News from April 18. The NBA fined Nate McMillan (Por) $35,000 for his post-game comments criticizing the officiating following Saturday's Por-Dal game. Houston fired head coach Rick Adelman. Jason Williams (Mem) announced his retirement from the NBA. Luis Scola (Hou) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Klay Thompson (junior, Washington State, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Dwight Howard (Orl) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Howard received 114 of 120 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 585 114 5 0 Kevin Garnett (Bos) ...... 77 1 20 12 Tyson Chandler (Dal) ..... 70 0 20 10 Tony Allen (Mem) ......... 53 0 12 17 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........ 45 0 14 3 Andrew Bogut (Mil) ....... 32 0 6 14 Grant Hill (Pho) ......... 30 1 7 4 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ..... 29 0 5 14 LeBron James (Mia) ....... 25 0 7 4 Luol Deng (Chi) .......... 24 0 5 9 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 18 0 5 3 Chuck Hayes (Hou) ........ 13 2 0 3 Chris Paul (NO) .......... 13 0 3 4 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 12 0 2 6 Joakim Noah (Chi) ........ 11 1 2 0 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 8 0 2 2 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 7 0 2 1 Ron Artest (LAL) ......... 6 0 1 3 JaVale McGee (Was) ....... 5 0 1 2 Keith Bogans (Chi) ....... 5 1 0 0 Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) .... 4 0 0 4 Andrew Bynum (LAL) ....... 3 0 1 0 Kenyon Martin (Den) ...... 2 0 0 2 Gerald Wallace (Por) ..... 2 0 0 2 Josh Smith (Atl) ......... 1 0 0 1 Chi 96, Ind 90 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 14 points including 3-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 17 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 36 points including 12-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 19 points and 3 steals. C.J. Price (Ind) had 13 points and 3 steals. Chi out-rebounded Ind 57-33 including 20-9 offensive. Chi leads the series 2-0. Mia 94, Phi 73 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Evan Turner (Phi) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mia shot 47.2% (34-72) FG and Phi shot 34.2% (27-79) FG. Mia leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Memphis (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (0) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (1) ______| | 6 Portland (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (2) _______ | 8 Indiana (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Orlando (0) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (2) __ | 7 Philadelphia (0) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (1) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Tuesday, April 19 Game 2 New York at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Atlanta at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 20 Game 2 Denver at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Game 2 New Orleans at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 21 Game 3 Chicago at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Miami at Philadelphia 7:00 pm TNT Game 3 Dallas at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Friday, April 22 Game 3 Boston at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 23 Game 4 Chicago at Indiana 1:30 pm TNT Game 4 Dallas at Portland 4:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Memphis 6:30 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 24 Game 4 Miami at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Boston at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Game 4 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 5 Portland at Dallas TBA Tuesday, April 26 *Game 5 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 5 New York at Boston TBA *Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Wednesday, April 27 *Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5 Philadelphia at Miami TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Dallas at Portland TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Indiana TBA *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Denver TBA *Game 6 Miami at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6 Boston at New York TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7 Portland at Dallas TBA *Game 7 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Philadelphia at Miami TBA *Game 7 New York at Boston TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html