News from May 6.

Tracy McGrady (Hou) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder
and left knee.

Kobe Bryant (LAL) won the Most Valuable Player award.  Bryant received 82
of a possible 126 1st place media votes.
                            Total    position votes  
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 1100      82  32  10   2   0
  Chris Paul (NO) .........  894      28  64  32   2   0
  Kevin Garnett (Bos) .....  670      15  23  56  26   1
  LeBron James (Cle) ......  438       1   7  28  77   8
  Dwight Howard (Orl) .....   60       0   0   0   7  39
  Amare Stoudemire (Pho) ..   27       0   0   0   3  18
  Tim Duncan (SA) .........   25       0   0   0   2  19
  Tracy McGrady (Hou) .....   19       0   0   0   2  13
  Steve Nash (Pho) ........   18       0   0   0   4   6
  Manu Ginobili (SA) ......    9       0   0   0   0   9
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .....    5       0   0   0   0   5
  Deron Williams (Uta) ....    4       0   0   0   0   4
  Carmelo Anthony (Den) ...    3       0   0   0   1   0
  Carlos Boozer (Uta) .....    1       0   0   0   0   1
  Antawn Jamison (Was) ....    1       0   0   0   0   1
  Paul Pierce (Bos) .......    1       0   0   0   0   1
  Rasheed Wallace (Det) ...    1       0   0   0   0   1


Bos 76, Cle 72  at Bos
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 28 points including 13-22 FG and 8 rebounds.
Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 7 points including 3-4 FG and 12 rebounds.
Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
LeBron James (Cle) had 12 points on 2-18 FG, 0-6 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT,
9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 10 rebounds.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 22 points and 12 rebounds.
Bos leads the series 1-0.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round            2nd Round             3rd Round          Finals
  (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)           (Best of 7)        (Best of 7)
1 LA Lakers (4) _ __
8 Denver (0)        |_ 1 LA Lakers (1) ___
                     _ 4 Utah (0)         |
4 Utah (4)    ______|                     |_              __
5 Houston (2)                              _                |
                                          |                 |
2 New Orleans (4) __                      |                 |
7 Dallas (1)        |_ 2 New Orleans (2) _|                 |
                     _ 3 San Antonio (0)                    |
3 San Antonio (4) __|                                       |
6 Phoenix (1)                                               |_ 
                                                             _ 
                                                            |
1 Boston (4)  ______                                        |
8 Atlanta (3)       |_ 1 Boston (1)    ___                  |
                     _ 4 Cleveland (0)    |                 |
4 Cleveland (4)  ___|                     |                 |
5 Washington (2)                          |_              __|
                                           _ 
2 Detroit (4)      _                      |
7 Philadelphia (2)  |_ 2 Detroit (2) _____|
                     _ 3 Orlando (0) 
3 Orlando (4) ______|
6 Toronto (1)