News from May 16. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) was unanimously named as Rookie of the Year. Towns received all 130 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) ....... 650 130 0 0 Kristaps Porzingis (NY) ........ 363 0 117 12 Nikola Jokic (Den) ............. 59 0 7 38 Devin Booker (Pho) ............. 49 0 3 40 Jahlil Okafor (Phi) ............ 24 0 3 25 Justise Winslow (Mia) .......... 7 0 0 7 Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) .......... 4 0 0 4 Myles Turner (Ind) ............. 3 0 0 3 D'Angelo Russell (LAL) ......... 1 0 0 1 Indiana named Nate McMillan as head coach. Portland signed head coach Terry Stotts to a reported 3 year, $15 million contract extension. Former NBA player Jim McMillan died at age 68. McMillan played 11 season in the NBA from 70-71 - 78-79. OKC 108, GS 102 at GS Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 10-30 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points on 7-21 FG and 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 7 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 26 points including 6-14 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. OKC out-scored GS 23-14 in the 4th quarter. OKC leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) __ 8 Houston (1) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ 5 Portland (4) _ 3 Oklahoma City (1) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (4) | 3 Oklahoma City (4) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) _______| | | 5 Boston (2) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _____| _ 2 Toronto (0) 2 Toronto (4) _______ | 7 Indiana (3) |_ 2 Toronto (4) ______| _ 3 Miami (3) 3 Miami (4) _____| 6 Charlotte (3) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 17 Game 1: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 18 Game 2: Oklahoma City at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 19 Game 2: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 21 Game 3: Cleveland at Toronto 7:30 pm ESPN Sunday, May 22 Game 3: Golden State at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 23 Game 4: Cleveland at Toronto 7:30 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 24 Game 4: Golden State at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 25 *Game 5: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ESPN Thursday, May 26 *Game 5: Oklahoma City at Golden State 8:00 pm TNT Friday, May 27 *Game 6: Cleveland at Toronto 7:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 28 *Game 6: Golden State at Oklahoma City 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 29 *Game 7: Toronto at Cleveland 7:30 pm ESPN Monday, May 30 *Game 7: Oklahoma City at Golden State 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