News from May 6. The NBA announced the All-Defense teams. The teams were selected by the 30 coaches who were asked to select 5 players by position for the 1st team and 5 for the 2nd team (and couldn't vote for their own players). A 1st team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point. First Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd C Dwight Howard (Orl) ....... 55 27 1 F LeBron James (Cle) ........ 47 22 3 F Kevin Garnett (Bos) ....... 35 13 9 G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 53 24 5 G Chris Paul (NO) ........... 36 15 6 Second Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd C Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 30 10 10 F Shane Battier (Hou) ....... 22 6 10 F Ron Artest (Hou) .......... 22 5 12 G Dwyane Wade (Mia) ......... 26 9 8 G Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 23 4 15 Others receiving votes Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Tayshaun Prince (Det) ..... 15 3 9 Raja Bell (Cha) ........... 8 2 4 Joel Przybilla (Por) ...... 7 1 5 Chauncey Billups (Den) .... 5 0 5 Ronnie Brewer (Uta) ....... 5 1 3 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... 5 0 5 Yao Ming (Hou) ............ 5 0 5 Emeka Okafor (Cha) ........ 5 1 3 Kendrick Perkins (Bos) .... 4 1 2 Samuel Dalembert (Phi) .... 3 0 3 Derek Fisher (LAL) ........ 3 1 1 Udonis Haslem (Mia) ....... 3 0 3 Jason Kidd (Dal) .......... 3 1 1 Anderson Varejao (Cle) .... 3 0 3 Deron Williams (Uta) ...... 3 0 5 Trevor Ariza (LAL) ........ 2 0 2 Kirk Hinrich (Chi) ........ 2 0 2 Joe Johnson (Atl) ......... 2 1 0 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) .... 2 1 0 David Lee (NY) ............ 2 1 0 James Posey (NO) .......... 2 0 2 J.R. Smith (Den) .......... 2 1 0 Gerald Wallace (Cha) ...... 2 0 2 Nene (Den) ................ 1 0 1 Chris Andersen (Den) ...... 1 0 1 Pau Gasol (LAL) ........... 1 0 1 Antonio McDyess (Det) ..... 1 0 1 Andre Miller (Phi) ........ 1 0 1 Travis Outlaw (Por) ....... 1 0 1 Brandon Roy (Por) ......... 1 0 1 Rasheed Wallace (Det) ..... 1 0 1 The LA Lakers activated Luke Walton and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. LAL 111, Hou 98 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 16-27 FG and 6 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 12 points. Ron Artest (Hou) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 12 points including 3-4 FG and 10 rebounds. Carl Landry (Hou) had 21 points on 7-9 FG and 7-13 FT, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. The series is tied 1-1. Bos 112, Orl 94 at Bos Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 18 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Eddie House (Bos) had 31 points including 11-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 17 points including 11-14 FT. 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 (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (1) _ _ 5 Houston (1) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (4) _ | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (2) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (0) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (1) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (1) ___| _ 3 Orlando (1) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary 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