News from May 13. The NBA announced the All-NBA teams. The teams were selected, by position, by 122 media members who were asked to select a first team (worth 5 points), a second team (3 points), and a third team (1 point). First Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F LeBron James (Cle) ....... 610 (122) F Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ...... 383 (35) C Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 598 (116) G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 604 (119) G Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 572 (103) Second Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 378 (39) F Paul Pierce (Bos) ........ 330 (27) C Yao Ming (Hou) ........... 354 (8) G Chris Paul (NO) .......... 424 (32) G Brandon Roy (Por) ........ 189 Third Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F Pau Gasol (LAL) .......... 165 (2) F Carmelo Anthony (Den) .... 116 (2) C Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) ... 68 G Tony Parker (SA) ......... 158 (1) G Chauncey Billups (Den) ... 131 Others receiving votes Total Player Points Deron Williams (Uta) ...... 105 Kevin Garnett (Bos) ....... 72 Chris Bosh (Tor) .......... 56 Joe Johnson (Atl) ......... 36 Kevin Durant (OKC) ........ 34 Danny Granger (Ind) ....... 25 David West (NO) ........... 12 Maurice Williams (Cle) .... 10 Al Jefferson (Min) ........ 8 Steve Nash (Pho) .......... 7 Antawn Jamison (Was) ...... 7 Ray Allen (Bos) ........... 6 Nene (Den) ................ 6 Devin Harris (NJ) ......... 5 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) ... 4 David Lee (NY) ............ 4 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 2 Vince Carter (NJ) ......... 1 Paul Millsap (Uta) ........ 1 O.J. Mayo (Mem) ........... 1 Mehmet Okur (Uta) ......... 1 Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) ..... 1 Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) ....... 1 Derrick Rose (Chi) ........ 1 Caron Butler (Was) ........ 1 Carlos Boozer (Uta) ....... 1 Andre Miller (Phi) ........ 1 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... 1 Michael Washington (forward, Arkansas, junior) withdrew his name from the NBA draft. Den 124, Dal 110 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 28 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 32 points including 12-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Denver takes the series and advances to the Western Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the LAL-Hou series. 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 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (3) _ _ 5 Houston (2) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ ____ 5 Houston (4) _ 2 Denver (0) | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (4) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (1) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _| _ 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) ___| _ 3 Orlando (2) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, May 14 Game 6: Boston at Orlando 6:00 pm ESPN Game 6: LA Lakers at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 17 *Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Orlando at Boston 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