News from April 24. John Hammond (Mil) was named as Executive of the Year in a polling of 30 NBA executives. John Hammond (Mil) 12 votes Sam Presti (OKC) 9 votes Danny Ferry (Cle) 2 votes Rod Higgins (Cha) 1 vote Mark Cuban (Dal) 1 vote Chris Wallace (Mem) 1 vote Jeff Bower (NO) 1 vote Kevin Pritchard (Por) 1 vote Geoff Petrie (Sac) 1 vote Kevin O'Connor (Uta) 1 vote Portland activated Brandon Roy and placed Dante Cunningham (stomach virus) on IL. Roy underwent surgery on his right knee on April 16. Oklahoma City activated Byron Mullens and placed D.J. White on IL. OKC 110, LAL 89 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 22 points including 9-11 FT. Jeff Green (OKC) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. OKC shot 42-48 FT and LAL shot 17-28 FT. The series is tied 2-2. Orl 90, Cha 86 at Cha Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 13 points including 5-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 32 points including 12-21 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 4 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 13 points including 4-12 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 3 steals. Orl leads the series 3-1. Por 96, Pho 87 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 31 points on 11-19 FG and 9-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 15 points on 4-13 FG and 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Por) had 11 points and 6 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 26 points on 9-16 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. The series is tied 2-2. Mil 107, Atl 89 at Mil Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 13 points and 5 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 7 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Mil) had 16 points including 3-11 FG. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 16 points including 6-7 FG. Mil shot 51.3% (41-80) FG and Atl shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. Atl leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (2) _ 8 Oklahoma City (2) |_ _____________ _ _ _____________ | 4 Denver (1) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (2) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (1) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (2) |_ _____________ _| | _ _____________ | 3 Phoenix (2) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (2) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ _____________ _ | _ _____________ | | 4 Boston (3) ________| | | 5 Miami (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (3) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 3 Atlanta (2) _____| 6 Milwaukee (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:30 pm NBATV Game 5 Portland at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT 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