News from May 21. The NBA announced the All-NBA teams. The teams were selected, by position, by 129 media members who were asked to select a first team (worth 5 points), a second team (3 points), and a third team (1 point). First Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F LeBron James (Cle) ....... 645 (129) F Anthony Davis (NO) ....... 625 (119) G Stephen Curry (GS) ....... 645 (129) G James Harden (Hou) ....... 637 (125) C Marc Gasol (Mem) ......... 453 (65) Second Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) .. 390 (13) F DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) ... 220 (18) G Russell Westbrook (OKC) .. 397 (10) G Chris Paul (LAC) ......... 335 (1) C Pau Gasol (Chi) .......... 242 (15) Third Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F Blake Griffin (LAC) ...... 189 (2) F Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 167 (6) G Klay Thompson (GS) ....... 122 G Kyrie Irving (Cle) ....... 112 C DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ..... 175 (12) Others receiving votes Total Player Points (1st team votes) Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........ 155 Paul Millsap (Atl) ........ 70 Al Horford (Atl) .......... 64 (1) John Wall (Was) ........... 50 Jimmy Butler (Chi) ........ 32 Damian Lillard (Por) ...... 22 Draymond Green (GS) ....... 9 Zach Randolph (Mem) ....... 7 Jeff Teague (Atl) ......... 7 Andrew Bogut (GS) ......... 6 Nikola Vucevic (Orl) ...... 6 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) ....... 3 Rudy Gay (SA) ............. 3 Andre Drummond (Det) ...... 2 Gordon Hayward (Uta) ...... 2 Kyle Korver (Atl) ......... 2 Joakim Noah (Chi) ......... 2 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ....... 2 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ......... 2 Carmelo Anthony (NY) ...... 1 Tyson Chandler (Dal) ...... 1 Mike Conley (Mem) ......... 1 Brook Lopez (Bro) ......... 1 Kevin Love (Cle) .......... 1 Kyle Lowry (Tor) .......... 1 Khris Middleton (Mil) ..... 1 GS 99, Hou 98 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 5-11 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 14 points on 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 13 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points including 3-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 38 points on 13-21 FG and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 12 points and 3 blocks. GS leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) __ _ 5 Memphis (2) | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ 5 Memphis (4) _ 2 Houston (0) | | | 2 Houston (4) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 Houston (4) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (3) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 San Antonio (3) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (4) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (4) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ 1 Atlanta (0) ____| _ 2 Cleveland (1) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Friday, May 22 Game 2 Cleveland at Atlanta 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 23 Game 3 Golden State at Houston 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 24 Game 3 Atlanta at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 25 Game 4 Golden State at Houston 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 26 Game 4 Atlanta at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 27 *Game 5 Houston at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 28 *Game 5 Cleveland at Atlanta 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 29 *Game 6 Golden State at Houston 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 30 *Game 6 Atlanta at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 31 *Game 7 Houston at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, June 1 *Game 7 Cleveland at Atlanta 7:30 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