News from June 9. Chauncey Billups (LAC) was named as winner of the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, a new award to recognize friendship amongst teammates. 6 players from each conference were nominated for the award and then the players voted from the 12 for the winner. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Chauncey Billups (LAC) 1543 64 80 37 44 26 Shane Battier (Mia) 1324 79 41 26 32 21 Jason Kidd (NY) 1048 42 38 43 31 54 Jarrett Jack (GS) 895 26 45 44 25 25 Jerry Stackhouse (Bro) 865 30 34 47 22 26 Manu Ginobili (SA) 722 35 14 23 43 30 Andre Iguodala (Den) 566 13 22 31 27 46 Luke Walton (Cle) 555 18 26 23 19 21 Roger Mason (NO) 458 13 12 27 30 19 Roy Hibbert (Ind) 352 6 12 26 19 21 Serge Ibaka (OKC) 342 11 11 13 23 21 Emeka Okafor (Was) 333 10 12 7 28 34 Mia 103, SA 84 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 19 points. Ray Allen (Mia) had 13 points. Danny Green (SA) had 17 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 9 points on 4-12 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Mia out-scored SA 53-39 in the 2nd half. 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 OKC (4) _ 8 Hou (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _ _ 5 Memphis (4) | 4 LAC (2) _| |_ 5 Memphis (0) _ 5 Mem (4) _ 2 San Antonio (4) | | | 2 SA (4) _ | | 7 LAL (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 6 Golden State (2) | 3 Den (2) _| | 6 GS (4) |_ 2 San Antonio (1) _ 1 Miami (1) | 1 Mia (4) _ | 8 Mil (0) |_ 1 Miami (4) _______ | _ 5 Chicago (1) | | 4 Bro (3) _| | | 5 Chi (4) |_ 1 Miami (4) _____| _ 3 Indiana (3) 2 NY (4) _ | 7 Bos (2) |_ 2 New York (2) ______| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Ind (4) _| 6 Atl (2) Finals (Central times) *if necessary Schedule for Tuesday, June 11 (All times Central) Game 3: Miami at San Antonio 8:00 pm ABC Schedule for Thursday, June 13 (All times Central) Game 4: Miami at San Antonio 8:00 pm ABC Schedule for Sunday, June 16 (All times Central) Game 5: Miami at San Antonio 7:00 pm ABC Schedule for Tuesday, June 18 (All times Central) *Game 6: San Antonio at Miami 8:00 pm ABC Schedule for Thursday, June 20 (All times Central) *Game 7: San Antonio at Miami 8:00 pm ABC ---- 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