News from April 29. The NBA fined Doc Rivers (LAC) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Tuesday's SA-LAC game. Kevin Love (Cle) underwent surgery on his separated right shoulder and is expected to be out 4 to 6 months. Kyle Korver (Atl) was named as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award. Korver received 77 of a possible 317 1st place player votes. The players were asked to give a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place vote to the 6 previously announced divisional winners. Total position votes (334 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Kyle Korver (Atl) ....... 2351 87 70 66 31 42 21 Anthony Davis (NO) ...... 2171 56 76 60 55 53 17 Pau Gasol (Chi) ......... 2051 66 54 58 54 39 46 Nick Collison (OKC) ..... 1677 35 49 39 70 52 72 Amir Johnson (Tor) ...... 1609 45 35 35 57 62 83 Jeremy Lin (LAL) ........ 1553 28 33 59 50 69 78 Mem 99, Por 93 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 26 points on 9-15 FG and 8-10 FT and 14 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 20 points. Jeff Green (Mem) had 10 points including 2-9 FG and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points including 5-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points including 1-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 33 points including 12-20 FG and 7-11 3-pointers. Memphis takes the series 4-1 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Golden State. Atl 107, Bro 97 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points on 10-17 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 17 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 23 points including 9-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointer and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 18 points and 6 assists. Atl leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ 1 Golden State (0) __ _ 5 Memphis (0) | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 Houston (4) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 Houston (0) ______| | _ | 3 LA Clippers (2) __| | 6 San Antonio (3) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (3) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ ____ | _ 5 Washington (0) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (0) _____| _ 3 Chicago (3) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, April 30 Game 6 Chicago at Milwaukee 6:00 pm TNT Game 6 LA Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Friday, May 1 Game 6 Atlanta at Brooklyn 7:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 2 *Game 7 Milwaukee at Chicago TBA *Game 7 San Antonio at LA Clippers TBA Sunday, May 3 *Game 7 Brooklyn at Atlanta 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