News from April 30. Jason Kidd (NY) was named as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award. Kidd received 91 of a possible 355 1st place player votes. The players were asked to give a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place vote to the 6 previously announced divisional winners. Total position votes (347 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Jason Kidd (NY) ......... 2474 91 64 75 43 38 43 Stephen Curry (GS) ...... 2261 62 73 62 44 79 31 Luol Deng (Chi) ......... 2155 48 63 79 56 60 47 Mike Conley (Mem) ....... 2027 44 66 57 56 72 54 Nick Collison (OKC) ..... 1948 64 39 40 76 50 83 Jameer Nelson (Orl) ..... 1846 46 50 40 74 50 90 Danilo Gallinari (Den) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair meniscus damage. Gallinari still has to undergo surgery to repair a torn left ACL. Den 107, GS 100 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 19 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 7-10 FT and 10 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. GS leads the series 3-2. Mem 103, LAC 93 at LAC Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 10-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 35 points including 11-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 15 points. Mem leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (3) _ 8 Houston (1) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (3) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) _| | _ | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______ | _ | | 4 Brooklyn (2) ______| | | 5 Chicago (3) |_ __| _ 2 New York (3) ______ | 7 Boston (1) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (2) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Wednesday, May 1 (All times Central) Game 5: Boston at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Atlanta at Indiana 7:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Houston at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 2 (All times Central) Game 6: Brooklyn at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 6: Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 3 (All times Central) Game 6: LA Clippers at Memphis TBA Game 6: Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Houston TBA *Game 6: New York at Boston TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 4 (All times Central) *Game 7: Golden State at Denver 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