News from May 14.

The NBA fined Tim Hardaway (Mia) for failing to leaving the court in a 
timely manner and verballying abusing the refs following his ejection
in Wednesday's NY-Mia game.

Dion Glover (sophomore, Georgia Tech, guard) declared himself eligible for
the NBA draft.


Det 103, Atl 82 - at Det
Grant Hill (Det) had 23 points including 11-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9
assists.
Bison Dele (Det) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 6 rebounds.
Joe Dumars (Det) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 13 points.
Grant Long (Atl) had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 21 points.
Ed Gray (Atl) had 13 points in 14 minutes.
Det shot 54.4% (43-79) FG and Atl shot 42.4% (28-66) FG.
Det shot 10-11 FT and Atl shot 17-23 FT.
The series is tied 2-2.

Mia 87, NY 72 - at NY
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 16 points including 6-13 FT and 13 rebounds.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 14 points on 5-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5
assists.
Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Terry Porter (Mia) had 16 points including 5-6 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Larry Johnson (NY) had 11 points on 4-15 FG and 12 rebounds.
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
The series is tied 2-2.

Uta 90, Sac 89 - at Sac
Karl Malone (Uta) had 23 points and 16 rebounds.
John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points including the game winning longer jumper
with 0.7 seconds left, 8 assists, and 3 steals.
Shandon Anderson (Uta) had 16 points on 7-9 FG.
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 8 points including 3-10 FG and 8 rebounds.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 14 points on 2-9 FG and 10-11 FT, 14 rebounds, and 6
turnovers.
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 16 points and 3 steals.
Uta shot 9-10 FT and Sac shot 26-30 FT.
[What a game!]
The series is tied 2-2.


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