News from May 24. Shane Battier (Mia) was named as winner of the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, which recognizes friendship amongst teammates. 6 players from each conference were nominated for the award and then the players voted from the 12 for the winner. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Shane Battier (Mia) 1322 67 53 35 26 28 Al Jefferson (Cha) 798 29 29 36 31 32 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 784 28 27 33 37 39 Chris Paul (LAC) 754 40 23 20 22 27 Pau Gasol (LAL) 753 36 28 25 20 12 Manu Ginobili (SA) 739 14 38 44 27 32 Channing Frye (Pho) 568 24 17 16 38 15 Andre Iguodala(GS) 552 19 18 26 28 22 Jameer Nelson (Orl) 546 16 22 22 33 23 Elton Brand (Atl) 452 11 26 18 15 25 David West (Ind) 447 16 16 18 20 25 Mike Dunleavy (Chi) 345 10 13 17 13 30 Gerald Henderson (Cha) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist to remove scar tissue. Miami activated Greg Oden and placed Michael Beasley on IL. Mia 99, Ind 87 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 26 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Mia) had 16 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Paul George (Ind) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6-10 FT. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mia leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Dallas (3) |_ 1 San Antonio (4) ___ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 Houston (2) ______| |_ 1 San Antonio (2) _ 5 Portland (4) _ 2 Oklahoma City (0) | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (4) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (2) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _____ _ _____ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (4) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ 1 Indiana (1) ____ _| _ 2 Miami (2) 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (4) ______| _ 6 Brooklyn (1) 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (4) Conference Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Sunday, May 25 (All times Central) Game 3 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, May 26 (All times Central) Game 4 Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Tuesday, May 27 (All times Central) Game 4 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 28 (All times Central) Game 5 Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, May 29 (All times Central) *Game 5 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 30 (All times Central) *Game 6 Indiana at Miami 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 31 (All times Central) *Game 6 San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm TNT Schedule for Sunday, June 1 (All times Central) *Game 7 Miami at Indiana 7:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, June 2 (All times Central) *Game 7 Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 pm 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