News from April 23. The NBA fined Kirk Hinrich (Chi) $25,000 for throwing his mouth piece during Saturday's Mia-Chi game. Chris Paul (NO) underwent surgery on his left foot to have a screw inserted to help repair a stress fracture. Brandan Wright (freshman, UNC, forward) and Jaycee Carroll (junior, Utah State, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Barbosa received 101 of a possible 127 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Leandro Barbosa (Pho) ..... 578 101 24 1 Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 269 18 50 29 Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) .... 210 7 40 55 David Lee (NY) ............ 22 0 3 13 Kyle Korver (Phi) ......... 19 1 2 8 Antonio McDyess (Det) ..... 17 0 2 11 Corey Maggette (LAC) ...... 6 0 1 3 Luther Head (Hou) ......... 4 0 0 4 Chucky Atkins (Mem) ....... 4 0 1 1 Matt Harpring (Uta) ....... 4 0 1 1 Jose Calderon (Chi) ....... 3 0 1 0 Josh Childress (Atl) ...... 3 0 1 0 Chris Duhon (Chi) ......... 3 0 1 0 J.R. Smith (Den) .......... 1 0 0 1 Hou 98, Uta 90 at Hou Chuck Hayes (Hou) had 12 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 2-2 FT and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Yao Ming (Hou) had 27 points including 9-24 FG and 9 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 31 points on 9-29 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 12-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 41 points including 17-30 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hou shot 34-38 FT and Uta shot 13-17 FT. Hou leads the series 2-0. Det 98, Orl 90 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points on 5-14 FG and 12-14 FT and 6 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 21 points and 8 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 22 points on 10-14 FG. Grant Hill (Orl) had 21 points including 9-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Det leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (0) _ 8 Golden State (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (0) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (1) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (2) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (1) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (0) ___| 6 New Jersey (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, April 24 Game 2: New Jersey at Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: LA Lakers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 25 Game 2: Denver at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Washington at Cleveland 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Golden State at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 26 Game 3: Detroit at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: Houston at Utah 8:00 pm NBATV Game 3: Phoenix at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 27 Game 3: Toronto at New Jersey 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Chicago at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Dallas at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 28 Game 4: Detroit at Orlando 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: Cleveland at Washington 4:30 pm TNT Game 3: San Antonio at Denver 7:00 pm ESPN Game 4: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 29 Game 4: Chicago at Miami 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Phoenix at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Toronto at New Jersey 6:30 pm TNT Game 4: Dallas at Golden State 9:00 pm TNT Monday, April 30 Game 4: Cleveland at Washington TBA Game 4: San Antonio at Denver TBA *Game 5: Utah at Houston TBA Tuesday, May 1 *Game 5: Orlando at Detroit TBA *Game 5: New Jersey at Toronto TBA *Game 5: Miami at Chicago TBA *Game 5: Golden State at Dallas TBA Wednesday, May 2 *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Denver at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA Thursday, May 3 *Game 6: Detroit at Orlando TBA *Game 6: Chicago at Miami TBA *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBA *Game 6: Dallas at Golden State TBA Friday, May 4 *Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA *Game 6: Toronto at New Jersey TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Denver TBA *Game 6: Phoenix at LA Lakers TBA Saturday, May 5 *Game 7: Golden State at Dallas TBA *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA *Game 7: Orlando at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Miami at Chicago TBA Sunday, May 6 *Game 7: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA *Game 7: Denver at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Washington at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: New Jersey at Toronto TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html