News from April 22. Dallas activated Antoine Wright and placed Tyronn Lue on IL with a strained lower back. New Orleans activated Rasual Butler and placed Melvin Ely on IL. Kevin Garnett (Bos) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Garnett received 90 of 124 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Kevin Garnett (Bos) ...... 493 90 12 7 Marcus Camby (Den) ....... 178 12 32 22 Shane Battier (Hou) ...... 175 11 33 21 Bruce Bowen (SA) ......... 80 7 7 24 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 40 0 10 10 Josh Smith (Atl) ......... 34 1 6 11 Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 24 1 4 7 Chris Paul (NO) .......... 24 1 4 7 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 22 0 6 4 Tayshaun Prince (Det) .... 13 0 3 4 Tyson Chandler (NO) ...... 10 1 1 2 Rasheed Wallace (Det) .... 9 0 3 0 Raja Bell (Pho) .......... 3 0 1 0 Samuel Dalembert (Phi) ... 3 0 1 0 Richard Hamilton (Det) ... 3 0 1 0 Ron Artest (Sac) ......... 1 0 0 1 Chauncey Billups (Det) ... 1 0 0 1 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ... 1 0 0 1 Kyle Lowry (Mem) ......... 1 0 0 1 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........ 1 0 0 1 NO 127, Dal 103 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 32 points on 10-16 FG and 12-14 FT, 5 rebounds, 17 assists, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points on 7-11 FG and 12-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 19 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 9-9 FT and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. NO shot 60.8% (48-79) FG and Dal shot 47.1% (33-70) FG. NO leads the series 2-0. SA 102, Pho 96 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 29 points. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 19 points including 7-14 FT, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 10 assists. SA leads the series 2-0. Orl 104, Tor 103 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 0-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points including 12-17 FG, 20 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 29 points including 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Jason Kapono (Tor) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Orl 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 (2) __ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (2) __| | 6 Phoenix (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (1) ______ | 8 Atlanta (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (2) ___| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (0) _ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (2) ______| 6 Toronto (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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