News from April 23. Mike Conley (Mem) was named as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award. Conley received 58 of a possible 327 1st place player votes and 2209 overall points. 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 (327 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Mike Conley (Mem) ....... 2209 58 65 78 51 55 20 Kyle Korver (Atl) ....... 2155 54 71 63 59 53 27 Pau Gasol (Chi) ......... 2063 62 67 44 57 44 53 Damian Lillard (Por) .... 2039 69 47 52 60 47 52 Shaun Livingston (GS) ... 1763 37 48 53 51 80 58 Luis Scola (Tor) ........ 1543 47 29 37 49 48 117 The NBA fined Marcus Smart (Bos) $5,000 for his flop during Friday's Bos-Atl game. Charlotte activated Aaron Harrison and placed Nicolas Batum (sprained left ankle) on IL. OKC 119, Dal 108 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 19 points including 7-20 FG. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points including 8-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 15 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 28 points including 12-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 19 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 12-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Dal) had 19 points and 11 assists. OKC shot 24-34 FT and Dal shot 14-17 FT. OKC leads the series 3-1. Por 96, LAC 88 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 6 points, 21 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 26 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 11 points including 3-10 FT and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. LAC leads the series 2-1. Ind 100, Tor 83 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 19 points. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 22 points including 9-11 FG. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 5 assists. Ind shot 47.1% (40-85) FG and Tor shot 36.5% (27-74) FG. The series is tied 2-2. Cha 96, Mia 80 at Cha Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points including 4-19 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 18 points. Luol Deng (Mia) had 19 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 13 points including 7-11 FT, 18 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points including 7-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Mia leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (2) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (1) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (3) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (3) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (3) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (2) _______| | | 5 Boston (1) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (2) _______ | 7 Indiana (2) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (2) _____| 2 Charlotte (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, April 24 Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Golden State at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Atlanta at Boston 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit 7:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4: Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 26 *Game 5: Detroit at Cleveland TBA Game 5: Indiana at Toronto TBA Game 5: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBA Wednesday, April 27 Game 5: Charlotte at Miami TBA Game 5: Houston at Golden State TBA Game 5: Portland at LA Clippers TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6: Cleveland at Detroit TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Dallas TBA Friday, April 29 Game 6: Toronto at Indiana TBA *Game 6: Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6: Golden State at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Portland TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Dallas at Oklahoma City TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7: Indiana at Toronto TBA *Game 7: Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7: Houston at Golden State TBA *Game 7: Portland at LA Clippers 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