News from April 23. Danny Manning (Pho) won the Sixth Man of the Year award. Manning received 57 of the 116 possible media votes. Manning averaged 13.5 points and 5.6 rebounds in 70 games, of which he came off the bench in 59. Kobe Bryant (LAL) received 31 votes, Dale Ellis (Sea) received 21 votes, John Starks (NY) received 3 votes, Jerry Stackhouse (Det) received 2 votes, Michael Curry (Mil) received 1 vote, and Tracy Murray (Was) received 1 vote. Jerome James (junior, C, Florida A&M) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Cha 97, Atl 87 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 34 points including 15-19 FG. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 12 points and 12 assists. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Steve Smith (Atl) had 35 points including 13-22 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Cha shot 58.8% (40-68) FG and Atl shot 45.5% (35-77) FG. Matt Geiger (Cha, pulled right hamstring) did not play. Cha leads the series 1-0. Ind 106, Cle 77 - at Ind Chris Mullin (Ind) had 20 points on 8-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dale Davis (Ind) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 19 points including 9-11 FT. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 25 points and 13 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Ind shot 50.7% (34-67) FG and Cle shot 37.3% (25-67) FG. Ind leads the series 1-0. Hou 103, Uta 90 - at Uta Kevin Willis (Hou) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 blocks. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 22 points including 8-11 FT and 6 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points and 8 assists. Hou shot 10-22 3-pointers and Uta shot 2-9 3-pointers. Hou leads the series 1-0. SA 102, Pho 96 - at Pho Tim Duncan (SA) had 32 points including 8-14 FT and 10 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 26 points including 8-16 FT, 15 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Avery Johnson (SA) had 22 points including 8-11 FG. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 steals. Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 18 points and 7 assists. Mark Bryant (Pho) had 15 points including 7-10 FG in 18 minutes. Rex Chapman (Pho, injured hamstring) did not play. SA leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Utah (0) _____ 8 Houston (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Phoenix (0) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 San Antonio (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Seattle (0) ___ | | 7 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Lakers (0) ___| | 6 Portland (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Chicago (0) __ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Charlotte (1) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (0) ____ | 7 New York (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Indiana (1) ___| 6 Cleveland (0)