News from May 2. Denver activated Reggie Evans and placed Jamal Sampson on IL. Brandon Roy (Por) was named as Rookie of the Year. Roy received 127 of a possible 128 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Brandon Roy (Por) ........ 638 127 1 0 Andrea Bargnani (Tor) .... 264 1 77 28 Rudy Gay (Mem) ........... 93 0 21 30 Adam Morrison (Cha) ...... 44 0 11 11 Randy Foye (Min) ......... 37 0 7 16 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) .. 18 0 5 3 Paul Millsap (Uta) ....... 19 0 1 16 Jorge Garbajosa (Tor) .... 17 0 2 11 Tyrus Thomas (Chi) ....... 10 0 2 4 Walter Hermann (Cha) ..... 5 0 1 2 Craig Smith (Min) ........ 4 0 0 4 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........ 3 0 0 3 SA 93, Den 78 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Michael Finley (SA) had 26 points on 9-14 FG and 8-9 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points and 10 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 21 points including 8-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcus Camby (Den) had 4 points on 2-10 FG, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Allen Iverson (Den) had 21 points including 6-22 FG and 8 assists. San Antonio takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round. Pho 119, LAL 110 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 27 points including 15-21 FT and 16 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points including 13-33 FG and 6 turnovers. Pho had 23 assists and LAL had 7 assists. Phoenix takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (2) _ 8 Golden State (3) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (2) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (3) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (4) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (1) |_ 2 Phoenix (0) _| | _ 3 San Antonio (0) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ 1 Detroit (0) ____ | _ 5 Chicago (0) | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) __| _ 3 Toronto (2) ___| 6 New Jersey (3) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, May 3 Game 6: Houston at Utah 7:00 pm TNT Game 6: Dallas at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Friday, May 4 Game 6: Toronto at New Jersey 7:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 *Game 7: Golden State at Dallas TBA *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA Sunday, May 6 *Game 7: New Jersey at Toronto TBA Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 5 Game 1: Chicago at Detroit TBA Monday, May 7 Game 2: Chicago at Detroit 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