News from April 21. Alec Burks (sophomore, Colorado, guard), Darius Morris (sophomore, Michigan, guard), and Kevin Jones (junior, West Virginia, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Kevin Love (Min) was named as the Most Improved Player. Love received 66 of 116 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Kevin Love (Min) ......... 400 66 21 7 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) .. 157 11 29 15 Dorell Wright (GS) ....... 124 16 10 14 Derrick Rose (Chi) ....... 69 11 3 5 Kris Humphries (NJ) ...... 63 1 13 19 Kyle Lowry (Hou) ......... 48 3 7 12 Russell Westbrook (OKC) .. 46 3 6 13 Wesley Matthews (Por) .... 32 2 7 1 Jrue Holiday (Phi) ....... 15 1 2 4 Mike Conley (Mem) ........ 14 0 3 5 Arron Afflalo (Den) ...... 13 0 4 1 Roy Hibbert (Ind) ........ 9 1 1 1 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) ...... 6 1 0 1 Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) ... 5 0 1 2 Nick Young (Was) ......... 5 0 1 2 Eric Gordon (LAC) ........ 5 0 1 2 Darrell Arthur (Mem) ..... 4 0 1 1 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 4 0 1 1 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ..... 4 0 1 1 Thaddeus Young (Phi) ..... 4 0 1 1 DJ Augustin (Cha) ........ 3 0 1 0 Luol Deng (Chi) .......... 3 0 1 0 Amare Stoudemire (NY) .... 3 0 1 0 Tony Allen (Mem) ......... 1 0 0 1 Michael Beasley (Min) .... 1 0 0 1 Elton Brand (Phi) ........ 1 0 0 1 Tyson Chandler (Dal) ..... 1 0 0 1 Jared Dudley (Pho) ....... 1 0 0 1 Marcin Gortat (Pho) ...... 1 0 0 1 James Harden (OKC) ....... 1 0 0 1 Jodie Meeks (Phi) ........ 1 0 0 1 Por 97, Dal 92 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points. Andre Miller (Por) had 16 points and 7 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 29 points including 10-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Dal leads the series 2-1. Chi 88, Ind 84 at Ind Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points on 4-18 FG and 13-15 FT, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 21 points. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 10 points including 3-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Chi leads the series 3-0. Mia 100, Phi 94 at Phi LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points including 7-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 12-12 FT, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 8 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Memphis (1) |_ __ _ | 4 Oklahoma City (2) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (1) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (2) ______| | 6 Portland (1) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (3) _______ | 8 Indiana (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Orlando (1) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) __ | 7 Philadelphia (0) |_ __| _ 3 Boston (2) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Friday, April 22 Game 3 Boston at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Orlando at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 23 Game 4 Chicago at Indiana 1:30 pm TNT Game 4 Dallas at Portland 4:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Memphis 6:30 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:00 pm ESPN Sunday, April 24 Game 4 Miami at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Boston at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Orlando at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 LA Lakers at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4 San Antonio at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Portland at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Game 4 Oklahoma City at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 26 Game 5 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Game 5 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 5 New York at Boston TBA Wednesday, April 27 Game 5 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 5 Philadelphia at Miami TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6 LA Lakers at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Dallas at Portland TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Indiana TBA *Game 6 Orlando at Atlanta TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Denver TBA *Game 6 Miami at Philadelphia TBA *Game 6 Boston at New York TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7 New Orleans at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7 Portland at Dallas TBA *Game 7 Indiana at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Atlanta at Orlando TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Denver at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Philadelphia at Miami TBA *Game 7 New York at Boston TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html