News from May 10. James Harden (OKC) was named as the 6th Man of the Year. Harden received 115 of 119 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd James Harden (OKC) ....... 584 115 3 0 Louis Williams (Phi) ..... 231 3 62 30 Jason Terry (Dal) ........ 81 0 20 21 Al Harrington (Den) ...... 42 0 9 15 Manu Ginobili (SA) ....... 28 0 9 1 Taj Gibson (Chi) ......... 28 1 5 8 O.J. Mayo (Mem) .......... 18 0 2 12 Maurice Williams (LAC) ... 14 0 1 11 Thaddeus Young (Phi) ..... 10 0 2 4 Kyle Korver (Chi) ........ 4 0 1 1 Zach Randolph (Mem) ...... 3 0 1 0 C.J. Watson (Chi) ........ 3 0 1 0 Carl Landry (NO) ......... 3 0 1 0 Jamal Crawford (Por) ..... 3 0 0 3 Gary Neal (SA) ........... 2 0 0 2 Mike Dunleavy (Mil) ...... 2 0 0 2 Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) ... 2 0 0 2 J.R. Smith (NY) .......... 1 0 0 1 George Hill (Ind) ........ 1 0 0 1 Andre Miller (Den) ....... 1 0 0 1 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip to repair a slight labral tear. The LA Lakers activated Darius Morris and placed Metta World Peace (suspended - the last game of his suspension) on IL. Phi 79, Chi 78 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points and 7 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. Louis Williams (Phi) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 3 steals. Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 17 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Chi) had 19 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chi out-rebounded Phi 56-33 including 15-5 offensive. Joakim Noah (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Philadelphia takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Boston. Bos 83, Atl 80 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 28 points including 8-10 FT, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 14 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Atl) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Bos shot 19-24 FT and Atl shot 9-10 FT. Boston takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Philadelphia. Den 113, LAL 96 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 32 points including 13-18 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Den) had 18 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 11 points including 4-11 FG, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. The series is tied 3-3. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ 1 San Antonio (0) ___ _ | 4 Memphis (2) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (3) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (3) _____| | 6 Denver (3) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (2) __ | 8 Philadelphia (4) |_ 8 Philadelphia (0) __ | _ 4 Boston (0) | | 4 Boston (4) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) ______ | 7 New York (1) |_ 2 Miami (0) ______| _ 3 Indiana (0) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Friday, May 11 Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 12 Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis 12:00 pm ABC (or Game 1: LAC at SA) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 12 Game 1 Philadelphia at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 13 Game 1 Indiana at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 14 Game 2 Philadelphia at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 15 Game 2 Indiana at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 16 Game 3 Boston at Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 17 Game 3 Miami at Indiana TBD ESPN Friday, May 18 Game 4 Boston at Philadelphia TBD ESPN Sunday, May 20 Game 4 Miami at Indiana 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 21 *Game 5 Philadelphia at Boston TBD TNT Tuesday, May 22 *Game 5 Indiana at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 23 *Game 6 Boston at Philadelphia TBD ESPN Thursday, May 24 *Game 6 Miami at Indiana TBD Saturday, May 26 *Game 7 Indiana at Miami TBD *Game 7 Philadelphia at Boston 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