News from April 21. Mike Budenholzer (Atl) was named as Coach of the Year. Budenholzer received 67 of 130 possible 1st place votes. Total position votes Coach Points 1st 2nd 3rd Mike Budenholzer (Atl) ... 513 67 58 4 Steve Kerr (GS) .......... 471 56 61 8 Jason Kidd (Mil) ......... 57 1 5 37 Brad Stevens (Bos) ....... 50 2 4 28 Gregg Popovich (SA) ...... 38 3 0 23 Kevin McHale (Hou) ....... 13 0 0 13 Tom Thibodeu (Chi) ....... 10 1 1 2 Quin Snyder (Uta) ........ 7 0 1 4 David Blatt (Cle) ........ 3 0 0 3 Doc Rivers (LAC) ......... 2 0 0 2 Terry Stotts (Por) ....... 2 0 0 2 Rick Carlisle (Dal) ...... 1 0 0 1 Dwane Casey (Tor) ........ 1 0 0 1 Jeff Hornacek (Pho) ...... 1 0 0 1 Monty Williams (NO) ...... 1 0 0 1 Dallas activated Greg Smith and Dwight Powell and placed Chandler Parsons (injured right knee) and Devin Harris (injured left big toe) on IL. Hou 111, Dal 99 at Hou Dwight Howard (Hou) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-11 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points on 5-17 FG and 13-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Josh Smith (Hou) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 24 points including 8-23 FG and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 10 points including 3-14 FG and 13 rebounds. K.J. McDaniels (Hou, fractured right elbow) did not play. Hou leads the series 2-0. Cle 99, Bos 91 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points including 10-10 FT and 7 assists. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Cle leads the series 2-0. Was 117, Tor 106 at Tor Bradley Beal (Was) had 28 points including 12-21 FG and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 26 points including 8-11 FT, 17 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points and 7 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 20 points including 10-10 FT and 3 steals. Was leads the series 2-0. 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 (2) ______ | | 7 Dallas (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 San Antonio (0) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (1) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (2) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 3 Chicago (2) ____| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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