News from April 21. Milwaukee named Scott Skiles as head coach. Cleveland activated Billy Thomas and placed Lance Allred on IL. Kosta Koufos (freshman, Ohio State, center) and Jamont Gordon (junior, Mississippi State, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Manu Ginobili (SA) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Ginobili received 123 of a possible 124 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 615 123 0 0 Leandro Barbosa (Pho) ..... 283 1 84 26 Jason Terry (Dal) ......... 44 0 9 17 Kyle Korver (Uta) ......... 34 0 7 13 Ben Gordon (Chi) .......... 27 0 6 9 J.R. Smith (Den) .......... 22 0 4 10 Josh Childress (Atl) ...... 23 0 5 8 James Posey (Bos) ......... 19 0 3 10 Jason Maxiell (Det) ....... 11 0 1 8 Travis Outlaw (Por) ....... 11 0 0 11 Jordan Farmar (LAL) ....... 5 0 1 2 Linas Kleiza (Den) ........ 5 0 1 2 Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) .... 4 0 0 4 Jarrett Jack (Por) ........ 3 0 1 0 David Lee (NY) ............ 3 0 0 3 Rashad McCants (Min) ...... 3 0 1 0 Louis Williams (Phi) ...... 3 0 1 0 Andres Nocioni (Chi) ...... 1 0 0 1 Cle 116, Was 86 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 10-17 FT, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 15 points. Caron Butler (Was) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Darius Songaila (Was) had 12 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 6-6 FT. Cle shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Was shot 37.5% (27-72) FG. Cle leads the series 2-0. Uta 90, Hou 84 at Hou Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 22 points and 5 assists. Bobby Jackson (Hou) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Uta 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 LA Lakers (1) _ __ 8 Denver (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (2) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (0) _ | | | 2 New Orleans (1) __ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Phoenix (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (1) ______ | 8 Atlanta (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (2) ___| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (0) _ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (1) ______| 6 Toronto (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, April 22 Game 2: Dallas at New Orleans 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Toronto at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 23 Game 2: Philadelphia at Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Atlanta at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 24 Game 3: Orlando at Toronto 6:30 pm NBATV Game 3: Cleveland at Washington 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 25 Game 3: Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: New Orleans at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 26 Game 4: Orlando at Toronto 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: LA Lakers at Denver 4:30 pm TNT Game 3: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Game 4: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 27 Game 4: Cleveland at Washington 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at Phoenix 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: New Orleans at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 28 *Game 5: Toronto at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 4: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 29 *Game 5: Dallas at New Orleans TBA *Game 5: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Utah at Houston TBA *Game 5: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5: Denver at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA Thursday, May 1 *Game 6: New Orleans at Dallas TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Phoenix TBA *Game 6: Detroit at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6: Orlando at Toronto TBA Friday, May 2 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Denver TBA *Game 6: Houston at Utah TBA *Game 6: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA Saturday, May 3 *Game 7: Dallas at New Orleans TBA *Game 7: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Toronto at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 4 *Game 7: Denver at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 7: Washington at Cleveland 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