News from April 28. Tracy McGrady (Orl) won the Most Improved Player award by receiving 74 of the 124 possible media votes. Player # of votes (out of 124 media votes) Tracy McGrady (Orl) ....... 74 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) .. 14 Steve Nash (Dal) .......... 12 Shawn Marion (Pho) ........ 6 Baron Davis (Cha) ......... 4 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ....... 4 Travis Best (Ind) ......... 2 Jason Terry (Atl) ......... 2 Richard Hamilton (Was) .... 1 Donyell Marshall (Uta) .... 1 Jeff McInnis (LAC) ........ 1 Ben Wallace (Det) ......... 1 Bonzi Wells (Por) ......... 1 Alvin Williams (Tor) ...... 1 Marcus Camby has been given a leave of absence from New York and will miss game 3 today. Camby's mother and two sisters were held hostage last Monday and one of his sisters was sexually assaulted. Camby played in game 2 on Thursday, but was obviously (and understandably) distracted. Dal 94, Uta 91 - at Dal Juwan Howard (Dal) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points including 13-14 FT and 10 rebounds in 48 minutes. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 16 points and 7 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points including 11-28 FG, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Greg Buckner (Dal, dislocated left kneecap) and John Starks (Uta, "minor surgery") did not play. Uta leads the series 2-1. Phi 92, Ind 87 - at Ind George Lynch (Phi) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 10 points including 3-11 FG and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 32 points on 11-28 FG and 10-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 22 points. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 19 points and 3 steals. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 35 points including 5-14 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Phi leads the series 2-1. Min 93, SA 84 - at Min Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 18 points including 8-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 13 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. David Robinson (SA) had 22 points including 8-11 FT, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Derek Anderson (SA) had 16 points. SA leads the series 2-1. Orl 121, Mil 116 OT - at Orl Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 42 points including 14-18 FT, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals in 50 minutes. Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 8 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 steals. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Pat Garrity (Orl) had 16 points. Ray Allen (Mil) had 27 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 21 points including 7-23 FG, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Mil leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) __ 8 Minnesota (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Utah (2) _______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Dallas (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 LA Lakers (2) ____ | | 7 Portland (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Sacramento (1) ___| | 6 Phoenix (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Philadelphia (2) _ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 New York (1) _____| | | 5 Toronto (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Milwaukee (2) ____ | 7 Orlando (1) |_ _______________ ___| _ 6 Charlotte (0) 3 Miami (0) ____| 6 Charlotte (3)