News from June 3. Orlando named Chuck Daly as head coach. Daly has coached in the NBA for 12 seasons and has spent the last 3 seasons as an analysis for TNT. It is believed Orlando signed Daly to a 3 year, $15 million contract. The NBA competition committee approved 4 changes: moving the 3-point line back to its original distance, allowing any kind of defense (including zone) on the strong side of the court, making fore-arm checking illegal when the offensive player is facing the basket, and disallowing timeouts when the player with the ball is in the air over or beyond the out-of-bounds line. For final approval, these changes must be approved by a majority (20 votes) of the Board of Governors. The vote is expected to take place after the finals. 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 LA Clippers (0) |_ 1 Utah (4) _ _ 4 LA Lakers (1) | 4 LA Lakers (3) ___| |_ 1 Utah (4) _ 5 Portland (1) _ 3 Houston (2) | | | 2 Seattle (3) _____ | | 7 Phoenix (2) |_ 2 Seattle (3) ___| | _ 3 Houston (4) | 3 Houston (3) ___| | 6 Minnesota (0) |_ 1 Utah (0) _ 1 Chicago (1) | 1 Chicago (3) __ | 8 Washington (0) |_ 1 Chicago (4) __ | _ 4 Atlanta (1) | | 4 Atlanta (3) _____| | | 5 Detroit (2) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _| _ 2 Miami (1) 2 Miami (3) _____ | 7 Orlando (2) |_ 2 Miami (4) _| _ 3 New York (3) 3 New York (3) ___| 6 Charlotte (0)