News from May 9. Tim Duncan (SA) was named as the Most Valuable Player. Duncan received 57 of 126 possible 1st place media votes. The voting break down: (1st place vote = 10 points, 2nd place vote = 7 points, 3rd place vote = 5 points, 4th place vote = 3 points, 5th place votes = 1 vote) MVP Results Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 954 57 38 20 5 3 Jason Kidd (NJ) .......... 897 45 41 26 9 3 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ... 696 15 38 40 25 5 Tracy McGrady (Orl) ...... 390 7 5 28 45 10 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 98 1 1 4 15 16 Gary Payton (Sea) ........ 54 1 1 1 5 17 Chris Webber (Sac) ....... 37 0 1 1 5 10 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ...... 31 0 0 1 4 14 Allen Iverson (Phi) ...... 29 0 0 1 4 12 Ben Wallace (Det) ........ 24 0 0 2 2 8 Paul Pierce (Bos) ........ 22 0 0 1 1 14 Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 17 0 0 0 3 8 Michael Jordan (Was) ..... 16 0 1 1 1 1 Steve Nash (Dal) ......... 5 0 0 0 1 2 Jerry Stackhouse (Det) ... 3 0 0 0 1 0 Elton Brand (LAC) ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mike Bibby (Sac) ......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) . 1 0 0 0 0 1 Giedrius Rinkevicius (high school senior, Bridgton Academy (ME), center) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. [thanks to Jed Tai.] Mike Dunleavy Jr. (junior, Duke, guard-forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Sac 125, Dal 119 - at Dal Chris Webber (Sac) had 31 points including 15-26 FG, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 19 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 29 points including 5-5 3-pointers and 9 assists. Doug Christie (Sac) had 20 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 6-6 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Raef LaFrentz 9Dal) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 13 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 37 points including 10-11 FT and 5 assists. Sac leads the series 2-1. Cha 115, NJ 97 - at Cha Baron Davis (Cha) had 26 points including 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 steals. David Wesley (Cha) had 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jamaal Magloire (Cha) had 16 points on 3-3 FG and 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. George Lynch (Cha) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 16 points and 4 steals. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Cha shot 54.7% (41-75) FG and NJ shot 42% (34-81) FG. Jamal Mashburn (Cha, viral illness) did not play. NJ 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 Sacramento (3) __ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 Sacramento (2) __ _ 4 Dallas (1) | 4 Dallas (3) ___| |_ _____________ _ 5 Minnesota (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 San Antonio (3) _ | | 7 Seattle (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (1) _| | _ 3 LA Lakers (1) | 3 LA Lakers (3) ___| | 6 Portland (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 New Jersey (3) __ | 8 Indiana (2) |_ 1 New Jersey (2) __ | _ 4 Charlotte (1) | | 4 Charlotte (3) ___| | | 5 Orlando (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Detroit (3) _____ | 7 Toronto (2) |_ 2 Detroit (1) _____| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Boston (3) _| 6 Philadelphia (2)