News from April 20. Dwight Howard (Orl) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Howard received 110 of 122 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 576 110 8 2 Josh Smith (Atl) ........ 136 3 34 19 Gerald Wallace (Cha) ..... 113 1 29 21 LeBron James (Cle) ....... 61 4 11 8 Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........ 55 1 13 11 Ron Artest (LAL) ......... 29 0 7 8 Andrew Bogut (Mil) ....... 23 1 2 12 Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) .... 20 2 1 7 Anderson Varejao (Cle) ... 18 0 5 3 Marcus Camby (Por) ....... 13 0 3 4 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 13 0 2 7 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 9 0 1 6 Shawn Marion (Dal) ....... 8 0 2 2 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 7 0 2 1 Shane Battier (Hou) ...... 5 0 1 2 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ... 4 0 1 1 Arron Afflalo (Den) ...... 1 0 0 1 Matt Barnes (Orl) ........ 1 0 0 1 Brendan Haywood (Dal) .... 1 0 0 1 David Lee (NY) ........... 1 0 0 1 Kenyon Martin (Den) ...... 1 0 0 1 Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) ... 1 0 0 1 Kendrick Perkins (Bos) ... 1 0 0 1 Ben Wallace (Det) ........ 1 0 0 1 New Orleans announced that head coach Jeff Bower will no long coach the team but will remain as GM. Portland signed Marcus Camby to a 2 year, $21 million contract extension. Mehmet Okur (Uta) underwent surgery to repair his torn left Achilles. Luke Babbitt (sophomore, Nevada, forward), Tiny Gallon (freshman, Oklahoma, forward), and Samardo Samuels (sophomore, Louisville, center) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. LAL 95, OKC 92 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 9-13 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 39 points including 13-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 6 points on 3-9 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. LAL leads the series 2-0. Pho 119, Por 90 at Pho Grant Hill (Pho) had 20 points on 10-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 13 points and 16 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 11 points and 3 blocks. Martell Webster (Por) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Por shot 38.2% (29-76) FG. The series is tied 1-1. Bos 106, Mia 77 at Bos Glen Davis (Bos) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 25 points including 7-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points including 11-18 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos, suspended) did not play. Bos leads the series 2-0. Atl 96, Mil 86 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 9 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 27 points and 6 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 21 points. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 13 points and 15 points including 7 offensive. Atl leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (2) _ 8 Oklahoma City (0) |_ _____________ _ _ _____________ | 4 Denver (1) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (1) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (0) |_ _____________ _| | _ _____________ | 3 Phoenix (1) ______| | 6 Portland (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (2) _____ | 8 Chicago (0) |_ _____________ _ | _ _____________ | | 4 Boston (2) ________| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (1) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 3 Atlanta (2) _____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Wednesday, April 21 Game 2 Charlotte at Orlando 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 22 Game 3 Cleveland at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Game 3 Phoenix at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Friday, April 23 Game 3 Boston at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Game 3 Denver at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN2 Saturday, April 24 Game 3 Orlando at Charlotte 1:00 pm TNT Game 4 Phoenix at Portland 3:30 pm TNT Game 3 Atlanta at Milwaukee 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 25 Game 4 Boston at Miami 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Cleveland at Chicago 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Dallas at San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Denver at Utah 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 26 Game 4 Orlando at Charlotte TBD Game 4 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD *Game 5 Portland at Phoenix TBD Tuesday, April 27 *Game 5 Miami at Boston TBD *Game 5 Chicago at Cleveland TBD *Game 5 San Antonio at Dallas TBD *Game 5 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, April 28 *Game 5 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD *Game 5 Charlotte at Orlando TBD *Game 5 Utah at Denver TBD Thursday, April 29 *Game 6 Boston at Miami TBD *Game 6 Cleveland at Chicago TBD *Game 6 Phoenix at Portland TBD *Game 6 Dallas at San Antonio TBD Friday, April 30 *Game 6 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD *Game 6 Orlando at Charlotte TBD *Game 6 Denver at Utah TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD Saturday, May 1 *Game 7 Miami at Boston TBD *Game 7 Chicago at Cleveland TBD *Game 7 San Antonio at Dallas TBD Sunday, May 2 *Game 7 Charlotte at Orlando TBD *Game 7 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Utah at Denver TBD *Game 7 Portland at Phoenix TBD *Game 7 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD ---- 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