News from April 27. The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (GS) $50,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner and verbal abuse of the refs following his ejection in Wednesday's Dal-GS game. Seattle named Lenny Wilkens as president of basketball operations. Bo McCalebb (junior, New Orleans, guard), Brandon Rush (sophomore, Kansas, guard), JamesOn Curry (junior, Oklahoma State, guard), and Gabe Pruitt (junior, USC, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Marcus Camby (Den) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Camby received 70 of 130 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Marcus Camby (Den) ....... 431 70 23 12 Bruce Bowen (SA) ......... 206 22 26 18 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 158 15 22 17 Shawn Marion (Pho) ....... 93 7 12 22 Shane Battier (Hou) ...... 86 7 11 18 Ben Wallace (Det) ........ 42 1 10 7 Gerald Wallace (Cha) ..... 27 3 3 3 Ron Artest (Sac) ......... 20 1 3 6 Tyson Chandler (NO) ...... 15 0 5 0 Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) .... 11 1 2 0 Emeka Okafor (Cha) ....... 10 0 2 4 Tayshaun Prince (Det) .... 10 0 2 4 Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 7 0 2 1 Kirk Hinrich (Chi) ....... 7 0 2 1 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ... 7 0 2 1 Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 6 1 0 1 Quinton Ross (LAL) ....... 6 1 0 1 Udonis Haslem (Mia) ...... 5 1 0 0 Josh Howard (Dal) ........ 5 0 1 2 Luol Deng (Chi) .......... 4 0 1 1 Caron Butler (Was) ....... 3 0 1 0 Josh Smith (Atl) ......... 3 0 0 3 Raja Bell (Pho) .......... 2 0 0 2 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 1 0 0 1 Devin Harris (Dal) ....... 1 0 0 1 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ..... 1 0 0 1 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) .... 1 0 0 1 Anthony Parker (Tor) ..... 1 0 0 1 Yao Ming (Hou) ........... 1 0 0 1 GS 109, Dal 91 at GS Jason Richardson (GS) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 24 points and 5 assists. Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. GS leads the series 2-1. Chi 104, Mia 96 at Mia Luol Deng (Chi) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 27 points including 11-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 22 points and 6 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 23 points on 10-17 FG and 3-12 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points on 12-27 FG and 4-10 FT, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chi leads the series 3-0. NJ 102, Tor 89 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 37 points including 15-23 FG and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 16 points, 16 rebounds, 19 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 11 points including 3-10 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 27 points and 8 assists. NJ leads the series 2-1. 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 (2) |_ __ _ | 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 (3) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (2) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (1) ___| 6 New Jersey (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Utah at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 1 Game 5: New Jersey at Toronto TBA Game 5: Golden State at Dallas 8:30 pm *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