News from April 20. Mike Brown (Cle) was named as Coach of the Year. Brown received 55 of 122 possible 1st place votes. Total position votes Coach Points 1st 2nd 3rd Mike Brown (Cle) ......... 355 55 21 17 Rick Adelman (Hou) ....... 151 13 24 14 Stan Van Gundy (Orl) ..... 150 13 20 25 Nate McMillan (Por) ...... 127 15 14 10 George Karl (Den) ........ 117 11 16 14 Jerry Sloan (Uta) ........ 78 9 9 6 Erik Spoelstra (Mia) ..... 53 2 8 19 Mike Woodson (Atl) ....... 17 1 3 3 Phil Jackson (LAL) ....... 17 1 3 3 Doc Rivers (Bos) ......... 15 1 2 4 Vinny Del Negro (Chi) .... 9 1 1 1 Larry Brown (Cha) ........ 6 0 1 3 Rick Carlisle (Dal) ...... 1 0 0 1 Tony DiLeo (Phi) ......... 1 0 0 1 Scott Skiles (Mil) ....... 1 0 0 1 Gani Lawal (forward, Georgia Tech, sophomore) and Tyreke Evans (guard, Memphis, freshman) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. SA 105, Dal 84 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Matt Bonner (SA) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 38 points including 16-22 FG and 8 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 14 points including 3-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points. SA shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and Dal shot 40.3% (29-72) FG. The series is tied 1-1. Bos 118, Chi 115 at Bos Glen Davis (Bos) had 26 points including 12-21 FG and 9 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ray Allen (Bos) had 30 points including 6-10 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 2 seconds left and 5 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 19 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, 16 assists, and 5 steals. John Salmons (Chi) had 17 points including 6-17 FG. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 42 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Brad Miller (Chi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. The series is tied 1-1. 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 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (1) _ | | | 2 Denver (1) __ | | 7 New Orleans (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (1) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (1) ______| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (1) _______ | 7 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (0) _| 6 Philadelphia (1) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, April 21 Game 2: Detroit at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 22 Game 2: Philadelphia at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 23 Game 3: Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 3: San Antonio at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Game 3: LA Lakers at Utah 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 24 Game 3: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Orlando at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: Portland at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 25 Game 3: Denver at New Orleans 12:00 pm ESPN Game 4: San Antonio at Dallas 3:00 pm TNT Game 3: Atlanta at Miami 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 26 Game 4: Boston at Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Orlando at Philadelphia 5:30 pm TNT Game 4: Portland at Houston 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 27 Game 4: Atlanta at Miami TBA Game 4: Denver at New Orleans TBA *Game 5: Utah at LA Lakers TBA Tuesday, April 28 Game 5: Dallas at San Antonio TBA Game 5: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 5: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 5: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Wednesday, April 29 *Game 5: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 5: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 5: Miami at Atlanta TBA Thursday, April 30 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Utah TBA *Game 6: Portland at Houston TBA *Game 6: Boston at Chicago TBA *Game 6: Orlando at Philadelphia TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6: San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6: Denver at New Orleans TBA *Game 6: Cleveland at Detroit TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Miami TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7: Utah at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7: Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 7: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Miami at Atlanta 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