News from May 19. The NBA announced the All-NBA teams. The teams were selected, by position, by 100 media members who were asked to select a first team (worth 5 points), a second team (3 points), and a third team (1 point). First Team Total Pos Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd F LeBron James (Cle) ......... 498 99 1 0 F Kawhi Leonard (SA) ......... 490 96 3 1 G James Harden (Hou) ......... 500 100 0 0 G Russell Westbrook (OKC) .... 498 99 1 0 C Anthony Davis (NO) ......... 343 45 34 16 Second Team Total Pos Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd F G. Antetokounmpo (Mil) ..... 258 0 81 15 F Kevin Durant (GS) .......... 239 3 66 26 G Stephen Curry (GS) ......... 290 1 93 6 G Isaiah Thomas (Bos) ........ 236 0 71 23 C Rudy Gobert (Uta) .......... 339 43 38 10 Third Team Total Pos Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd F Draymond Green (GS) ........ 134 4 21 51 F Jimmy Butler (Chi) ......... 102 0 19 45 G John Wall (Was) ............ 125 0 19 68 G DeMar DeRozan (Tor) ........ 62 0 4 50 C DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ....... 51 3 7 18 Others receiving votes Total Player Points (1st team votes) Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) ... 50 (2) Chris Paul (LAC) ........... 49 Marc Gasol (Mem) ........... 48 (2) DeMarcus Cousins (NO) ...... 42 (2) Paul George (Ind) .......... 40 Gordon Hayward (Uta) ....... 27 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) ..... 18 Kyrie Irving (Cle) ......... 14 Klay Thompson (GS) ......... 14 Nikola Jokic (Den) ......... 12 (1) Damian Lillard (Por) ....... 12 Paul Millsap (Atl) ......... 3 LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) ..... 1 Blake Griffin (LAC) ........ 1 Al Horford (Bos) ........... 1 The NBA announced the 3 finalists for 6 of the regular season awards. The winners of the award will be announced during the NBA Awards show on June 26 at 8 pm CT on TNT. The awards were voted on by the media and the break down of the votes for the awards with be released after the Awards show. MVP James Harden (Hou) Kawhi Leonard (SA) Russell Westbrook (OKC) Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) Joel Embiid (Phi) Dario Saric (Phi) Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert (Uta) Draymond Green (GS) Kawhi Leonard (SA) 6th Man Eric Gordon (Hou) Andre Iguodala (GS) Louis Williams (Hou) Most Improved Player Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) Rudy Gobert (Uta) Nikola Jokic (Den) Coach of the Year Mike D'Antonio (Hou) Gregg Popovich (SA) Erik Spoelstra (Mia) Boston activated Jordan Mickey and placed James Young on IL. Cle 130, Bos 86 at Bos LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Kevin Love (Cle) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including 8-11 FG. Al Horford (Bos) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Cle out-scored Bos 72-31 in the 1st half and held a 50 point lead in the game. Cle shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Bos shot 37.2% (32-86) FG. Cle leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ 5 Utah (4) _ 2 San Antonio (0) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (4) __ | _ 4 Washington (3) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ 1 Boston (0) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (2) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 20 Game 3: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 21 Game 3: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 22 Game 4: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 23 Game 4: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 24 *Game 5: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 25 *Game 5: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 26 *Game 6: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 27 *Game 6: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 28 *Game 7: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 29 *Game 7: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm 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