News from April 19. Lamar Odom (LAL) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Odom received 96 of a possible 117 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Lamar Odom (LAL) .......... 513 96 10 3 Jason Terry (Dal) ......... 244 13 50 29 Thaddeus Young (Phi) ...... 76 2 16 18 Glen Davis (Bos) .......... 75 0 19 18 Jamal Crawford (Atl) ...... 51 5 4 14 Louis Williams (Phi) ..... 26 1 4 9 James Harden (OKC) ........ 19 0 3 10 George Hill (SA) .......... 18 0 4 6 Marcin Gortat (Pho) ....... 11 0 2 5 J.R. Smith (Den) .......... 7 0 2 1 Tony Allen (Mem) .......... 3 0 1 0 Ty Lawson (Den) ........... 3 0 1 0 O.J. Mayo (Mem) ........... 3 0 1 0 Toney Douglas (NY) ........ 2 0 0 2 Matt Bonner (NY) .......... 1 0 0 1 J.J. Reddick (Orl) ........ 1 0 0 1 New York activated Derrick Brown and placed Chauncey Billups (strained left knee) on IL. Atlanta activated Hilton Armstrong and placed Etan Thomas on IL. Dal 101, Por 89 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points including 15-17 FT and 7 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 8 assists. Peja Stojakovic (Dal) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andre Miller (Por) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dal leads the series 2-0. Bos 96, NY 93 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 30 points and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 42 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Toney Douglas (NY) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Bos shot 47% (39-83) FG and NY shot 35.6% (32-90) FG. Bos leads the series 2-0. Orl 88, Atl 82 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 10 points including 4-16 FG and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 33 points on 9-12 FG and 15-19 FT, 19 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 7 turnovers in 48 minutes. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 13 points including 4-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 25 points. Orl shot 29-36 FT and Atl shot 11-17 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 San Antonio (0) ___ 8 Memphis (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (1) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (0) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (2) ______| | 6 Portland (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (2) _______ | 8 Indiana (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Orlando (1) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (2) __ | 7 Philadelphia (0) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (2) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 Atlanta at Orlando TBA *Game 5 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 5 New York at Boston 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