News from April 22. Dallas activated Antoine Wright and placed Tyronn Lue on IL with a strained lower back. New Orleans activated Rasual Butler and placed Melvin Ely on IL. Kevin Garnett (Bos) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Garnett received 90 of 124 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Kevin Garnett (Bos) ...... 493 90 12 7 Marcus Camby (Den) ....... 178 12 32 22 Shane Battier (Hou) ...... 175 11 33 21 Bruce Bowen (SA) ......... 80 7 7 24 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 40 0 10 10 Josh Smith (Atl) ......... 34 1 6 11 Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 24 1 4 7 Chris Paul (NO) .......... 24 1 4 7 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 22 0 6 4 Tayshaun Prince (Det) .... 13 0 3 4 Tyson Chandler (NO) ...... 10 1 1 2 Rasheed Wallace (Det) .... 9 0 3 0 Raja Bell (Pho) .......... 3 0 1 0 Samuel Dalembert (Phi) ... 3 0 1 0 Richard Hamilton (Det) ... 3 0 1 0 Ron Artest (Sac) ......... 1 0 0 1 Chauncey Billups (Det) ... 1 0 0 1 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ... 1 0 0 1 Kyle Lowry (Mem) ......... 1 0 0 1 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........ 1 0 0 1 NO 127, Dal 103 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 32 points on 10-16 FG and 12-14 FT, 5 rebounds, 17 assists, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points on 7-11 FG and 12-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 19 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 9-9 FT and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. NO shot 60.8% (48-79) FG and Dal shot 47.1% (33-70) FG. NO leads the series 2-0. SA 102, Pho 96 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 29 points. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 19 points including 7-14 FT, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 10 assists. SA leads the series 2-0. Orl 104, Tor 103 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 0-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points including 12-17 FG, 20 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 29 points including 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Jason Kapono (Tor) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Orl leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (1) _ __ 8 Denver (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (2) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (0) _ | | | 2 New Orleans (2) __ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (2) __| | 6 Phoenix (0) |_ _ | 1 Boston (1) ______ | 8 Atlanta (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Cleveland (2) ___| | | 5 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (0) _ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __| _ 3 Orlando (2) ______| 6 Toronto (0)