News from April 30. Elton Brand (LAC) won the NBA Sportsmanship Award award. Brand received 83 of a possible 304 1st place player votes. The players were asked to give a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place vote to the 6 previously announced divisional winners. Total position votes (304 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Elton Brand (LAC) ....... 2326 83 84 52 38 28 19 Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) .. 2080 73 62 58 34 33 44 Yao Ming (Hou) .......... 1678 34 41 60 56 61 52 Jacque Vaughn (NJ) ...... 1676 48 41 46 44 56 69 Luol Deng (Chi) ......... 1592 34 42 42 60 60 66 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) .. 1592 32 34 46 72 66 54 Sac 102, SA 84 at Sac Brad Miller (Sac) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Bonzi Wells (Sac) had 25 points on 9-11 FG and 6-11 FT, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points. The series is tied 2-2. LAL 99, Pho 98 OT at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 25 points including 11-14 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and the game winning jumper at the buzzer, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Pho) had 21 points including 9-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 22 points and 11 assists. LAL shot 24-31 FT and Pho shot 13-15 FT. Kurt Thomas (Pho, stress fracture right foot) did not play. LAL leads the series 3-1. Chi 93, Mia 87 at Chi Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 21 points and 9 assists. Antoine Walker (Mia) had 21 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points including 8-23 FG, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chi shot 24-31 FT and Mia shot 4-5 FT. James Posey (Mia, suspended) did not play. The series is tied 2-2. Was 106, Cle 96 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 34 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 14-17 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points including 7-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Flip Murray (Cle) had 19 points. 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 San Antonio (2) __ 8 Sacramento (2) |_ __ _ | 4 Dallas (3) ______| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (1) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (3) |_ __| | _ | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 LA Clippers (3) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (2) ____ | 8 Milwaukee (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (2) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (2) ______ | 7 Chicago (2) |_ __| _ 3 New Jersey (2) ___| 6 Indiana (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 1 Game 4: Dallas at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Detroit at Milwaukee 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5: Denver at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 2 Game 5: Indiana at New Jersey 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Chicago at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: Sacramento at San Antonio 8:30 pm NBATV Game 5: LA Lakers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 3 Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA Game 5: Milwaukee at Detroit TBA *Game 5: Memphis at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 4 Game 6: New Jersey at Indiana TBA Game 6: Miami at Chicago TBA *Game 6: Phoenix at LA Lakers TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Denver TBA Friday, May 5 Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA Game 6: San Antonio at Sacramento TBA *Game 6: Detroit at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6: Dallas at Memphis TBA Saturday, May 6 *Game 7: Indiana at New Jersey TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA *Game 7: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA *Game 7: Denver at LA Clippers TBA Sunday, May 7 *Game 7: Washington at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Milwaukee at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Sacramento at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Memphis at Dallas TBA