News from May 9. The NBA announced the All-Defense teams. The teams were selected by the 30 coaches who were asked to select 5 players by position 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. First Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd C Dwight Howard (Orl) ....... 56 27 2 F LeBron James (Mia) ........ 38 17 4 F Kevin Garnett (Bos) ....... 33 15 3 G Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 39 16 7 G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 33 13 7 Second Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd C Tyson Chandler (Dal) ...... 17 3 11 F Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... 15 5 5 F Joakim Noah (Chi) ......... 15 3 9 G Tony Allen (Mem) .......... 23 7 9 G Chris Paul (NO) ........... 18 6 6 Others receiving votes Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Derrick Rose (Chi) ........ 14 4 6 Dwyane Wade (Mia) .....,... 13 3 7 Russell Westbrook (OKC) ... 13 4 5 Luol Deng (Chi) ........... 11 4 3 Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 11 3 5 Grant Hill (Pho) .......... 11 4 3 Gerald Wallace (Por) ...... 11 1 9 Chuck Hayes (Hou) ......... 10 2 6 Ron Artest (LAL) .......... 7 1 5 Al Horford (Atl) .......... 7 3 1 Josh Smith (Atl) .......... 7 1 5 Serge Ibaka (OKC) ......... 6 1 4 Shane Battier (Memp) ...... 5 2 1 Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) ..... 5 0 5 Wesley Matthews (Por) ..... 4 2 0 Nicolas Batum (Por) ....... 3 1 1 Kendrick Perkins (OKC) .... 3 0 3 Keith Bogans (Chi) ........ 2 1 0 Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 2 1 0 Joe Johnson (Atl) ......... 2 1 0 Kyle Lowry (Hou) .......... 2 0 2 Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) .... 2 0 2 Lamar Odom (LAL) .......... 2 0 2 Arron Afflalo (Den) ....... 1 0 1 Andrew Bogut (Mil) ........ 1 0 1 Ronnie Brewer (Chi) ....... 1 0 1 Andrew Bynum (LAL) ........ 1 0 1 Kirk Hinrich (Atl) ........ 1 0 1 Jrue Holiday (Phi) ........ 1 0 1 Shawn Marion (Dal) ........ 1 0 1 Nene (Den) ................ 1 0 1 Tayshaun Prince (Det) ..... 1 0 1 Miami activated Udonis Haslem and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL. Mia 98, Bos 90 OT at Bos LeBron James (Mia) had 35 points, 14 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers in 50 minutes. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points including 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points. Mia out-scored Bos 12-4 in overtime. Mia leads the series 3-1. OKC 133, Mem 123 3OT at Mem Kevin Durant (OKC) had 35 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6-18 FT, 13 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers in 57 minutes. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 40 points including 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in 51 minutes. James Harden (OKC) had 19 points on 4-11 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 34 points on 9-25 FG and 16-17 FT, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 turnovers in 56 minutes. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 26 points, 21 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 6 turnovers in 57 minutes. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. OKC out-scored Mem 14-4 in the 3rd overtime. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (4) |_ 8 Memphis (2) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (2) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ 3 Dallas (0) | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (4) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (2) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (2) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (3) ________| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Tuesday, May 10 Game 5 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Wednesday, May 11 Game 5 Boston at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 12 Game 6 Chicago at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Friday, May 13 *Game 6 Miami at Boston TBA ESPN Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Sunday, May 15 *Game 7 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TNT *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TBA Monday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Miami 7:00 pm TNT ---- 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