News from April 26. Corey Maggette (LAC) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to alleviate pain. Dominic James (sophomore, Marquette, guard) and Marco Belineli (guard, Italy) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Orlando activated Pat Garrity and placed Bo Outlaw on IL. Monta Ellis (GS) was named as the Most Improved Player. Ellis received 47 of 129 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Monta Ellis (GS) ......... 352 47 34 15 Kevin Martin (Sac) ....... 349 44 38 15 Deron Williams (Uta) ..... 101 13 6 18 Tyson Chandler (NO) ...... 72 6 21 9 Andris Biedrins (GS) ..... 64 8 4 12 Al Jefferson (Bos) ....... 62 2 13 13 Luol Deng (Chi) .......... 44 2 7 13 Leandro Barbosa (Pho) .... 24 3 3 0 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ..... 14 1 2 3 David Lee (NY) ........... 12 0 3 3 Jason Kapono (Mia) ....... 10 0 1 7 Josh Howard (Dal) ........ 9 1 1 1 Mikki Moore (NJ) ......... 9 0 2 3 Carlos Boozer (Uta) ...... 8 1 0 3 Jose Calderon (Tor) ...... 6 0 2 0 Amare Stoudemire (Pho) ... 5 1 0 0 Matt Carroll (Cha) ....... 3 0 0 3 Eddy Curry (NY) .......... 3 0 1 0 Bostjan Nachbar (NJ) ..... 3 0 1 0 Caron Butler (Was) ....... 2 0 0 2 Andrew Bynum (LAL) ....... 1 0 0 1 Ben Gordon (Chi) ......... 1 0 0 1 Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 1 0 0 1 Nene (Den) ............... 1 0 0 1 Sasha Pavlovic (Cle) ..... 1 0 0 1 Josh Smith (Atl) ......... 1 0 0 1 Gerald Wallace (Cha) ..... 1 0 0 1 Luke Walton (LAL) ........ 1 0 0 1 Chris Wilcox (Sea) ....... 1 0 0 1 LAL 95, Pho 89 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 45 points on 15-26 FG and 13-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 20 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. LAL shot 22-28 FT and Pho shot 8-12 FT. Uta 81, Hou 67 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points including 10-18 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 11 points including 5-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 26 points including 14-16 FT, 14 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 24 points including 9-23 FG. Uta out-scored Hou 33-25 in the 2nd half. Hou only had 4 players score in the entire game. Hou leads the series 2-1. Det 93, Orl 77 at Orl Tayshaun Price (Det) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Chris Webber (Det) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 27 points. Det leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (1) _ 8 Golden State (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (1) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (2) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (3) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (2) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (1) ___| 6 New Jersey (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 5: Utah at Houston TBA Game 4: San Antonio at Denver TBA Tuesday, May 1 Game 5: New Jersey at Toronto TBA Game 5: Golden State at Dallas TBA *Game 5: Orlando at Detroit TBA *Game 5: Miami at Chicago TBA Wednesday, May 2 Game 5: Denver at San Antonio TBA Game 5: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland 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