News from May 6. The NBA announced the members of the All-Defense team. The teams were voted on by the 29 head coaches (they were not allowed to vote for players on their own team). The coaches selected a first and second team by position. A first team vote was worth 2 points and a second team vote was worth 1 point (the most points a player could receive is 56 points). First Team Pos Player Points (first place votes) G Michael Jordan (Chi) ..... 53 (25) G Gary Payton (Sea) ........ 51 (24) F Scottie Pippen (Chi) ..... 44 (21) F Karl Malone (Uta) ........ 24 (10) C Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) .... 48 (23) Second Team Pos Player Points (first place votes) G Mookie Blaylock (Atl) .... 23 (3) G Eddie Jones (LAL) ........ 10 F Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 21 (7) F Charles Oakley (NY) ...... 19 (6) C David Robinson (SA) ...... 18 (3) Others receiving votes Pos Player Points (first place votes) F Dennis Rodman (Chi) ...... 17 (6) F Bo Outlaw (Orl) .......... 12 (3) F P.J. Brown (Mia) ......... 12 (2) F Grant Hill (Det) ......... 11 (2) G Brevin Knight (Cle) ...... 8 (1) G John Stockton (Uta) ...... 6 (2) C Alonzo Mourning (Mia) .... 6 F Anthony Mason (Cha) ...... 5 (1) C Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) .... 5 (1) C Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ... 5 (1) G Mitch Richmond (Sac) ..... 5 G Tim Hardaway (Mia) ....... 4 (1) F Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 3 G Bobby Phills (Cha) ....... 2 (1) C Arvydas Sabonis (Por) .... 2 (1) F Vin Baker (Sea) .......... 2 G Joe Dumars (Det) ......... 2 F Horace Grant (Orl) ....... 2 G Jason Kidd (Pho) ......... 2 G Charlie Ward (NY) ........ 2 C Shawn Bradley (Dal) ...... 1 G Doug Christie (Tor) ...... 1 G Mario Elie (Hou) ......... 1 F Kendall Gill (NJ) ........ 1 G Ron Harper (Chi) ......... 1 G Hersey Hawkins (Sea) ..... 1 G Reggie Miller (Ind) ...... 1 F Theo Ratliff (Phi) ....... 1 F Detlef Schrempf (Sea) .... 1 G Eric Snow (Phi) .......... 1 C Jayson Williams (NJ) ..... 1 Lee Nailon (junior, C, TCU) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. The deadline for underclassmen to declare themselves eligible for the draft is Sunday, May 10. Cha 78, Chi 76 - at Chi Anthony Mason (Cha) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 7 points including 3-12 FG and 19 rebounds. B.J. Armstrong (Cha) had 10 points. Dell Curry (Cha) had 15 points including 6-8 FG. Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 13 points including 4-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Luc Longley (Chi) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. The series is tied 1-1. LAL 92, Sea 68 - at Sea Robert Horry (LAL) had 9 points including 3-9 FG, 10 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 16 points and 5 assists. Vin Baker (Sea) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 12 points on 6-17 FG and 5 assists. Sam Perkins (Sea) had 12 points including 4-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. LAL shot 43.2% (32-74) FG and Sea shot 32.9% (25-76) FG. LAL out-rebounded Sea 54-32. Kobe Bryant (LAL, flu) did not play. The series is tied 1-1. 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 (1) _ _ 5 San Antonio (0) | 4 Phoenix (1) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 San Antonio (3) _ _____________ | | | 2 Seattle (3) ___ | | 7 Minnesota (2) |_ 2 Seattle (1) ___| | _ 3 LA Lakers (1) | 3 LA Lakers (3) ___| | 6 Portland (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Chicago (3) __ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ 1 Chicago (1) ___ | _ 4 Charlotte (1) | | 4 Charlotte (3) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (2) ____ | 7 New York (3) |_ 7 New York (0) ____| _ 3 Indiana (1) 3 Indiana (3) ___| 6 Cleveland (1)