News from April 23.

Por 91, Min 88 - at Por
Scottie Pippen (Por) had 28 points and 9 rebounds.
Steve Smith (Por) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 18 points.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
Terrell Brandon (Min) had 17 points and 12 assists.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 12 points on 6-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Malik Sealy (Min) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds.
Por leads the series 1-0.

LAL 117, Sac 107 - at LAL
Glen Rice (LAL) had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 46 points including 21-33 FG, 17 rebounds, and
5 blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 28 points including 11-16 FG and 5 rebounds.
Jason Williams (Sac) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers.
Tony Delk (Sac) had 17 points including 7-10 FT.
LAL shot 10-14 FT and Sac shot 26-35 FT.
LAL leads the series 1-0.

Ind 88, Mil 85 - at Ind
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Dale Davis (Ind) had 12 points, 17 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points on 5-18 FG and 10-12 FT and 3 steals.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 26 points and 7 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (Mil) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 6 assists.
Ind leads the series 1-0.

NY 92, Tor 88 - at NY
Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 21 points including 9-16 FG.
Allan Houston (NY) had 21 points and 4 steals.
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Larry Johnson (NY) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 16 points on 3-20 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 assists.
Charles Oakley (Tor) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
NY shot 48.6% (35-72) FG and Tor shot 37% (30-81) FG.
NY 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 LA Lakers (1)  __
8 Sacramento (0)   |_ _____________ _____
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4 San Antonio (0) _|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Phoenix (1)                             _ _____________  |
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2 Utah (1)    _____                      |                 |
7 Seattle (0)      |_ _____________ _____|                 |
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3 Portland (1)  ___|                                       |
6 Minnesota (0)                                            |_ ___________
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1 Indiana (1)   ___                                        |
8 Milwaukee (0)    |_ _____________  ____                  |
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4 Charlotte (0)   _|                     |                 |
5 Philadelphia (1)                       |_ _____________ _|
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2 Miami (1)   _____                      |
7 Detroit (0)      |_ _____________ _____|
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3 New York (1)  ___|
6 Toronto (0)