News from May 4. LeBron James (Cle) won the Most Valuable Player award. James received 109 of a possible 121 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th LeBron James (Cle) ...... 1172 109 11 1 0 0 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 698 2 56 52 8 2 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ....... 680 7 50 41 17 4 Dwight Howard (Orl) ..... 328 1 3 17 63 23 Chris Paul (NO) ......... 192 2 1 9 23 51 Chauncey Billups (Den) .. 33 0 0 0 6 15 Paul Pierce (Bos) ....... 21 0 0 1 2 10 Tony Parker (SA) ........ 9 0 0 0 1 6 Brandon Roy (Por) ....... 7 0 0 0 1 4 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ..... 3 0 0 0 0 3 Tim Duncan (SA) ......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 Yao Ming (Hou) .......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 The NBA fined Kenyon Martin (Den) $25,000 and assessed him a flagrant foul for his shove on Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) during Saturday's Dal-Den game. Keyon Dooling (NJ) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip to remove loose particles. Hou 100, LAL 92 at LAL Yao Ming (Hou) had 28 points including 10-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 19 points. Ron Artest (Hou) had 21 points and 7 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 14-31 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Hou leads the series 1-0. Orl 95, Bos 90 at Bos Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 15 points and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points, 22 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Michael Pietrus (Orl) had 17 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 14 points on 2-12 FG and 10-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Orl 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 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ _ 5 Houston (1) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (4) _ | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (1) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (0) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (0) ___| _ 3 Orlando (1) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 5 Game 1: Atlanta at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Dallas at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 6 Game 2: Orlando at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 7 Game 2: Atlanta at Cleveland 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 8 Game 3: Boston at Orlando 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: LA Lakers at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 9 Game 3: Denver at Dallas 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Cleveland at Atlanta 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 10 Game 4: LA Lakers at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Boston at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 11 Game 4: Cleveland at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4: Denver at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 12 *Game 5: Orlando at Boston TBA TNT *Game 5: Houston at LA Lakers TBA TNT Wednesday, May 13 *Game 5: Dallas at Denver TBA TNT *Game 5: Atlanta at Cleveland TBA TNT Thursday, May 14 *Game 6: Boston at Orlando TBA ESPN *Game 6: LA Lakers at Houston TBA ESPN Friday, May 15 *Game 6: Denver at Dallas TBA ESPN *Game 6: Cleveland at Atlanta TBA ESPN Sunday, May 17 *Game 7: Dallas at Denver TBA *Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Cleveland 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