News from May 7. Steve Nash (Pho) won the Most Valuable Player award. Nash received 57 of a possible 125 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Steve Nash (Pho) ........ 924 57 32 20 8 6 LeBron James (Cle) ...... 688 16 41 33 23 7 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ..... 544 14 22 25 36 17 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 483 22 11 18 22 30 Chauncey Billups (Det) .. 430 15 13 22 18 25 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ....... 87 0 3 4 9 19 Elton Brand (LAC) ....... 50 1 1 2 3 14 Tim Duncan (SA) ......... 33 0 2 0 6 1 Tony Parker (SA) ........ 9 0 0 1 0 4 Allen Iverson (Phi) ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Shawn Marion (Pho) ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 North Carolina State named Detroit assistant coach Sidney Lowe as head coach. Lowe will remain with Detroit through the playoffs. SA 87, Dal 85 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points including 7-12 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Josh Howard (Dal) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 24 points. SA leads the series 1-0. Det 113, Cle 86 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 24 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 20 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 14 points and 10 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Det shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Cle shot 41.5% (34-82) FG. Det shot 15-22 3-pointers and Cle shot 3-10 3-pointers. Det leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (4) __ 8 Sacramento (2) |_ 1 San Antonio (1) _ _ 4 Dallas (0) | 4 Dallas (4) ______| |_ __ 5 Memphis (0) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (4) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (3) |_ 2 Phoenix (0) _| | _ 6 LA Clippers (0) | 3 Denver (1) __| | 6 LA Clippers (4) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (4) ____ | 8 Milwaukee (1) |_ 1 Detroit (1) ___ | _ 4 Cleveland (0) | | 4 Cleveland (4) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) ______ | 7 Chicago (2) |_ 2 Miami (0) __| _ 3 New Jersey (0) 3 New Jersey (4) ___| 6 Indiana (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Monday, May 8 Game 1: New Jersey at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 1: LA Clippers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 9 Game 2: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 10 Game 2: New Jersey at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: LA Clippers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Friday, May 12 Game 3: Miami at New Jersey 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Phoenix at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 13 Game 3: San Antonio at Dallas 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Detroit at Cleveland 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 14 Game 4: Miami at New Jersey TBA Game 4: Phoenix at LA Clippers TBA Monday, May 15 Game 4: Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 16 *Game 5: New Jersey at Miami 7:00 pm TNT *Game 5: LA Clippers at Phoenix TBA TNT Wednesday, May 17 *Game 5: Cleveland at Detroit TBA TNT *Game 5: Dallas at San Antonio TBA TNT Thursday, May 18 *Game 6: Miami at New Jersey 7:00 pm ESPN *Game 6: Phoenix at LA Clippers TBA TNT Friday, May 19 *Game 6: Detroit at Cleveland TBA ESPN *Game 6: San Antonio at Dallas TBA ESPN Sunday, May 23 *Game 7: Cleveland at Detroit 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7: New Jersey at Miami TBA Monday, May 22 *Game 7: Dallas at San Antonio TBA TNT *Game 7: LA Clippers at Phoenix TBA TNT