News from May 1. Gregg Popovich (SA) was named as Coach of the Year. Popovich received 77 of 119 possible 1st place votes. Total position votes Coach Points 1st 2nd 3rd Gregg Popovich (SA) ...... 467 77 24 10 Tom Thibodeau (Chi) ...... 315 27 53 21 Frank Vogel (Ind) ........ 161 7 27 45 Lionel Hollins (Mem) ..... 50 6 3 11 Doc Rivers (Bos) ......... 26 1 4 9 Scott Brooks (OKC) ....... 9 0 2 3 Tyrone Corbin (Uta) ...... 9 0 1 6 George Karl (Den) ........ 7 1 0 2 Mike Brown (LAL) ......... 4 0 1 1 Stan Van Gundy (Orl) ..... 4 0 1 1 Larry Drew (Atl) ......... 3 0 0 3 Monty Williams (NO) ...... 2 0 1 0 Vinny Del Negro (LAC) .... 2 0 0 2 Kevin McHale (Hou) ....... 2 0 0 2 Alvin Gentry (Pho) ....... 1 0 1 1 Kyle Lowry (Hou) underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia. Chicago activated Brian Scalabrine and placed Derrick Rose (torn left ACL) on IL. Phi 109, Chi 92 at Chi Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 20 points and 6 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 21 points including 10-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Lucas (Chi) had 15 points. Phi shot 59% (46-78) FG and Chi shot 45.2% (38-84) FG. The series is tied 1-1. Bos 87, Atl 87 at Atl Paul Pierce (Bos) had 36 points including 11-13 FT, 14 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 14 points, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 18 points including 6-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos, suspended) did not play. The series is tied 1-1. LAL 104, Den 100 at LAL Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 7 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Metta World Peace (LAL, suspended) did not play. LA 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 (1) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (0) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (1) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (2) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (2) _____| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (1) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (2) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (1) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 2 Game 2 Utah at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Indiana at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2 LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 3 Game 3 Miami at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 4 Game 3 Atlanta at Boston 6:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 Game 4 Indiana at Orlando 1:00 pm ABC Game 3 Memphis at LA Clippers 3:30 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:30 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 6 Game 4 Chicago at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Miami at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Atlanta at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Denver 8:30 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4 San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm NBATV *Game 5 Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 8 Game 5 Orlando at Indiana TBD Game 5 Boston at Atlanta TBD Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5 New York at Miami TBD *Game 5 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD Thursday, May 10 *Game 5 Chicago at Philadelphia TBD *Game 6 Atlanta at Boston TBD *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Dallas TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Denver TBD Friday, May 11 *Game 6 Miami at New York TBD *Game 6 Indiana at Orlando TBD *Game 6 San Antonio at Utah TBD *Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 12 *Game 7 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 7 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 New York at Miami TBD *Game 7 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 7 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD ---- 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