News from April 2. LeBron James (Cle) won the Most Valuable Player award. James received 116 of a possible 122 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th LeBron James (Cle) ...... 1205 116 5 2 0 0 Kevin Durant (OKC) ...... 609 4 46 31 29 5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 599 0 43 44 23 9 Dwight Howard (Orl) ..... 478 3 27 30 29 22 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ....... 119 0 1 6 19 25 Carmelo Anthony (Den) ... 65 0 1 3 8 19 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ..... 55 0 0 3 7 19 Steve Nash (Pho) ........ 49 0 0 3 6 16 Deron Williams (Uta) .... 7 0 0 1 0 2 Amare Stoudemire (Pho) .. 5 0 0 0 1 2 Manu Ginobili (SA) ...... 3 0 0 0 1 0 Chauncey Billups (Den) .. 1 0 0 0 0 1 Chris Bosh (Tor) ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 Stephen Jackson (Cha) ... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Joe Johnson (Atl) ....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee activated Andrew Bogut (still unable to play) and placed Charlie Bell (disciplinary reasons) on IL. Atl 95, Mil 74 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 22 points. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 15 points including 6-18 FG and 5 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Atl shot 47.4% (36-76) FG and Mil shot 32.6% (28-86) FG. Atl out-rebounded Mil 55-34 including 17-12 offensive. Atlanta takes the series 4-3 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Orlando. LAL 104, Uta 99 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 10 points and 5 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 12-19 FG. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 8 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta, torn right Achilles) did not play. LAL leads the series 1-0. 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 (1) ___ _ 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 (1) | _ 4 Boston (0) ______ | 4 Boston (4) ________| | | 5 Miami (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Orlando (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Orlando (0) _____| _ 3 Atlanta (0) 3 Atlanta (4) _____| 6 Milwaukee (3) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary 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 1 Atlanta at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 5 Game 2 San Antonio at Phoenix 8:00 pm TNT Thursday, May 6 Game 2 Atlanta at Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN 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 Orlando at Atlanta 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Utah 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 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at Utah 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 Atlanta at Orlando TBD TNT *Game 5 Utah at LA Lakers 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 Orlando at Atlanta TBD ESPN *Game 6 LA Lakers at Utah TBD ESPN Sunday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBD *Game 7 San Antonio at Phoenix TBD Monday, May 17 *Game 7 Utah at LA Lakers 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