News from April 23. Paul George (Ind) was named as the Most Improved Player. George received 52 of 120 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Paul George (Ind) ........ 311 52 14 9 Greivis Vasquez (NO) ..... 146 13 19 24 Larry Sanders (Mil) ...... 141 10 25 16 Nikola Vucevic (Orl) ..... 109 10 14 17 Jrue Holiday (Phi) ....... 102 10 13 13 Omer Asik (Hou) .......... 86 9 9 14 James Harden (Hou) ....... 53 8 3 4 Stephen Curry (GS) ....... 18 1 4 1 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 15 1 3 1 Chandler Parsons (Hou) ... 14 0 4 2 Kemba Walker (Cha)........ 9 0 2 3 J.R. Smith (NY) .......... 8 1 1 0 Klay Thompson (GS) ....... 8 1 1 0 Jimmy Butler (Chi) ....... 7 0 2 1 Ryan Anderson (NO) ....... 5 1 0 0 Carmelo Anthony (NY) ..... 5 1 0 0 Andray Blatche (Bro) ..... 5 1 0 0 Mike Conley (Mem) ........ 5 1 0 0 Kawhi Leonard (SA) ....... 5 0 1 2 Kevin Durant (OKC) ....... 4 0 1 1 Arron Afflalo (Orl) ...... 3 0 1 0 Earl Clark (LAL) ......... 3 0 0 3 Kenneth Faried (Den) ..... 3 0 1 0 Greg Monroe (Det) ........ 3 0 1 0 Joakim Noah (Chi) ........ 3 0 1 0 Tristan Thompson (Cle) ... 2 0 0 2 Tobias Harris (Orl) ...... 1 0 0 1 Jarrett Jack (GS) ........ 1 0 0 1 Ty Lawson (Den) .......... 1 0 0 1 Brook Lopez (Bro) ........ 1 0 0 1 Robin Lopez (Bro) ........ 1 0 0 1 Lance Stephenson (Ind) ... 1 0 0 1 Jeff Teague (Atl) ........ 1 0 0 1 Charlotte fired head coach Mike Dunlap. David Lee (GS) is expected to be out 3 months with a torn right hip flexor. New York activated Pablo Prigioni and placed Earl Barron on IL. Mia 98, Mil 86 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia leads the series 2-0. NY 87, Bos 71 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 34 points including 10-11 FT. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 19 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. NY out-scored Bos 45-23 in the 2nd half. New York leads the series 2-0. GS 131, Den 117 at Den Harrison Barnes (GS) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 7 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 18 points and 7 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 19 points and 12 assists. Corey Brewer (Den) had 19 points. GS shot 64.6% (51-79) FG and Den shot 50% (40-80) FG. David Lee (torn right hip flexor) did not play. 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 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 (1) |_ _ | 1 Miami (2) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (1) ______| | | 5 Chicago (1) |_ __| _ 2 New York (2) ______ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (1) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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: Golden State at Denver TBA *Game 5: LA Lakers at San Antonio 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