News from April 24. Marc Gasol (Mem) was named as Defensive Players of the Year. Gasol received 30 of 121 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Marc Gasol (Mem) ......... 212 30 16 14 LeBron James (Mia) ....... 149 18 15 14 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 122 14 15 7 Joakim Noah (Chi) ........ 107 13 10 12 Tony Allen (Mem) ......... 102 9 15 12 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 94 11 11 6 Larry Sanders (Mil) ...... 90 4 18 16 Paul George (Ind) ........ 57 8 2 11 Andre Iguodala (Den) ..... 43 5 3 9 Roy Hibbert (Ind) ........ 36 3 5 6 Chris Paul (LAC) ......... 19 2 2 3 Avery Bradley (Bos) ...... 15 2 1 2 Tyson Chandler (NY) ...... 11 0 3 2 Dwight Howard (LAL) ...... 9 1 0 4 Luol Deng (Chi) .......... 6 1 0 1 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 4 0 1 1 Trevor Ariza (Was) ....... 3 0 1 0 Jimmy Butler (Chi) ....... 3 0 1 0 Kenneth Faried (Den) ..... 3 0 1 0 Russell Westbrook (OKC) .. 3 0 1 0 Mike Conley (Mem) ........ 1 0 0 1 Cleveland named Mike Brown as head coach. Brown was reportedly signed to a 4 year contract with a team option for a 5th year, worth $20 million. Oklahoma City activated Jeremy Lamb and placed Perry Jones on IL. OKC 105, Hou 102 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points and 9 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points including 5-6 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 36 points on 9-24 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 17-20 FT, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 17 points on 7-23 FG and 7 rebounds. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 16 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. OKC leads the series 2-0. Ind 113, Atl 98 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. George Hill (Ind) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (Atl) had 17 points. Ind leads the series 2-0. SA 102, LAL 91 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points including 9-10 FT and 7 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Steve Blake (LAL) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 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 (2) _ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (2) ___ | | 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 (2) _______| 6 Atlanta (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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