News from May 4.

Tim Duncan (SA) won the Most Valuable Player award.  Duncan received 60 of 
119 1st place media votes.
                            Total    position votes  (119 media votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
  Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 962      60  38  18   2   0
  Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 871      43  49  17   3   4
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 496       8  13  41  35  15
  Tracy McGrady (Orl) ...... 427       4  12  30  46  15
  Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ... 126       3   4   3  13  14
  Allen Iverson (Phi) ......  83       0   2   3   9  27
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ......  43       0   1   2   2  20
  Ben Wallace (Det) ........  33       1   0   2   2   7
  Jason Kidd (NJ) ..........  31       0   0   2   3  12
  Chris Webber (Sac) .......  19       0   0   1   4   2
  Jamal Mashburn (NO) ......   1       0   0   0   0   1
  Steve Nash (Dal) .........   1       0   0   0   0   1
  Paul Pierce (Bos) ........   1       0   0   0   0   1

New Orleans fired head coach Paul Silas.  Assistants Stephen Silas, Bob 
Donewald Jr., and Brian Hill were also fired.

Rick Fox (LAL) is expected to be out at least 6 months with a torn tendon
and a split tendon in his left foot.


Dal 107, Por 95  at Dal
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points including 12-21 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 8 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 26 points including 10-15 FG.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds,
and 9 assists.
Derek Anderson (left knee surgery) and Dale Davis (strained groin) did not
play.
Dallas takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Western Conference
Semi-finals where they will face Sacramento.

Det 108, Orl 93  at Det
Ben Wallace (Det) had 7 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points including 9-14 FG.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 37 points on 11-19 FG and 12-12 FT and 5 assists.
Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 20 points including 7-10 FG.
Gordan Giricek (Orl) had 16 points and 5 assists.
Drew Gooden (Orl) had 20 points and 17 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 21 points including 7-24 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Det shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and Orl shot 41.8% (33-79) FG.
Detroit takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Eastern Conference
Semi-finals where they will face Philadelphia