News from May 3. Jason Kidd (Dal) was named as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award. Kidd received 93 of a possible 334 1st place player votes. The players were asked to give a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place vote to the 6 previously announced divisional winners. Total position votes (334 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Jason Kidd (Dal) ........ 2501 93 74 69 44 31 16 Shane Battier (Mia) ..... 2273 69 67 77 46 40 22 Antawn Jamison (Cle) .... 1954 35 69 57 67 59 37 Luke Ridnour (Min) ...... 1920 58 38 53 75 51 41 Jeremy Lin (NY) ......... 1624 45 35 39 52 67 80 Chris Paul (LAC) ........ 1452 34 45 29 32 65 115 Carlos Delfino (Mil) underwent surgery for a sports hernia. New York placed Amare Stoudemire (injured left hand) on IL. The NBA released the list of underclassmen and foreign players under 22 years old who declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Players who declared can remove their name from the draft up to June 18. The NBA draft is June 28. Underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft: Erik Austin (freshman, Jackson CC (Michigan), guard) Harrison Barnes (sophomore, UNC, forward) Will Barton (sophomore, Memphis, guard) Bradley Beal (freshman, Florida, guard) JCovan Brown (junior, Texas, guard) Dominic Cheek (junior, Villanova, guard) Jared Cunningham (junior, Oregon State, guard) Anthony Davis (freshman, Kentucky, forward) Andre Drummond (freshman, Connecticut, center) Dominique Ferguson (junior, Florida International, forward) Justin Hamilton (junior, LSU, center) Moe Harkless (freshman, St. John's, forward) John Henson (junior, UNC, forward) John Jenkins (junior, Vanderbilt, guard) Perry Jones (sophomore, Baylor, forward) Terrence Jones (sophomore, Kentucky, forward) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (freshman, Kentucky, forward) Doron Lamb (sophomore, Kentucky, guard) Jeremy Lamb (sophomore, Connecticut, guard) Meyers Leonard (sophomore, Illinois, center) Damian Lillard (junior, Weber State, guard) Kendall Marshall (sophomore, UNC, guard) Fab Melo (sophomore, Syracuse, center) Khris Middleton (junior, Texas A&M, guard-forward) Quincy Miller (freshman, Baylor, forward) Tony Mitchell (junior, Alabama, forward) Arnett Moultrie (junior, Mississippi State, forward) Reeves Nelson (UCLA/Lithuania, forward) Austin Rivers (freshman, Duke, guard) Peter Roberson (junior, Grambling State, center) Quincy Roberts (junior, Grambling State, guard) Thomas Robinson (junior, Kansas, forward) Terrence Ross (junior, Washington, guard) Avery Scharer (sophomore, Shoreline CC (Washington), guard) Renardo Sidney (junior, Mississippi State, forward) Jonathon Simmons (junior, Houston, guard) Terrell Stoglin (sophomore, Maryland, guard) Gerardo Suero (junior, Albany, guard) Jared Sullinger (sophomore, Ohio State, forward) Raymond Taylor (junior, Florida Atlantic, guard) Marquis Teague (freshman, Kentucky, guard) Joston Thomas (junior, Hawaii, forward) Hollis Thompson (junior, Georgetown, forward) Richard Townsend-Gant (junior, Vancouver Island University, guard) Dion Waiters (sophomore, Syracuse, guard) Maalik Wayns (junior, Villanova, guard) Royce White (sophomore, Iowa State, forward) D'Angelo Williams (junior, Notre Dame de Namur (California), guard) Tony Wroten (freshman, Washington, guard) International players under 22 years old who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft (foreign players who turn 22 during 2012 are automatically entered into the draft) [country is where player plays]: Furkan Aldemir (forward, Turkey, born 1991) Jonas Bergstedt (forward, Spain, born 1992) Evan Fournier (forward, France, born 1992) Josep Franch (guard, Spain, born 1991) Maximilian Kleber (guard, Germany, born 1992) Lahaou Konate (guard, France, born 1991) Mindaugas Kupsas (center, Lithuania, born 1991) Joffrey Lauvergne (forward, France, born 1991) Abdoulaye Loum (forward, France, born 1991) Nik Metreveli (center, Italy, born 1991) Nemanja Nedovic (guard, Serbia, born 1991) Alen Omic (center, Slovenia, born 1992) Jakub Parzenski (forward, Poland, born 1991) Sertac Sanli (center, Turkey, born 1991) Tomas Satoransky (forward, Spain, born 1991) Tornike Shengelia (forward, Belgium, born 1991) Mathieu Wojciechowski (forward, France, born 1992) OKC 95, Dal 79 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 11-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitkzi (Dal) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds. OKC leads the series 3-0. Mia 87, NY 70 at NY LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 12-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 turnovers. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points and 5 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 22 points including 7-23 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 10 points on 2-6 FG and 6-10 FT and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mia shot 42.6% (29-68) FG and NY shot 31.9% (22-69) FG. Mia leads the series 3-0. 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 Utah (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Memphis (1) ___| |_ __ 5 LA Clippers (1) _ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (3) _ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Lakers (2) _____| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (1) __ | 8 Philadelphia (1) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Boston (1) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (3) ______ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (2) _______| 6 Orlando (1) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Friday, May 4 Game 3 Atlanta at Boston 6:30 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 5 Game 4 Indiana at Orlando 1:00 pm ABC Game 3 Memphis at LA Clippers 3:30 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:30 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 6 Game 4 Chicago at Philadelphia 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 Miami at New York 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Atlanta at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 LA Lakers at Denver 8:30 pm TNT Monday, May 7 Game 4 San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm NBATV *Game 5 Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 8 Game 5 Orlando at Indiana TBD Game 5 Boston at Atlanta TBD Game 5 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 5 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Wednesday, May 9 *Game 5 New York at Miami TBD *Game 5 Utah at San Antonio TBD Game 5 LA Clippers at Memphis TBD Thursday, May 10 *Game 5 Chicago at Philadelphia TBD *Game 6 Atlanta at Boston TBD *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Dallas TBD *Game 6 LA Lakers at Denver TBD Friday, May 11 *Game 6 Miami at New York TBD *Game 6 Indiana at Orlando TBD *Game 6 San Antonio at Utah TBD *Game 6 Memphis at LA Clippers TBD Saturday, May 12 *Game 7 Philadelphia at Chicago TBD *Game 7 Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD *Game 7 Denver at LA Lakers TBD Sunday, May 13 *Game 7 New York at Miami TBD *Game 7 Boston at Atlanta TBD *Game 7 Orlando at Indiana TBD *Game 7 Utah at San Antonio TBD *Game 7 LA Clippers at Memphis 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