News from April 20. Louis Williams (Tor) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Willaims received 78 of a possible 130 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Louis Williams (Tor) ...... 502 78 34 10 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) ....... 324 33 46 21 Jamal Crawford (LAC) ...... 131 8 18 37 Andre Iguodala (GS) ....... 100 7 16 17 Tristan Thompson (Cle) .... 33 0 6 15 Nikola Mirotic (Chi) ...... 24 1 4 7 Marreese Speights (GS) .... 20 1 2 9 Corey Brewer (Hou) ........ 12 1 1 4 Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 12 0 3 3 Taj Gibson (Chi) .......... 8 1 0 3 Aaron Brooks (Chi) ........ 1 0 0 1 Chris Kaman (Por) ......... 1 0 0 1 Anthony Morrow (OKC) ...... 1 0 0 1 Dennis Schroeder (Atl) .... 1 0 0 1 GS 97, NO 87 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points including 11-17 FG. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 16 points on 4-13 FG and 7-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. GS out-scored NO 26-16 in the 4th quarter. Jrue Holiday (NO, stress reaction lower right leg) did not play. GS leads the series 2-0. Chi 91, Mil 82 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 6 points on 3-9 FG, 19 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 31 points including 8-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 15 points including 4-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Chi leads the series 2-0. Note: They changed the start times for 2 games for Sunday April 26. The Tor@Was game is now 5:30 pm CT and the Hou@Dal game is now 8:00 pm CT. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (2) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Portland (0) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (1) _ | | | 2 Houston (1) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 San Antonio (0) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (1) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (1) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (2) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (1) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, April 21 Game 2 Boston at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Washington at Toronto 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Dallas at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 22 Game 2 Brooklyn at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 San Antonio at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 23 Game 3 Cleveland at Boston 6:00 pm TNT Game 3 Chicago at Milwaukee 7:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Golden State at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 24 Game 3 Houston at Dallas 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Toronto at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 LA Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 25 Game 3 Atlanta at Brooklyn 2:00 pm TNT Game 4 Chicago at Milwaukee 4:30 pm TNT Game 4 Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 26 Game 4 Cleveland at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Washington 5:30 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Dallas 8:00 pm TNT Monday, April 27 Game 4 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 5 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA Game 4 Memphis at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 28 *Game 5 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 5 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 5 New Orleans at Golden State TBA *Game 5 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Wednesday, April 29 *Game 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 5 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 5 Portland at Memphis TBA Thursday, April 30 *Game 6 Cleveland at Boston TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Milwaukee TBA *Game 6 Houston at Dallas TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at San Antonio TBA Friday, May 1 *Game 6 Atlanta at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Washington TBA *Game 6 Golden State at New Orleans TBA *Game 6 Memphis at Portland TBA Saturday, May 2 *Game 7 Boston at Cleveland TBA *Game 7 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Dallas at Houston TBA *Game 7 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7 Brooklyn at Atlanta TBA *Game 7 Washington at Toronto TBA *Game 7 New Orleans at Golden State TBA ---- 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