Section B · Page 6 The University Daily Kansan Monday, April 20, 1998 Herbs & More AMERICA'S HERBAL STORES Orchards Corner * 15th & Kasold * Mon-Fri 10-6:00 Sat 10-4:30 865-HBRF <>> Fen Chi - Raises Metabolism - $29.95/mo. supply Fat Grabbers - Break Down Fat - $21.00/120 caps. NEW 60 Second Diet - $44.95/240 caps. (Breaks Down Fat - Suppresses Appetite) "Happy Cookies" - Perfect snack for dieters - NOW $1.50/pk Don't forget other natural supplements for energy, PMS symptoms, stress, kidney infections, allergies, sinus, mild depression, irregularity Participating Groups: Amnesty International, Biology Club, Environments, Environmental Studies Student Association, All About Hemp, Habitat for Humanity, Humane Society, Kansas and Burge Unlons, PAL, Sierra Club SIA, Wild Care and more Activities: Free Lemonade • Recycled Art Contest (drop off your entries at the SUA offices by 5 pm April 21 Acoustic Guitar Jam Session • Drawing & Designs in All Union Departments Free Wild Power 8 Prairie Grasses Seed Planting Station • Free Hemp Necklace Making Station Help Us Plant Flowers Outside the Kansas Union Starting at 11:00 a.m. Aluminum Can, Blanket 8 Towel Drive to Support the Humane Society, April 20 - 24 Aluminum Can. Blanket 8 Towel Drive to Support the Humane Society, April 20 - 24 dip off your aluminum can, clean blanks at the SAU office, Kansas Union, or the KU Bookseller, Burge Union Charles Benjamin PhD. JD legislative Coordinator for Kansas Natural Resources and the Kansas Semi Club will present a lecture starting at noon at the Kansas University, he will discuss how students can be involved in today's environmental movement. Nets capture playoff spot Berth is first since 1992 The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New Jersey Nets, dispirited and literally down to their last legs, summoned enough strength yesterday to make the playoffs for the first time in four years. The Nets, despite going into the biggest game of the season without their two best players, claimed the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 114-101 victory against the Detroit Pistons It was the Nets' fourth chance of the week to clinch a postseason season, and the team finally did on its last try with an inspired effort from its three healthy starters and two replacements. including 14 points in the decisive third quarter. Rookie Keith Van Horn had 25 points, and Kerry Kittles added 22 points. When the final buzzer sounded, Gill flung the ball 20 rows into the stands, and the players gathered at midcourt, with fists raised. Kendall Gilh scored 27 points. New Jersey will open the best-of-5 first round at Chicago on Friday night. The Bulls swept the season series against the Nets 4-0. New Jersey's victory eliminated the Washington Wizards, which had won four straight do-or-die games in the season's final week while the Nets were losing to the Raptors, Magic and Hornets. Chris Gatling, starting at center because of injuries to Jayson Williams, Rony Selkaly and Michael Cage, contributed 18 points and 10 assists, and Sherman Douglas, playing 47 of a possible 48 minutes, had 18 points, 11 assists and five steals. Grant Hill led Detroit with 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. He also committed 10 turnovers. In all, the five Nets starters accounted for 110 of New Jersey's 114 points. But the reserves had a key role, too, as both Seikaly and Don MacLean played in the second quarter and filled in after several Nets players got into foul trouble. It was the first playing time for either in several weeks. Gill stole the ball from Hill and went for an uncontested dunk that gave the Nets a 70-69 lead. A dunk by Scot Pollard put Detroit back up by one, but that would be its last lead. Gill hit consecutive baskets to make it 78-73, and New Jersey ended the quarter with an 8-0 run, including a 3-point shot by Kittles with 26 seconds left, to carry an 86-76 lead into the fourth. Detroit led for most of the first half and the first four minutes of the third quarter before New Jersey made the decisive surge. Lakers, Shaq fall short of top The Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers did their part to win the Pacific Division on the season's final day, but they did not get the assist they needed from Portland. Shauilla O'Neal had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter yesterday as the Lakers defeat the Utah Jazz 102-98 for their 22nd win in the final 25 games. The Lakers and Seattle SuperSonics both finished 61-21, but the Sonics, who defeated Portland 90-82 yesterday, are division champions by virtue of a 3-1 record against Los Angeles. abdominal muscle, finished second in the NBA in scoring b e h i n d Chicago o' g Michael Jordan, who won his 10th scoring title with a 28.7 average. O'Neal, who missed 22 games early in the season because of a strained Jordan's 44- point effort Saturday night against the New York Knicks left O'Neal needing 59 points to surpass him. The 33 points gave O'Neal a final average of 28.3. O'Neal: missed NBA scoring title by 26 points. The loss was only the fifth in 37 games for the Jazz (62-20), who had no tangible incentive after clinching homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs with a 102-99 win at Phoenix two days earlier. missed his first five shots, led the Jazz with 27 points and nine rebound s. Howard Eisley added 18 points. Karl Malone, who The Jazz open the playoffs Thursday night against the Houston Rockets, while the Lakers begin Friday night against the Trail Blazers Antoine Carr's jumphook with 9:42 remaining put the Jazz on top 79-77 Utah's first lead since the opening quarter. Bryant outscored the Jazz 7-2 to give the Lakers an 88-85 lead with 5 1/2 minutes remaining, and they stayed on top the rest of the way. The Lakers got a payback on Greg Foster early in the game when Rick Fox committed a flagrant foul on the Utah center. Nick Van Exel, who had 20 points and seven assists, made four foul shots in the final 22 seconds to keep the Lakers safely ahead. Bryant's 3-point shot with 1:01 to play gave the Lakers a six-point lead. Fox was among the most incensed members of the Lakers after Foster made a throat-slitting gesture at the Los Angeles bench after scoring on a dunk in the Lakers' 106-91 loss at Utah on March 28. - O Neal needed just two minutes to get the two rebounds he needed to reach the 5,000 mark for his career. Foster took the foul without reacting and made both free throws. There were no further incidents. ■ Malone finished as the NBA's third-leading scorer. W L Pct GB x-Miami 55 27 67 y-New York 43 39 524 12 y-New Jersey 43 39 524 12 Washington 42 40 512 13 Orlando 41 41 500 14 Boston 36 46 439 19 Philadelphia 31 51 378 24 Central Division z-Chicago 62 20 756 — y-Indiana 58 24 707 4 y-Charlotte 51 31 622 11 y-Antaña 50 32 610 12 y-Cleveland 47 35 173 15 Detroit 37 45 451 25 Milwaukee 36 46 439 26 Toronto 16 66 195 46 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L L Pct GB z-Utah 62 20 146 y-San Antonio 56 26 683 y-Minnesota 45 37 549 y-Houston 41 41 500 Dallas 41 62 244 Vancouver 19 63 232 Denver 19 71 134 Pacific Division x-Seattle 61 21 744 — y-LA Lakers 61 21 744 — y-Phoenix 56 26 683 5 y-Portland 46 36 561 15 Sacramento 25 75 329 34 Golden State 19 63 232 42 LA. Clippers 17 65 207 44 x-clinched division title y-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference title Saturday's Games EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Saturday's Games Washington 112, Boston 95 Cleveland 96, Indiana 92 Chicago 111, New York 109 Minnesota 111, Milwaukee 109 L.A. Clippers 83, Sacramento 77 Golden State 112, Vancouver 100 Yesterdav's Games Yesterday's Games New Jersey 114, Detroit 101 Philadelphia 107, Toronto 78 Charlotte 89, Orlando 76 Atlanta 101, Miami 89 L.A. Lakers 102, Utah 98 Seattle 90, Portland 82 Phoenix 120, Houston 93 San Antonio 96, Denver 82 Vancouver 112, Sacramento 108 OT End Regular Season NBA STANDINGS THE 1998 EARTH DAY LECTURE Wednesday, April 22nd 7:00 PM Kansas Union Ballroom Environs, E.S.S.A., EHS Resource Conservation and Recycling, Greek Environmental Board, JAEP, and Students for Wildcare. Doug Peacock-grizzly bear expert, author, filmmaker, wildlands activist, and inspiration for Ed Abbey's character of "Hayduke" in The Monkeywrench Gang, will give a free lecture about our relationship with America's wilderness and its wild inhabitants. A booksigning and reception will follow. Steve's Quality Meats. Presented by: Mercantile Bank, KU Departments of: Environmental Studies, Biology, and English Chatman and Associates, Inc., Student Senate, Kansas Land Trust, Friends of the Kaw, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, Sunflower Bike Shop, Cottin's Coast to Coast, Blue Heron, Art & Sign Inc., Great Harvest Bread Co., Joe's Bakery, Bagel & Bagel, and Check out our web site for more Earth Day events: www.ehs.ukans.edu/recycling/earthday.html STUDENT SENATE 4