News from May 2. Tyson Chandler (NY) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Chandler received 45 of 121 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Tyson Chandler (NY) ...... 311 45 25 11 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 294 41 24 17 Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 186 18 23 27 LeBron James (Mia) ....... 112 7 19 20 Kevin Garnett (Bos) ...... 44 2 9 7 Tony Allen (Mem) ......... 36 4 3 7 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ..... 33 1 7 7 Shawn Marion (Dal) ....... 17 2 2 1 Luol Deng (Chi) .......... 16 1 2 5 Josh Smith (Atl) ......... 9 0 2 3 Joakim Noah (Chi) ........ 6 0 2 0 Marc Gasol (Mem) ......... 5 0 1 2 Chris Paul (LAC) ......... 5 0 1 2 Avery Bradley (Bos) ...... 2 0 0 2 Mike Conley (Mem) ........ 2 0 0 2 Grant Hill (Pho) ......... 2 0 0 2 Iman Shumpert (NY) ....... 2 0 0 2 Greg Monroe (Det) ........ 1 0 0 1 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 1 0 0 1 Russell Westbrook (OKC) .. 1 0 0 1 Channing Frye (Pho) underwent surgery on his right shoulder. The LA Clippers activated Travis Leslie and placed Caron Butler (broken bone left hand) on IL. Memphis activated Josh Selby and placed Jeremy Pargo on IL. SA 114, Uta 83 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 9 assists. Josh Howard (Uta) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 10 points on 5-15 FG. SA shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and Uta shot 34.4% (31-90) FG. SA shot 10-10 FT and Uta shot 20-23 FT. SA leads the series 2-0. Ind 97, Orl 74 at Orl Danny Granger (Ind) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points including 8-10 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points. Glen Davis (Orl) had 22 points. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 13 points. Indiana leads the series 2-1. Mem 105, LAC 98 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points on 4-11 FG and 11-12 FT and 6 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 20 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 29 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. 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 (2) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (1) ___| |_ __ 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 (2) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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