News from April 23.

Antawn Jamison was named as Sixth Man of the Year.  Jamison received 43 of a
possible 120 1st place media votes.
                             Total    position votes
  Player                     Points   1st 2nd 3rd
  Antawn Jamison (Dal) ...... 338      43  33  24
  Al Harrington (Ind) ....... 275      27  39  23
  Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 244      33  21  16
  Bobby Jackson (Sac) .......  70       5  12   9
  Earl Boykins (Den) ........  46       3   5  16
  Desmond Mason (Mil) .......  45       4   6   7
  Rafer Alston (Mia) ........  14       1   1   6
  Shane Battier (Mem) .......  10       2   0   0
  Raja Bell (Uta) ...........   9       1   0   4
  Maurice Taylor (Hou) ......   8       1   0   3
  Corliss Williamson (Det) ..   8       0   1   5
  Bonzi Wells (Mem) .........   5       0   1   2
  Darrell Armstrong (NO) ....   4       0   1   1
  Ricky Davis (Bos) .........   2       0   0   2
  Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) .   1       0   0   1
  Fred Hoiberg (Min) ........   1       0   0   1

The Phoenix Suns have been sold to a group of investors lead by Robert
Sarver.  The sale needs to be formally approved by the NBA Board of
Governors to be finalized.


Hou 102, LAL 91  at Hou
Jim Jackson (Hou) had 11 points on 4-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Yao Ming (Hou) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 27 points including 9-12 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 9
rebounds, and 7 assists.
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Karl Malone (LAL) had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points on 10-16 FG and 5-14 FT and 11
rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points including 7-20 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists,
and 3 steals.
Stanislav Medvedenko (LAL, strained right Achilles) did not play.
LAL leads the series 2-1.

Ind 108, Bos 85  at Bos
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Jeff Foster (Ind) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Al Harrington (Ind) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds.
Johnathan Bender (Ind) had 19 points.
Ricky Davis (Bos) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Mark Blount (Bos) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Walter McCarty (Bos) had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Ind leads the series 3-0.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round            2nd Round         3rd Round          Finals
  (Best of 7)          (Best of 7)       (Best of 7)        (Best of 7)
1 Minnesota (2) ____
8 Denver (0)        |_              __
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4 Sacramento (2) ___|                 |_              __
5 Dallas (0)                           _                |
                                      |                 |
2 LA Lakers (2) ____                  |                 |
7 Houston (1)       |_              __|                 |
                     _                                  |
3 San Antonio (3) __|                                   |
6 Memphis (0)                                           |_ 
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                                                        |
1 Indiana (3) ______                                    |
8 Boston (0)        |_              __                  |
                     _                |                 |
4 Miami (2) ________|                 |                 |
5 New Orleans (0)                     |_              __|
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2 New Jersey (3) ___                  |
7 New York (0)      |_              __|
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3 Detroit (1) ______|
6 Milwaukee (1)