News from May 4. Ryan Anderson (Orl) was named as the Most Improved Player. Anderson received 33 of 121 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Ryan Anderson (Orl) ...... 260 33 27 14 Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) ..... 159 21 15 9 Nikola Pekovic (Min) ..... 104 10 15 9 Andrew Bynum (LAL) ....... 96 13 8 19 Greg Monroe (Det) ........ 96 10 9 7 Jeremy Lin (NY) .......... 91 10 8 17 Goran Dragic (Hou) ....... 54 4 8 10 Avery Bradley (Bos) ...... 36 4 4 4 Danny Green (SA) ......... 27 3 3 3 Jeff Teague (Atl) ........ 27 1 5 7 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 16 2 2 0 Ty Lawson (Den) .......... 16 1 3 2 Paul George (Ind) ........ 13 2 1 0 Steve Novak (NY) ......... 12 1 2 1 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) ... 11 0 2 5 Kevin Love (Min) ......... 8 1 0 3 James Harden (OKC) ....... 7 0 2 1 Roy Hibbert (Ind) ........ 7 0 1 4 Marcin Gortat (Pho) ...... 6 1 0 1 Gerald Henderson (Cha) ... 6 1 0 1 Andrew Bogut (GS) ........ 5 1 0 0 Marc Gasol (Mem) ......... 5 1 0 0 Kyle Lowry (Hou) ......... 5 1 0 0 Gordon Hayward (Uta) ..... 4 0 1 1 Arron Afflalo (Den) ...... 3 0 1 0 Tony Parker (SA) ......... 3 0 1 0 C.J. Watson (Chi) ........ 3 0 1 0 Brandan Wright (Dal) ..... 3 0 1 0 Jarrett Jack (NO) ........ 1 0 0 1 Marreese Speights (Mem) .. 1 0 0 1 Boston activated Ray Allen and placed Sean Williams on IL. Phi 79, Chi 74 at Phi Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Richard Hamilton (Chi) had 17 points on 4-15 FG and 8-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Phi leads the series 2-1. Bos 90, Atl 84 OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points on 3-12 FG and 14-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points including 7-22 FG, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 29 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 23 points and 6 assists. Bos leads the series 2-1. Den 99, LAL 84 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 25 points and 7 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. JaVale McGee (Den) had 16 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points including 7-23 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Metta World Peace (LAL, suspended) did not play. LAL leads the series 2-1. 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 (3) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (2) _____| | 6 Denver (1) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (2) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (2) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5 Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago 8:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT 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