News from April 30. The NBA announced the All-Rookie teams. The teams were selected (regardless of position) by the 30 coaches who were asked to select 5 rookies 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. Stephen Curry (GS), Tyreke Evans (Sac), Brandon Jennings (Mil) were the only unanimous selections. All-Rookie Team (30 coaches select first and second teams - maximum 58 points) First Team Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Stephen Curry (GS) ........ 58 29 0 Tyreke Evans (Sac) ........ 58 29 0 Brandon Jennings (Mil) .... 58 29 0 Darren Collison (NO) ...... 46 20 6 Taj Gibson (Chi) .......... 41 15 11 Second Team Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Marcus Thornton (NO) ...... 31 6 19 DeJuan Blair (SA) ......... 30 6 18 Jonny Flynn (Min) ......... 22 4 14 James Harden (OKC) ........ 22 4 14 Jonas Jerebko (Det) ....... 22 2 18 Others receiving votes Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Wes Matthews (Uta) ........ 16 3 10 Omri Casspi (Sac) ......... 13 0 13 Chase Budinger (Hou) ...... 8 0 8 Jrue Holiday (Phi) ........ 7 1 5 Ty Lawson (Den) ........... 7 0 7 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ......... 6 1 4 Tony Douglas (NY) ......... 2 1 0 Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) ... 1 0 1 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) ....... 1 0 1 Sam Young (Mem) ........... 1 0 1 T.J. Ford (Ind) elected not to opt-out of his contract and, thus remains signed through 10-11. Denver activated Renaldo Balkman and placed Nene (hyper-extended left knee) on IL. LAL 95, OKC 94 at OKC Pau Gasol (LAL) had 9 points including 4-11 FG and the game winning putback with .5 seconds left and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 11 points and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points on 5-23 FG and 14-15 FT and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points including 7-20 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. LAL shot 46.8% (37-79) FG and OKC shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. LAL shot 9-14 FT and OKC shot 27-31 FT. The LA Lakers take the series 4-2 and advance to the 2nd round where they will face Utah. Uta 112, Den 104 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points including 10-14 FG, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wesley Matthews (Uta) had 23 points on 4-12 FG and 13-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 14 points including 6-10 FT and 10 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 21 points on 7-11 FG and 7-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points on 6-22 FG and 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 30 points including 11-12 FT and 8 assists. Joey Graham (Den) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta, ruptured left Achilles) did not play. Utah takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the LA Lakers. Atl 83, Mil 69 at Mil Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points including 8-24 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kurt Thomas (Mil) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. The series is tied 3-3. On the lighter side: Gregg Popovich (SA) on his comment in a huddle about the next player to miss a free throw owed him a car: "[Duncan] obviously was not having a great night at the free throw line and I said that. And just to stick it to me - to let me know he's going to go miss another one he said, 'So what color do you want?'" 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 Oklahoma City (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) ___ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 Denver (2) ________| |_ _____________ _ 5 Utah (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Dallas (2) ___ | | 7 San Antonio (4) |_ 7 San Antonio (0) _| | _ 3 Phoenix (0) | 3 Phoenix (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Cleveland (4) _____ | 8 Chicago (1) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) | _ 4 Boston (0) ______ | 4 Boston (4) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (0) _____| _ _________________ 3 Atlanta (2) _____| 6 Milwaukee (4) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 2 Game 7 Milwaukee at Atlanta 12:00 pm ABC Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Saturday, May 1 Game 1 Boston at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 2 Game 1 San Antonio at Phoenix 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 3 Game 2 Boston at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 4 Game 2 San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 5 Game 2 San Antonio at Phoenix 8:00 pm TNT Friday, May 7 Game 3 Cleveland at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 8 Game 3 Phoenix at San Antonio 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 9 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Phoenix at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Monday, May 10 Game 4 Phoenix at San Antonio 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 11 *Game 5 Boston at Cleveland TBD TNT *Game 5 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD TNT Wednesday, May 12 *Game 5 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD TNT Thursday, May 13 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBD ESPN *Game 6 Phoenix at San Antonio TBD ESPN Friday, May 14 *Game 6 Phoenix at San Antonio TBD ESPN Sunday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD TNT Monday, May 17 *Game 7 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD TNT ---- 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