News from May 6. Kevin Durant (OKC) won the Most Valuable Player award. Durant received 119 of a possible 124 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Kevin Durant (OKC) ...... 1232 119 6 0 0 0 LeBron James (Mia) ...... 891 6 118 1 0 0 Blake Griffin (LAC) ..... 434 0 1 66 30 7 Joakim Noah (Chi) ....... 322 0 0 32 50 12 James Harden (Hou) ...... 85 0 0 7 10 20 Stephen Curry (GS) ...... 66 0 0 4 9 19 Chris Paul (LAC) ........ 45 0 0 5 6 2 Al Jefferson (Cha) ...... 34 0 0 2 4 12 Paul George (Ind) ....... 33 0 0 1 4 16 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) . 26 0 0 2 2 10 Kevin Love (Min) ........ 25 0 0 2 3 6 Tim Duncan (SA) ......... 21 0 0 1 3 7 Tony Parker (SA) ........ 21 0 0 2 2 5 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ..... 7 0 0 0 1 4 Carmelo Anthony (NY) .... 4 0 0 0 1 1 Goran Dragic (Pho) ...... 3 0 0 0 0 3 Mike Conley (Mem) ....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Golden State fired head coach Mark Jackson. Toronto signed head coach Dwane Casey to a 3 year contract extension. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) underwent surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder. Miami activated Michael Beasley and placed Greg Oden on IL. Mia 107, Bro 86 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mia) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points on 7-11 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 17 points on 7-10 FG. Mia leads the series 1-0. SA 116, Por 92 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 33 points including 13-24 FG, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 19 points including 7-9 FG. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 32 points and 14 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points and 6 turnovers. SA out-scored Por 65-39 in the 1st half. SA shot 50.6% (44-87) FG and Por shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. SA leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (4) ___ 8 Dallas (3) |_ 1 San Antonio (1) ___ _ 5 Portland (0) | 4 Houston (2) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (4) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (4) _ | | 7 Memphis (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (0) _| | _ 3 LA Clippers (1) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 Golden State (3) |_ _________ _ _________ | 1 Indiana (4) _______ | 8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Indiana (0) ____ | _ 5 Washington (1) | | 4 Chicago (1) ____| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (4) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ 2 Miami (1) ______| _ 6 Brooklyn (0) 3 Toronto (3) ______| 6 Brooklyn (4) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Wednesday, May 7 (All times Central) Game 2 Washington at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 8 (All times Central) Game 2 Brooklyn at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 2 Portland at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN2 Schedule for Friday, May 9 (All times Central) Game 3 Indiana at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 10 (All times Central) Game 3 Miami at Brooklyn 7:00 pm ABC Game 3 San Antonio at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, May 11 (All times Central) Game 4 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Indiana at Washington 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, May 12 (All times Central) Game 4 Miami at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Game 4 San Antonio at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, May 13 (All times Central) *Game 5 Washington at Indiana TBA TNT *Game 5 LA Clippers at Oklahoma City TBA TNT Schedule for Wednesday, May 14 (All times Central) *Game 5 Brooklyn at Miami TBA TNT *Game 5 Portland at San Antonio TBA TNT Schedule for Thursday, May 15 (All times Central) *Game 6 Oklahoma City at LA Clippers TBA ESPN *Game 6 Indiana at Washington TBA ESPN Schedule for Friday, May 16 (All times Central) *Game 6 Miami at Brooklyn TBA ESPN *Game 6 San Antonio at Portland TBA ESPN Schedule for Saturday, May 16 (All times Central) no games scheduled Schedule for Sunday, May 17 (All times Central) *Game 7 Washington at Indiana TBA *Game 7 Brooklyn at Miami TBA ABC *Game 7 LA Clippers at Oklahoma City TBA TNT Schedule for Monday, May 18 (All times Central) *Game 7 Portland at San Antonio 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