News from May 1. Tom Thibodeau (Chi) was named as Coach of the Year. Thibodeau received 76 of 119 possible 1st place votes. Total position votes Coach Points 1st 2nd 3rd Tom Thibodeau (Chi) ...... 475 76 29 8 Doug Collins (Phi) ....... 210 18 31 27 Gregg Popovich (SA) ...... 177 11 31 29 George Karl (Den) ........ 139 12 18 25 Nate McMillan (Por) ...... 28 1 5 8 Lionel Hollins (Mem) ..... 19 0 4 7 Monty Williams (NO) ...... 10 0 0 10 Erik Spoelstra (Mia) ..... 6 1 0 1 Phil Jackson (LAL) ....... 3 0 1 0 Rick Carlisle (Dal) ...... 2 0 0 2 Doc Rivers (Bos) ......... 1 0 0 1 Frank Vogel (Ind) ........ 1 0 0 1 Boston activated Sasha Pavlovic and placed Carlos Arroyo on IL. Mem 114, OKC 101 at OKC Zach Randolph (Mem) had 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 7 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points including 8-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points including 10-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Mem leads the series 1-0. Mia 99, Bos 90 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 38 points including 14-21 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. James Jones (Mia) had 25 points on 5-7 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Mia 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 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (4) |_ 8 Memphis (1) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (0) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (0) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (1) ________| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Monday, May 2 Game 1 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 3 Game 2 Boston at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 2 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Friday, May 6 Game 3 Chicago at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 7 Game 3 Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Miami at Boston 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 8 Game 4 LA Lakers at Dallas 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Chicago at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 9 Game 4 Miami at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 10 *Game 5 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TNT *Game 5 Dallas at LA Lakers TBA TNT Wednesday, May 11 *Game 5 Boston at Miami TBA TNT *Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TNT Thursday, May 12 *Game 6 Chicago at Atlanta TBA ESPN *Game 6 LA Lakers at Dallas TBA ESPN Friday, May 13 *Game 6 Miami at Boston TBA ESPN *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Sunday, May 15 *Game 7 Dallas at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TNT *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TBA Monday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Miami 7:00 pm TNT ---- 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