News from April 22. J.R. Smith (NY) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Smith received 72 of a possible 121 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd J.R. Smith (NY) ........... 484 72 39 7 Jamal Crawford (LAC) ...... 352 31 59 20 Jarrett Jack (GS) ......... 170 14 15 55 Kevin Martin (OKC) ........ 31 2 3 12 Ryan Anderson (NO) ........ 11 1 1 3 Andre Miller (Den) ........ 7 0 0 7 Jordan Crawford (Bos) ..... 5 1 0 0 Corey Brewer (Den) ........ 4 0 1 1 Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 4 0 1 1 Carl Landry (GS) .......... 4 0 1 1 Nate Robinson (Chi) ....... 4 0 1 1 Shane Battier (Mia) ....... 2 0 0 2 Ramon Sessions (Cha) ...... 2 0 0 2 Luke Babbitt (Por) ........ 1 0 0 1 Vince Carter (Dal) ........ 1 0 0 1 Gordon Hayward (Uta) ...... 1 0 0 1 J.J. Redick (Mil) ......... 1 0 0 1 Phoenix fired GM Lance Banks. The LA Clippers activated Willie Green and placed Maalik Wayns on IL. Chi 90, Bro 82 at Bro Luol Deng (Chi) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points including 6-18 FG. Chi shot 48.1% (37-77) FG and Bro shot 35.4% (29-82) FG. The series is tied 1-1. LAC 93, Mem 91 at LAC Chris Paul (LAC) had 24 points points including the game winning short banker with .1 seconds left and 9 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 15 points and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 28 points including 9-13 FT and 9 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Allen (Mem) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. LAC 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 Oklahoma City (1) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (1) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 Golden State (0) |_ _ | 1 Miami (1) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (1) ______| | | 5 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 2 New York (1) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (1) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Tuesday, April 23 (All times Central) Game 2: Milwaukee at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Boston at New York 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Golden State at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 24 (All times Central) Game 2: Houston at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Atlanta at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 2: LA Lakers at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, April 25 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Milwaukee 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Brooklyn at Chicago 7:30 pm NBATV Game 3: LA Clippers at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 26 (All times Central) Game 3: New York at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3: San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 27 (All times Central) Game 4: Brooklyn at Chicago 1:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Memphis 3:30 pm TNT Game 3: Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 28 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Miami at Milwaukee 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: San Antonio at LA Lakers 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Denver at Golden State 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 29 (All times Central) Game 5: Chicago at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Indiana at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Game 4: Oklahoma City at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 30 (All times Central) *Game 5: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 5: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 5: Milwaukee at Miami TBA Schedule for Wednesday, May 1 (All times Central) *Game 5: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5: Boston at New York TBA *Game 5: Atlanta at Indiana TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 2 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at LA Lakers TBA *Game 6: Denver at Golden State TBA *Game 6: Miami at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6: Brooklyn at Chicago TBA Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis TBA *Game 6: New York at Boston TBA *Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) *Game 7: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 7: Milwaukee at Miami TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Brooklyn TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 5 (All times Central) *Game 7: Houston at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Memphis at LA Clippers TBA *Game 7: Boston at New York TBA *Game 7: Atlanta at Indiana TBA ---- 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