News from April 30. The NBA announced the All-Defensive teams. The All-Defensive team were voted on by the 29 head coaches (they were not allowed to vote for players on their own team). The coaches selected a first and second team by position (guard, forward, and center). A first team vote was worth 2 points and a second team vote was worth 1 point (the most points a player could receive is 56 points). First Team Pos Player Points (first place votes) G Gary Payton (Sea) ....... 47 (20) G Jason Kidd (NJ) ......... 37 (15) F Tim Duncan (SA) ......... 40 (17) F Kevin Garnett (Min) ..... 27 (10) C Ben Wallace (Det) ....... 51 (24) Second Team Pos Player Points (first place votes) G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 32 (12) G Doug Christie (Sac) ..... 25 (7) F Bruce Bowen (SA) ........ 21 (6) F Clifford Robinson (Det) . 14 (5) C Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) ... 27 (9) Others receiving votes Pos Player Points (first place votes) C Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) .. 15 (3) G Eric Snow (Phi) ......... 12 (2) F Scottie Pippen (Por) .... 9 (3) G Tracy McGrady (Orl) ..... 8 (1) F P.J. Brown (Cha) ........ 7 (1) C Antonio Davis (Tor) ..... 5 F Kenyon Martin (NJ) ...... 5 (1) F Ron Artest (Ind) ........ 4 F Karl Malone (Uta) ....... 4 (1) G Darrell Armstrong (Orl) . 3 (1) F Brian Grant (Mia) ....... 3 C Alonzo Mourning (Mia) ... 3 (1) C Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) ... 3 (1) F Kurt Thomas (NY) ........ 3 (1) G Michael Finley (Dal) .... 2 (1) F Rick Fox (LAL) .......... 2 (1) F Horace Grant (Orl) ...... 2 (1) F Robert Horry (LAL) ...... 2 G Allen Iverson (Phi) ..... 2 (1) F Shawn Marion (Pho) ...... 2 F Ruben Patterson (Sea) ... 2 C David Robinson (SA) ..... 2 F Chris Webber (Sac) ...... 2 ???Antonio Davis ........... 1 [listed twice] G Baron Davis (Cha) ....... 1 F Dale Davis (Por) ........ 1 G Bobby Jackson (Sac) ..... 1 F Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) .. 1 G Eddie Jones (Mia) ....... 1 F Darius Miles (LAC) ...... 1 G Andre Miller (Cle) ...... 1 G Paul Pierce (Bos) ....... 1 F Malik Rose (SA) ......... 1 G Latrell Sprewell (NY) ... 1 G John Stockton (Uta) ..... 1 F Jerome Williams (Tor) ... 1 Memphis named Jerry West as president of basketball operations. He reportedly signed a multi-year contract worth $5 million per year. Memphis also named Dick Versace as GM and Gary Colson as assistant to the president. Tim Duncan (SA) will miss Wednesday's SA-Sea game due to the death of his father. Eric Montross (Tor) will miss the rest of the playoffs due to a broken left foot. Cha 102, Orl 85 - at Orl David Wesley (Cha) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Baron Davis (Cha) had 28 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Jamaal Magloire (Cha) had 19 points on 4-5 FG and 11-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 35 points including 8-11 FT and 6 assists. Patrick Ewing (Orl) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Jamal Mashburn (Cha, viral illness) did not play. Charlotte takes the series 3-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the NJ-Ind series. Ind 97, NJ 74 - at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 13 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 10 points including 4-15 FG and 6 assists. Ind shot 53.8% (35-65) FG and NJ shot 39.5% (30-76) FG. 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 Sacramento (3) __ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 Sacramento (0) __ _ 4 Dallas (0) | 4 Dallas (3) ___| |_ _____________ _ 5 Minnesota (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) _ | | 7 Seattle (1) |_ _______________ ___| | _ 3 LA Lakers (0) | 3 LA Lakers (3) ___| | 6 Portland (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 New Jersey (2) __ | 8 Indiana (2) |_ _______________ ___ | _ 4 Charlotte (0) | | 4 Charlotte (3) ___| | | 5 Orlando (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Detroit (2) _____ | 7 Toronto (2) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Boston (2) _| 6 Philadelphia (1)