News from April 23. Kawhi Leonard (SA) was named as Defensive Players of the Year. Leonard received 33 of 130 possible 1st place media votes and a total of 333 points [Draymond Green (GS) actually had more 1st place votes (45), but fewer total points (317)]. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........... 333 37 41 25 Draymond Green (GS) .......... 317 45 25 17 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ......... 261 32 25 26 Anthony Davis (NO) ........... 107 11 15 7 Rudy Gobert (Uta) ............ 33 2 4 11 Andrew Bogut (GS) ............ 31 0 6 13 Tony Allen (Mem) ............. 29 1 4 12 Tim Duncan (SA) .............. 12 1 1 4 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) . 9 0 2 3 Jimmy Butler (Chi) ........... 7 0 2 3 Marc Gasol (Mem) ............. 7 0 2 1 Joakim Noah (Chi) ............ 4 0 1 1 LeBron James (Cle) ........... 3 0 0 3 Trevor Ariza (Hou) ........... 3 0 1 0 Patrick Beverley (Hou) ....... 1 0 0 1 DeMarre Carroll (Atl) ........ 1 0 0 1 Nerlens Noel (Phi) ........... 1 0 0 1 Chris Paul (LAC) ............. 1 0 0 1 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) ....... 1 0 0 1 Chicago activated Kirk Hinrich and placed Nikola Mirotic (injured knee) on IL. Golden State activated David Lee and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. GS 123, NO 119 OT at NO Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 28 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 40 points on 10-29 FG, 7-18 3-pointers, and 13-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. GS out-scored NO 39-19 in the 4th quarter. GS leads the series 3-0. Chi 113, Mil 106 2OT at Mil Pau Gasol (Chi) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 24 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 34 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Snell (Chi) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 25 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive in 51 minutes. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 19 points and 9 assists. John Henson (Mil) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Chi out-scored Mil 12-5 in the 2nd overtime. Chi leads the series 3-0. Cle 103, Bos 95 at Bos LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 23 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 12 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Evan Turner (Bos) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Cle leads the series 3-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (3) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (2) _ | | | 2 Houston (2) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 San Antonio (1) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (2) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (3) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (3) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Friday, April 24 Game 3 Houston at Dallas 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Toronto at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 25 Game 3 Atlanta at Brooklyn 2:00 pm TNT Game 4 Chicago at Milwaukee 4:30 pm TNT Game 4 Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 26 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Washington 5:30 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Dallas 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 27 Game 4 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 5 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA Game 4 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 28 *Game 5 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 5 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 5 New Orleans at Golden State TBA Game 5 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Wednesday, April 29 *Game 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 5 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 5 Portland at Memphis TBA Thursday, April 30 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6 Houston at Dallas TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Washington TBA *Game 6 Golden State at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Memphis at Portland TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 7 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 7 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 7 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 7 New Orleans at Golden State 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