News from April 28. Chauncey Billups (Den) was named as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award. Billups received 82 of a possible 336 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 (336 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Chauncey Billups (Den) .. 2478 82 69 73 64 38 10 Ray Allen (Bos) ......... 2092 76 60 50 35 38 77 Antonio McDyess (Det) ... 2018 40 82 51 43 74 46 Antawn Jamison (Was) .... 2012 42 46 77 74 65 32 Michael Finley (SA) ..... 1836 32 49 57 73 77 48 Ronny Turiaf (GS) ....... 1660 64 30 28 47 44 123 The NBA fined Rick Adelman (Hou) $25,000 for his comments about the officiating between Games 3 and 4. Houston was also fined $25,000. The NBA fined Nate McMillan (Por) $25,000 for his comments about the officiating between Games 4 and 5. Portland was also fined $25,000. The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $25,000 for his comments about the officiating between Games 4 and 5. Boston was also fined $25,000. Dal 106, SA 93 at SA Josh Howard (Dal) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points including 11-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 19 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points including 14-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 26 points, 12 assists, and 7 turnovers. Dallas takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Den-NO series. Bos 106, Chi 104 OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 16 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 26 points on 6-21 FG and 11-12 FT and 6 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 19 points. Bos leads the series 3-2. Por 88, Hou 77 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Blake (Por) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 25 points. Luis Scola (Hou) had 21 points including 10-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Por shot 16-23 FT and Hou shot 8-10 FT. Hou leads the series 3-2. Orl 91, Phi 78 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 24 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 24 points including 8-12 FT and 24 rebounds including 10 offensive. Rafer Alston (Orl) had 14 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 26 points including 10-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 17 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Orl leads the series 3-2. 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 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ _ | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (3) _ | | | 2 Denver (3) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ ___| | _ 6 Dallas (0) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (2) ______| | | 5 Miami (2) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (3) _______ | 7 Chicago (2) |_ ____| _ 3 Orlando (3) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, April 29 Game 5: Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5: New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 30 Game 6: Boston at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 6: Orlando at Philadelphia 6:30 pm NBATV Game 6: Portland at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 1 *Game 6: Denver at New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Game 6: Atlanta at Miami TBA ESPN Saturday, May 2 *Game 7: Houston at Portland TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Boston TBA *Game 7: Philadelphia at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7: New Orleans at Denver TBA *Game 7: Miami at Atlanta TBA ---- Thinking about getting DirecTV? Give them my name and account number (Patricia Bender, acct#17748185) and we can both get $10 off per month for 10 months when you subscribe. I've had DirecTV for over 10 years (since my cable went out twice in a week at midnight with playoffs games about to go into overtime). Call 1-800-507-4045 or see http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/referral/referralProgram.jsp for more details. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html