News from May 5. The NBA fined Jeff Pendergraph (Ind) $5,000 for his flop during Wednesday's Atl-Ind game. Unlike the regular season, there is no warning for a first flop in the playoffs. LeBron James (Mia) won the Most Valuable Player award. James received 120 of a possible 121 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th LeBron James (Mia) ...... 1207 120 1 0 0 0 Kevin Durant (OKC) ...... 765 0 93 21 2 3 Carmelo Anthony (NY) .... 475 1 16 51 27 17 Chris Paul (LAC) ........ 289 0 2 27 39 23 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 184 0 4 12 23 27 Tony Parker (SA) ........ 86 0 2 7 8 13 Tim Duncan (SA) ......... 65 0 2 1 12 10 James Harden (Hou) ...... 33 0 0 0 7 12 Russell Westbrook (OKC) . 9 0 0 0 1 6 Dwyane Wade (Mia) ....... 5 0 0 1 0 0 Stephen Curry (GS) ...... 3 0 0 0 0 3 Kevin Garnett (Bos) ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 David Lee (GS) .......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ty Lawson (Den) ......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Marc Gasol (Mem) ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 Joakim Noah (Chi) ....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Brooklyn fired head coach P.J. Carlesimo. Oklahoma City activated Perry Jones and placed Jeremy Lamb on IL. OKC 93, Mem 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 35 points including 9-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 12 points. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. OKC leads the series 1-0. Ind 102, NY 95 at NY Paul George (Ind) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 20 points. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 14 points including 5-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 27 points including 10-28 FG and 11 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 18 points. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points on 4-15 FG and 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Ind 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 Oklahoma City (4) _ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (0) | 4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (4) ___ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (0) __| | _ 6 Golden State (0) | 3 Denver (2) __| | 6 Golden State (4) |_ _ | 1 Miami (4) _____ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (0) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (0) | | 4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | | 5 Chicago (4) |_ __| _ 2 New York (4) ______ | 7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (0) ______| _ 3 Indiana (1) 3 Indiana (4) _______| 6 Atlanta (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Monday, May 6 (All times Central) Game 1: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 1: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, May 7 (All times Central) Game 2: Indiana at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 8 (All times Central) Game 2: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, May 10 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 11 (All times Central) Game 3: Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 pm ESPN Game 3: New York at Indiana 7:00 pm ABC Schedule for Sunday, May 12 (All times Central) Game 4: San Antonio at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Schedule for Monday, May 13 (All times Central) Game 4: Miami at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, May 14 (All times Central) Game 4: New York at Indiana TBA TNT *Game 5: Golden State at San Antonio TBA TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 15 (All times Central) *Game 5: Chicago at Miami TBA TNT *Game 5: Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 16 (All times Central) *Game 5: Indiana at New York TBA TNT *Game 6: San Antonio at Golden State TBA TNT Schedule for Friday, May 17 (All times Central) *Game 6: Miami at Chicago TBA ESPN *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 18 (All times Central) *Game 6: New York at Indiana TBA ESPN *Game 7: Golden State at San Antonio TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 19 (All times Central) *Game 7: Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA Schedule for Monday, May 20 (All times Central) *Game 7: Indiana at New York TBA 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