News from May 2. The NBA fined Jeff Van Gundy (Hou) $100,000 for comments he made to the press stating that he believed that the officiating was targeting Yao Ming. It is a record fine handed to an NBA coach, doubling the old record. The NBA fined Carmelo Anthony (Den) $7,500 for his flagrant foul on Manu Ginobili (SA) during Saturday's Den-SA game. Ben Wallace (Det) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Wallace received 45 of 125 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Ben Wallace (Det) ........ 339 45 30 24 Bruce Bowen (SA) ......... 247 33 22 16 Marcus Camby (Den) ....... 168 19 19 16 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 81 6 13 12 Shawn Marion (Pho) ....... 57 5 7 11 Larry Hughes (Was) ....... 53 3 9 11 Tayshaun Prince (Det) .... 46 6 4 4 Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) ... 32 3 5 2 Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 30 4 2 4 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ... 25 1 5 5 Allen Iverson (Phi) ...... 10 0 3 1 Kirk Hinrich (Chi) ....... 6 0 1 3 Joel Przybilla (Por) ..... 6 0 2 0 Trenton Hassell (Min) .... 4 0 1 1 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ..... 4 0 0 4 Rasheed Wallace (Det) .... 3 0 1 0 David Wesley (Hou) ....... 3 0 1 0 Tyson Chandler (Chi) ..... 2 0 0 2 Manu Ginobili (SA) ....... 2 0 0 2 Josh Howard (Dal) ........ 2 0 0 2 Shane Battier (Mem) ...... 1 0 0 1 Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 1 0 0 1 Andres Nocioni (Chi) ..... 1 0 0 1 Emeka Okafor (Cha) ....... 1 0 0 1 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 1 0 0 1 Antawn Jamison (Was) was named as the winner of the Magic Johnson Award, given by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to a player for his success on the court and cooperation with the media. Jamison received 90 points in finishing ahead of Michael Redd (62 points) and Dwyane Wade (57 points). Keith Van Horn (Dal) has a 2nd degree lateral sprained left ankle and he is expected to be out 2 weeks. Dal 103, Hou 100 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 25 points on 7-22 FG and 10-14 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Yao Ming (Hou) had 30 points on 10-13 FG and 10-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Keith Van Horn (Dal, sprained left ankle) did not play. Dal leads the series 3-2. SA 126, Den 115 OT at Den Tim Duncan (SA) had 39 points on 13-23 FG and 13-14 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 24 points including 12-16 FT and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 28 points including 12-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Earl Boykins (Den) had 32 points including 12-20 FG and 5 assists. SA leads the series 3-1. Was 106, Chi 99 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Juan Dixon (Was) had 35 points on 11-15 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 4-11 3-pointers. Kwame Brown (Was, stomach virus) did not play. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Phoenix (4) ______ 8 Memphis (0) |_ 1 Phoenix (0) _ _ | 4 Dallas (3) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (3) __ | | 7 Denver (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 Seattle (3) ___| | 6 Sacramento (1) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) ___ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) ___ | _ | | 4 Chicago (2) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (3) _ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (2) ______| 6 Indiana (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 3 Game 5: Indiana at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Philadelphia at Detroit 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Sacramento at Seattle 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 5: Washington at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 5: Denver at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 5 *Game 6: Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT Game 6: Boston at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 6: Dallas at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 6 Game 6: Chicago at Washington TBD *Game 6: San Antonio at Denver TBD *Game 6: Seattle at Sacramento TBD Saturday, May 7 *Game 7: Houston at Dallas TBD *Game 7: Philadelphia at Detroit TBD *Game 7: Indiana at Boston TBD Sunday, May 8 *Game 7: Denver at San Antonio TBD *Game 7: Sacramento at Seattle TBD *Game 7: Washington at Chicago TBD