NBA Games Played on May 23, 2004

May 22, 2004 May 23, 2004 May 24, 2004

1 NBA Game

LA Lakers	71	Final
Minnesota	89

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	24	13	19	15
Minnesota	32	19	17	21

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Bryant-LAL	27
TRB	S. O'Neal-LAL	16

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
New Jersey Nets*	47	35	.573	—	90.3	87.8
Miami Heat*	42	40	.512	5.0	90.3	89.7
New York Knicks*	39	43	.476	8.0	92.0	93.5
Boston Celtics*	36	46	.439	11.0	95.3	96.7
Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	14.0	88.0	90.5
Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	22.0	91.8	97.4
Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	26.0	94.0	101.1
Central Division
Indiana Pacers*	61	21	.744	—	91.4	85.6
Detroit Pistons*	54	28	.659	7.0	90.1	84.3
Milwaukee Bucks*	41	41	.500	20.0	98.0	97.0
New Orleans Hornets*	41	41	.500	20.0	91.8	91.9
Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26.0	92.9	95.5
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28.0	85.4	88.5
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33.0	92.8	97.5
Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38.0	89.7	96.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Minnesota Timberwolves*	58	24	.707	—	94.5	89.1
San Antonio Spurs*	57	25	.695	1.0	91.5	84.3
Dallas Mavericks*	52	30	.634	6.0	105.2	100.8
Memphis Grizzlies*	50	32	.610	8.0	96.7	94.3
Houston Rockets*	45	37	.549	13.0	89.8	88.0
Denver Nuggets*	43	39	.524	15.0	97.2	96.1
Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16.0	88.7	89.9
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	56	26	.683	—	98.2	94.3
Sacramento Kings*	55	27	.671	1.0	102.8	97.8
Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	15.0	90.7	92.0
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	19.0	93.3	94.0
Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	19.0	97.1	97.8
Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	27.0	94.2	97.9
Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	28.0	94.8	99.4

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.