News from May 2.

Quentin Richardson (sophomore, DePaul, forward) declared himself eligible
for the NBA draft.


Por 85, Min 77 - at Min
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 11 rebounds.
Steve Smith (Por) had 14 points.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points including 5-20 FG, 10 rebounds, 9
assists, and 3 steals.
Terrell Brandon (Min) had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Por shot 47% (31-66) FG and Min shot 35.4% (29-82) FG.
Portland takes the series 3-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they
will face the winner of the Uta-Sea series.

Pho 89, SA 78 - at Pho
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 9 points on 4-5 FG, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds.
David Robinson (SA) had 21 points including 7-10 FT, 16 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 3 steals.
Mario Elie (SA) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 7 rebounds.
Pho shot 12-19 FT and SA shot 24-39 FT.
Tim Duncan (SA, torn meniscus left knee) and Jerome Kersey (SA, right
mid-foot dislocation) did not play.
Phoenix takes the series 3-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will
face the winner of the LAL-Sac series.

Sac 101, LAL 88 - at Sac
Chris Webber (Sac) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 blocks, and 4
steals.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Jon Barry (Sac) had 17 points including 4-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points including 5-12 FT and 16 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers.
Tyrone Corbin (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play.
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 LA Lakers (2)  __
8 Sacramento (2)   |_ _____________ _____
                    _ 5 Phoenix (0)      |
4 San Antonio (1) _|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Phoenix (3)                             _ _____________  |
                                         |                 |
2 Utah (2)    _____                      |                 |
7 Seattle (1)      |_ ______________ ____|                 |
                    _ 3 Portland (0)                       |
3 Portland (3)  ___|                                       |
6 Minnesota (1)                                            |_ ___________
                                                            _ ___________
                                                           |
1 Indiana (2)   ___                                        |
8 Milwaukee (2)    |_ ________________ __                  |
                    _ Philadelphia (0)   |                 |
4 Charlotte (1)   _|                     |                 |
5 Philadelphia (3)                       |_ _____________ _|
                                          _ _____________ 
2 Miami (3)   _____                      |
7 Detroit (0)      |_ 2 Miami (0)    ____|
                    _ 3 New York (0)   
3 New York (3)  ___|
6 Toronto (0)