News from May 20 - 24. Charlotte fired team president Spencer Stolpen. Washington extended the contracts of head coach Jim Lynam, assistants Bob Staak, Derek Smith, and Buzz Bramn, and trainer Kevin Johnson through 1999. New York exercised the option in head coach Jeff Van Gundy for a 2 year extension. Michael Jordan (Chi) was named as the NBA MVP. It was the forth time that Jordan has won the award. He received 109 of a possible 113 first place media votes. The MVP voting First Player Points Place Votes Michael Jordan (Chi) 1114 109 David Robinson (SA) 574 Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) 360 2 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) 238 1 Scottie Pippen (Chi) 226 Gary Payton (Sea) 98 Karl Malone (Uta) 85 1 Shawn Kemp (Sea) 73 Grant Hill (Det) 63 Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) 63 John Stockton (Uta) 12 Charles Barkley (Pho) 8 Magic Johnson (LAL) 8 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 6 Dennis Rodman (Chi) 4 Terrell Brandon (Cle) 3 Mitch Richmond (Sac) 3 The NBA announced the All-NBA teams. The teams were voted on by 113 media members who were asked the select a first, second, and third team by position. Michael Jordan was an unanimous selection to the first team. All-NBA First Team First Player Pos Points Place Votes Scottie Pippen (Chi) F 517 91 Karl Malone (Uta) F 509 89 David Robinson (SA) C 442 65 Michael Jordan (Chi) G 565 113 Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) G 516 90 All-NBA Second Team First Player Pos Points Place Votes Shawn Kemp (Sea) F 306 18 Grant Hill (Det) F 266 14 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) C 378 40 Gary Payton (Sea) G 294 14 John Stockton (Uta) G 258 7 All-NBA Third Team First Player Pos Points Place Votes Charles Barkley (Pho) F 236 10 Juwan Howard (Was) F 68 3 Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) C 185 8 Mitch Richmond (Sac) G 167 1 Reggie Miller (Ind) G 90 Others receiving votes First Player Pos Points Place Votes Dennis Rodman (Chi) F 57 1 Jason Kidd (Dal) G 43 1 Rod Strickland (Por) G 33 Sean Elliott (SA) F 27 Terrell Brandon (Cle) G 25 Vin Baker (Mil) F 23 Clyde Drexler (Hou) G 18 Glen Rice (Cha) F 10 Detlef Schrempf (Sea) F 9 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) C 8 Magic Johnson (LAL) F 7 Patrick Ewing (NY) C 3 Horace Grant (Orl) F 3 Allan Houston (Det) G 3 Dennis Scott (Orl) G 3 Latrell Sprewell (GS) G 3 Larry Johnson (Cha) F 2 Mookie Blaylock (Atl) G 1 Elden Campbell (LAL) F 1 Cedric Ceballos (LAL) F 1 Avery Johnson (SA) G 1 Kevin Johnson (Pho) G 1 Dikembe Mutombo (Den) C 1 Bobby Phills (Cle) G 1 Clifford Robinson (Por) F 1 Damon Stoudamire (Tor) G 1 Nick Van Exel (LAL) G 1 Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) F 1 May 20 Sea 91, Uta 87 - at Sea Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 15 points. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 17 points. Gary Payton (Sea) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Sam Perkins (Sea) had 15 points on 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Karl Malone (Uta) had 32 points including 12-16 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 22 points. John Stockton (Uta) had 11 points, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. May 21 Chi 93, Orl 88 - at Orl Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 12 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 35 points including 15-16 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Dennis Scott (Orl) had 13 points. Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 36 points including 16-22 FG, 16 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 18 points. Horace Grant (Orl, twisted left elbow) did not play. Chicago leads the series 2-0. May 24 Uta 96, Sea 76 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 28 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 28 points on 9-14 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 7-7 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 17 points. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Seattle leads the series 2-1. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Seattle (3) __ 8 Sacramento (1) |__ 1 Seattle (4) _____ __ 5 Houston (0) | 4 LA Lakers (1) ___| |__ 1 Seattle (2) _ 5 Houston (3) __ 3 Utah (1) | | | 2 San Antonio (3) _ | | 7 Phoenix (1) |__ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | __ 3 Utah (4) | 3 Utah (3) ____| | 6 Portland (2) |__ ________ __ ________ | 1 Chicago (3) _____ | 8 Miami (0) |__ 1 Chicago (4) ____ | __ 5 New York (1) | | 4 Cleveland (0) ___| | | 5 New York (3) |__ 1 Chicago (2) _| __ 2 Orlando (0) 2 Orlando (3) _____ | 7 Detroit (0) |__ 2 Orlando (4) _____| __ 6 Atlanta (1) 3 Indiana (2) _____| 6 Atlanta (3)