News from May 12. Indiana picked up their 08-09 option for Stephen Graham. The NBA announced the All-Defense teams. The teams were selected by the 30 coaches who were asked to select 5 players by position for the 1st team and 5 for the 2nd team (and couldn't vote for their own players). A 1st team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point. First Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd F Kevin Garnett (Bos) ....... 52 24 4 F Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 33 12 9 C Marcus Camby (Den) ........ 37 14 9 G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 52 24 4 G Bruce Bowen (SA) .......... 36 13 10 Second Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd F Shane Battier (Hou) ....... 29 9 11 F Tayshaun Prince (Det) ..... 20 3 14 C Dwight Howard (Orl) ....... 25 8 9 G Chris Paul (NO) ........... 26 10 6 G Raja Bell (Pho) ........... 18 4 10 Others receiving votes Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Chauncey Billups (Det) .... 14 5 4 Jason Kidd (Dal) .......... 13 4 5 Rasheed Wallace (Det) ..... 13 3 7 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 11 3 5 Ron Artest (Sac) .......... 8 2 4 Tyson Chandler (NO) ....... 8 1 6 Josh Smith (Atl) .......... 8 3 2 Deron Williams (Uta) ...... 8 3 2 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) .... 6 0 6 Derek Fisher (LAL) ........ 4 1 2 Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 4 1 2 LeBron James (Cle) ........ 4 1 2 Samuel Dalembert (Phi) .... 3 1 1 Kirk Hinrich (Chi) ........ 3 1 1 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... 2 1 0 Paul Pierce (Bos) ......... 2 0 2 Brandon Roy (Por) ......... 2 0 2 Ronnie Brewer (Uta) ....... 1 0 1 Chris Bosh (Tor) .......... 1 0 1 Caron Butler (Was) ........ 1 0 1 Baron Davis (GS) .......... 1 0 1 Richard Hamilton (Det) .... 1 0 1 Josh Howard (Dal) ......... 1 0 1 Andre Miller (Phi) ........ 1 0 1 Dikembe Mutombo (Hou) ..... 1 0 1 Andres Nocioni (Chi) ...... 1 0 1 Cle 88, Bos 77 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points including 7-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 14 points. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 12 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 13 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. 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 LA Lakers (4) _ __ 8 Denver (0) |_ 1 LA Lakers (2) ___ _ 4 Utah (2) | 4 Utah (4) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (2) _ | | | 2 New Orleans (4) __ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 New Orleans (2) _| | _ 3 San Antonio (2) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Phoenix (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Boston (2) ___ | _ 4 Cleveland (2) | | 4 Cleveland (4) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Detroit (4) _ | 7 Philadelphia (2) |_ 2 Detroit (3) _____| _ 3 Orlando (1) 3 Orlando (4) ______| 6 Toronto (1)