News from April 20.

Ben Wallace (Det) was named as Defensive Player of the Year.  Wallace
received 116 of 120 possible media votes.
  Player                  Votes
  Ben Wallace (Det)        116
  Kevin Garnett (Min)        2
  Kobe Bryant (LAL)          1
  Dikembe Mutombo (Phi)      1

Jamal Mashburn (Cha) left Sunday's Cha-Orl game during the 1st half and
was taken to the hospital with flu-like symptoms and was hospitalized over
night for observation.


SA 110, Sea 89 - at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 blocks, and 5
turnovers.
Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points on 9-12 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Steve Smith (SA) had 17 points.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 19 points.
Vin Baker (Sea) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds.
SA leads the series 1-0.

Sac 89, Uta 86 - at Sac
Chris Webber (Sac) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 7
assist.
Doug Christie (Sac) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 20 points and 6 assists.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds.
John Stockton (Uta) had 10 points, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Sac leads the series 1-0.

Ind 89, NJ 83 - at NJ
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 30 points and 11 rebounds.
Brad Miller (Ind) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 12 rebounds.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 17 points and 3 steals.
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Ind leads the series 1-0.

Cha 80, Orl 79 - at Cha
P.J. Brown (Cha) had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Elden Campbell (Cha) had 6 points on 3-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Baron Davis (Cha) had 28 points including 9-24 FG, 7 rebounds, 7 assists,
and 3 steals including the game sealing steal with 2 seconds left.
Monty Williams (Orl) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 20 points and 6 assists.
Cha out-rebounded Orl 51-32 including 20-3 offensive.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round             2nd Round            3rd Round         Finals
  (Best of 5)           (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)     (Best of 7)
1 Sacramento (1) __
8 Utah (0)         |_ _____________ _____
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4 Dallas (0)    ___|                     |_ _____________ _
5 Minnesota (0)                           _ _____________  |
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2 San Antonio (1) _                      |                 |
7 Seattle (0)      |_ _____________ _____|                 |
                    _ _____________                        |
3 LA Lakers (0) ___|                                       |
6 Portland (0)                                             |_ ___________
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1 New Jersey (0) __                                        |
8 Indiana (1)      |_ _____________  ____                  |
                    _ _____________      |                 |
4 Charlotte (1) ___|                     |                 |
5 Orlando (0)                            |_ _____________ _|
                                          _ _____________ 
2 Detroit (0) _____                      |
7 Toronto (0)      |_ _____________ _____|
                    _ _____________    
3 Boston (0)      _|
6 Philadelphia (0)