77) FG and Sea shot 46.1% (41-89) FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL, flu) did not play. LAL leads the series 2-1. 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 (2) | 3 LA Lakers (3) ___| | 6 Portland (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Chicago (3) __ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ 1 Chicago (2) ___ | _ 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)