News from June 8. Vince Carter (Mem) 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 (327 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Vince Carter (Mem) 1448 65 61 45 39 29 Kevin Garnett (Min) 916 39 34 27 44 21 Chris Bosh (Mia) 799 18 49 31 29 34 Andre Miller (SA) 777 25 39 25 32 33 Caron Butler (Sac) 757 19 28 41 45 31 Ryan Anderson (NO) 731 26 33 25 30 25 Jose Calderon (NY) 659 25 19 39 19 24 Marvin Williams (Cha) 612 33 12 17 21 50 Luis Scola (Tor) 528 28 15 20 11 10 James Jones (Cle) 462 15 17 22 22 17 Festus Ezeli (GS) 419 22 9 11 19 24 Andre Drummond (Det) 394 12 11 24 16 29 Memphis named J.B. Bickerstaff and Nick Van Exel as assistant coaches. Alec Burks (Uta) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and ankle to remove debris. Cleveland activated Jordan McRae and placed Kevin Love (concussion) on IL. Former NBA player and current Philadelphia assistant coach Sean Rooks died at age 46 of an apparent heart attack. Rooks played 12 seasons in the NBA for 7 different teams. Cle 120, GS 90 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 30 points and 8 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points and 6 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 11 points on 5-7 FG. Cle shot 52.7% (48-91) FG and GS shot 42.1% (32-76) FG. GS leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 GS (4) __ 8 Hou (1) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Portland (1) | 4 LAC (2) _| |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ 5 Por (4) _ 3 Oklahoma City (3) | | | 2 SA (4) __ | | 7 Mem (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Oklahoma City (4) | 3 OKC (4) _| | 6 Dal (1) |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ 1 Cleveland (1) | 1 Cle (4) _ | 8 Det (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atl (4) _| | | 5 Bos (2) |_ 1 Cleveland (3) _____| _ 2 Toronto (2) 2 Tor (4) _ | 7 Ind (3) |_ 2 Toronto (4) ______| _ 3 Miami (3) 3 Mia (4) _| 6 Cha (3) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Friday, June 10 Game 4: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Monday, June 13 Game 5: Cleveland at Golden State 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 16 *Game 6: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 19 *Game 7: Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC ---- 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