News from May 15. Kyrie Irving (Cle) was named as Rookie of the Year. Irving received 117 of 120 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Kyrie Irving (Cle) ....... 592 117 2 1 Ricky Rubio (Min) ........ 170 0 49 23 Kenneth Faried (Den) ..... 129 1 30 34 Kawhi Leonard (SA) ....... 47 1 9 15 Iman Shumpert (NY) ....... 33 1 7 7 Klay Thompson (GS) ....... 30 0 5 15 Isaiah Thomas (Sac) ...... 28 0 6 10 Brandon Knight (Det) ..... 21 0 6 3 Chandler Parsons (Hou) ... 14 0 3 5 Marshon Brooks (NJ) ...... 4 0 1 1 Kemba Walker (Cha) ....... 3 0 0 3 Josh Selby (Mem) ......... 1 0 0 1 Dallas signed head coach Rick Carlisle to a 4 year contract. Doctors announced that Derrick Rose (Chi) will be out 8 to 12 months after undergoing surgery on his left knee for a torn ACL. Nikola Pekovic (Min) underwent surgery on his right ankle to remove bone spurs. Miami activated Terrel Harris and placed Chris Bosh (strained abdominal muscle) on IL. SA 108, LAC 92 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 12-20 FG and 10 rebounds. Danny Green (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points. Caron Butler (LAC) had 15 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. SA leads the series 1-0. Ind 78, Mia 75 at Mia David West (Ind) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points and 3 steals. Paul George (Ind) had 10 points on 4-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 28 points including 8-13 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points on 8-22 FG and 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. The series is tied 1-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Utah (0) |_ 1 San Antonio (1) ___ _ 5 LA Clippers (0) | 4 Memphis (3) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (4) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (1) _| | _ 3 LA Lakers (0) | 3 LA Lakers (4) _____| | 6 Denver (3) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (2) __ | 8 Philadelphia (4) |_ 8 Philadelphia (1) __ | _ 4 Boston (1) | | 4 Boston (4) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) ______ | 7 New York (1) |_ 2 Miami (1) ______| _ 3 Indiana (1) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Orlando (1) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Wednesday, May 16 Game 3 Boston at Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 17 Game 3 Miami at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Game 2 LA Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 18 Game 4 Boston at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 19 Game 3 San Antonio at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 20 Game 4 Miami at Indiana 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Monday, May 21 Game 5 Philadelphia at Boston TBD TNT *Game 5 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD TNT Tuesday, May 22 Game 5 Indiana at Miami 6:00 pm TNT *Game 5 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBD TNT Wednesday, May 23 *Game 6 Boston at Philadelphia TBD ESPN *Game 6 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers TBD ESPN Thursday, May 24 *Game 6 Miami at Indiana TBD Friday, May 25 *Game 6 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 26 *Game 7 Indiana at Miami TBD *Game 7 Philadelphia at Boston TBD Sunday, May 27 *Game 7 LA Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBD ---- 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