News from May 3. Derrick Rose (Chi) won the Most Valuable Player award. Rose received 113 of a possible 120 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Derrick Rose (Chi) ...... 1182 113 6 2 0 0 Dwight Howard (Orl) ..... 643 3 57 31 16 11 LeBron James (Mia) ...... 522 4 26 39 31 12 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 428 1 18 32 40 12 Kevin Durant (OKC) ...... 190 0 6 10 20 38 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ..... 113 0 5 3 11 30 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ....... 24 0 1 1 2 6 Manu Ginobili (SA) ...... 20 0 2 0 0 6 Amare Stoudemire (NY) ... 9 0 0 1 0 4 Blake Griffin (LAC) ..... 5 0 0 1 0 0 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ....... 5 0 0 1 0 0 Tony Parker (SA) ........ 3 0 0 0 1 0 Chris Paul (NO) ......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 OKC 111, Mem 102 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points and 6 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 21 points including 11-11 FT and 5 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points on 2-13 FG and 11-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 8 assists. The series is tied 1-1. Mia 102, Bos 91 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 35 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points including 7-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points including 11-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. 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 (1) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (1) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (1) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (2) ________| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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