News from May 12. Larry Bird (Ind) won the Coach of the Year Award. Bird received 50 of 116 media votes. Indiana had a record of 58-24. Jerry Sloan (Uta) received 29 votes, Mike Fratello (Cle) received 15 votes, Pat Riley (Mia) received 5 votes, Danny Ainge (Pho) received 4 votes, George Karl (Sea) received 4 votes, Phil Jackson (Chi) received 3 votes, Rick Pitino (Bos) received 3 votes, John Calipari (NJ) received 1 vote, Chuck Daly (Orl) received 1 vote, and Jeff Van Gundy (NY) received 1 vote. The NBA announced the All-Rookie teams. The teams were voted on by the 29 head coaches (a coach could not vote for his own players) who were asked to select 5 rookies, regardless of position, for the first team and 5 for the second team. A first team vote was worth 2 points and a second team vote was worth 1 point for a maximum of 56 points. Tim Duncan (SA) and Keith Van Horn (NJ) were unanimous first teamers. NBA All-Rookie Team First Team Player Points (first place votes) Tim Duncan (SA) ............... 56 (28) Keith Van Horn (NJ) ........... 56 (28) Brevin Knight (Cle) ........... 54 (26) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) ...... 51 (25) Ron Mercer (Bos) .............. 50 (23) Second Team Player Points (first place votes) Tim Thomas (Phi) .............. 30 (5) Cedric Henderson (Cle) ........ 27 (2) Maurice Taylor (LAC) .......... 25 (3) Derek Anderson (Cle) .......... 25 (3) Bobby Jackson (Den) ........... 18 (1) Others receiving votes Player Points (first place votes) Chauncey Billups (Tor) ........ 17 Danny Fortson (Den)............ 8 Michael Stewart (Sac) ......... 5 (1) Antonio Daniels (Van) ......... 3 Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) ....... 1 Chris Anstey (Dal) ............ 1 Kelvin Cato (Por) ............. 1 Rodrick Rhodes (Hou) .......... 1 Alvin Williams (Tor) .......... 1 Uta 87, SA 77 - at Uta Bryon Russell (Uta) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Karl Malone (Uta) had 24 points on 7-21 FG and 10-14 FT and 13 rebounds. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 19 points. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points on 2-6 FG and 8-10 FT. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 21 points on 5-16 FG and 11-15 FT and 13 rebounds. Avery Johnson (SA) had 17 points including 4-11 FG, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Utah takes the series 4-1 and will face the LA Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. LAL 110, Sea 95 - at Sea Rick Fox (LAL) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Robert Horry (LAL) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 1 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 31 points on 12-17 FG and 7-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 17 points including 9-9 FT. LAL shot 56.3% (36-64) FG and Sea shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. The LA Lakers take the series 4-1 and will face Utah in the Western Conference Finals. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Utah (3) _____ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Utah (4) _ _ 5 San Antonio (1) | 4 Phoenix (1) _| |_ 1 Utah (0) _ 5 San Antonio (3) _ 3 LA Lakers (0) | | | 2 Seattle (3) ___ | | 7 Minnesota (2) |_ 2 Seattle (1) ___| | _ 3 LA Lakers (4) | 3 LA Lakers (3) ___| | 6 Portland (1) |_ __________ _ __________ | 1 Chicago (3) __ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ 1 Chicago (3) ___ | _ 4 Charlotte (1) | | 4 Charlotte (3) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ _______________ _| _ _______________ 2 Miami (2) ____ | 7 New York (3) |_ 7 New York (1) ____| _ 3 Indiana (3) 3 Indiana (3) ___| 6 Cleveland (1)