News from May 9. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 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 5 finishers for the IBM Award. Player Points Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) .. 115.67 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) . 102.86 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) .. 100.63 Grant Hill (Det) ....... 98.49 Karl Malone (Uta) ...... 98.27 Phi 104, Orl 90 - at Orl George Lynch (Phi) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Larry Hughes (Phi) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 18 points including 6-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 19 points on 4-13 FG and 11-16 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Phi out-rebounded Orl 57-36. Phi leads the series 1-0. SA 99, Min 86 - at SA Sean Elliott (SA) had 14 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points and 12 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Avery Johnson (SA) had 21 points and 10 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. SA leads the series 1-0. LAL 101, Hou 100 - at LAL Glen Rice (LAL) had 29 points including 12-17 FG. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 27 points including 5-14 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points including the game winning free throws with 5.3 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Charles Barkley (Hou) had 25 points including 11-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 8 rebounds. LAL leads the series 1-0. Ind 110, Mil 88 - at Ind Chris Mullin (Ind) had 15 points. Dale Davis (Ind) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 15 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 16 points including 4-15 FG. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 24 points including 9-10 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 22 points. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 19 points. Ind out-rebounded Mil 51-33. Ind leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (1) _ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 LA Lakers (1) ___| |_ _____________ _ 5 Houston (0) | | 2 Portland (1) ____ | | 7 Phoenix (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Utah (1) __| | 6 Sacramento (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Miami (0) ____ | 8 New York (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Atlanta (1) _____| | | 5 Detroit (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Indiana (1) ___ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Orlando (0) _| 6 Philadelphia (1)