News from May 13. The NBA announced the All-Defense teams. The teams were selected by the 30 coaches who were asked to select 5 players by position for the 1st team and 5 for the 2nd team (and couldn't vote for their own players). A 1st team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point. First Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd C Tyson Chandler (NY) ....... 24 9 6 C Joakim Noah (Chi) ......... 24 8 8 F LeBron James (Mia) ........ 52 25 2 F Serge Ibaka (OKC) ......... 46 17 12 G Tony Allen (Mem) .......... 53 25 3 G Chris Paul (LAC) .......... 37 15 7 Second Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd C Marc Gasol (Mem) .......... 12 5 2 F Paul George (Ind) ......... 27 7 13 F Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 20 3 14 G Avery Bradley (Bos) ....... 25 10 5 G Mike Conley (Mem) ......... 19 4 1 Others receiving votes Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Andre Iguodala (Den) ...... 16 2 12 Larry Sanders (Mil) ....... 16 4 8 Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) ..... 15 2 11 Luol Deng (Chi) ........... 11 1 9 Dwight Howard (LAL) ....... 9 3 3 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 6 1 4 Roy Hibbert (Ind) ......... 6 2 2 Kenneth Faried (Den) ...... 4 1 2 Russell Westbrook (OKC) ... 4 1 2 Shane Battier (Mia) ....... 2 0 2 Nicolas Batum (Por) ....... 2 1 0 Corey Brewer (Den) ........ 2 0 2 George Hill (Ind) ......... 2 0 2 Mike James (Dal) .......... 2 1 0 Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........ 2 1 0 Tony Parker (SA) .......... 2 1 0 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ......... 2 0 2 Metta World Peace (LAL) ... 2 1 0 Eric Bledsoe (LAC) ........ 1 0 1 Kevin Durant (OKC) ........ 1 0 1 Jrue Holiday (Phi) ........ 1 0 1 Andrei Kirilenko (Min) .... 1 0 1 Iman Shumpert (NY) ........ 1 0 1 David West (Ind) .......... 1 0 1 Oklahoma City activated Jeremy Lamb and placed Perry Jones on IL. Mia 88, Chi 65 at Chi LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points on 3-14 FG and 8-12 FT, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Mia out-scored Chi 17-9 in the 3rd quarter. Mia shot 48.5% (33-68) FG and Chi shot 25.7% (19-74) FG. Mia leads the series 3-1. Mem 103, OKC 97 OT at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 7-21 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 10-27 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Mem leads the series 3-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Oklahoma City (4) _ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (3) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) __| | _ 6 Golden State (2) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (3) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 New York (4) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (1) ______| _ 3 Indiana (2) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Tuesday, May 14 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 15 (All times Central) Game 5: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 16 (All times Central) Game 5: Indiana at New York 7:00 pm TNT Game 6: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Friday, May 17 (All times Central) *Game 6: Miami at Chicago TBA ESPN *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 18 (All times Central) *Game 6: New York at Indiana TBA ESPN *Game 7: Golden State at San Antonio TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 19 (All times Central) *Game 7: Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA Schedule for Monday, May 20 (All times Central) *Game 7: Indiana at New York TBA TNT ---- 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