News from June 3. Karl Malone (Uta) won the Most Valuable Player Award. The award is voted on by 118 media members who give a 1st place vote worth 10 points, a 2nd place vote worth 7 points, a 3rd place vote worth 5 points, a 4th place vote worth 3 points, and a 5th place vote worth 1 point. MVP Results Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Karl Malone (Uta) ........ 827 44 29 31 8 5 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) .... 773 36 32 30 11 6 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 740 30 36 31 9 6 Allen Iverson (Phi) ...... 319 5 11 10 40 22 Jason Kidd (Pho) ......... 159 2 4 6 21 18 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ... 89 1 2 3 11 17 Chris Webber (Sac) ....... 51 0 2 2 5 12 Grant Hill (Det) ......... 39 0 1 3 3 8 Gary Payton (Sea) ........ 35 0 1 1 4 11 Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 9 0 0 0 2 3 Shawn Kemp (Cle) ......... 7 0 0 0 2 1 David Robinson (SA) ...... 6 0 0 1 0 1 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) .... 3 0 0 0 1 0 Arvydas Sabonis (Por) .... 3 0 0 0 1 0 Darrell Armstrong (Orl) .. 2 0 0 0 0 2 Vince Carter (Tor) ....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) .. 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mark Jackson (Ind) ....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Glenn Robinson (Mil) ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Steve Smith (Atl) ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rasheed Wallace (Por) .... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (3) _ 8 Minnesota (1) |_ 1 San Antonio (4) _ _ 4 LA Lakers (0) | 4 LA Lakers (3) ___| |_ 1 San Antonio (2) _ 5 Houston (1) _ 2 Portland (0) | | | 2 Portland (3) ____ | | 7 Phoenix (0) |_ 2 Portland (4) ____| | _ 3 Utah (2) | 3 Utah (3) __| | 6 Sacramento (2) |_ _______ _ _______ | 1 Miami (2) ____ | 8 New York (3) |_ 8 New York (4) ____ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (3) _____| | | 5 Detroit (2) |_ 8 New York (1) ____| _ 2 Indiana (1) 2 Indiana (3) ___ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ 2 Indiana (4) _| _ 6 Philadelphia (0) 3 Orlando (1) _| 6 Philadelphia (3)