News from April 21.
Milwaukee named Scott Skiles as head coach.
Cleveland activated Billy Thomas and placed Lance Allred on IL.
Kosta Koufos (freshman, Ohio State, center) and Jamont Gordon (junior,
Mississippi State, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft.
Manu Ginobili (SA) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Ginobili received
123 of a possible 124 1st place media votes.
Total position votes
Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd
Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 615 123 0 0
Leandro Barbosa (Pho) ..... 283 1 84 26
Jason Terry (Dal) ......... 44 0 9 17
Kyle Korver (Uta) ......... 34 0 7 13
Ben Gordon (Chi) .......... 27 0 6 9
J.R. Smith (Den) .......... 22 0 4 10
Josh Childress (Atl) ...... 23 0 5 8
James Posey (Bos) ......... 19 0 3 10
Jason Maxiell (Det) ....... 11 0 1 8
Travis Outlaw (Por) ....... 11 0 0 11
Jordan Farmar (LAL) ....... 5 0 1 2
Linas Kleiza (Den) ........ 5 0 1 2
Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) .... 4 0 0 4
Jarrett Jack (Por) ........ 3 0 1 0
David Lee (NY) ............ 3 0 0 3
Rashad McCants (Min) ...... 3 0 1 0
Louis Williams (Phi) ...... 3 0 1 0
Andres Nocioni (Chi) ...... 1 0 0 1
Cle 116, Was 86 at Cle
LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 10-17 FT, 9 rebounds, and 12
assists.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds.
Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 15 points.
Caron Butler (Was) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists,
and 3 steals.
Darius Songaila (Was) had 12 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 6-6 FT.
Cle shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Was shot 37.5% (27-72) FG.
Cle leads the series 2-0.
Uta 90, Hou 84 at Hou
Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 16 points and 16 rebounds.
Deron Williams (Uta) had 22 points and 5 assists.
Bobby Jackson (Hou) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Uta leads the series 2-0.
Playoff Standings
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals
(Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7)
1 LA Lakers (1) _ __
8 Denver (0) |_ __
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4 Utah (2) ______| |_ __
5 Houston (0) _ |
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2 New Orleans (1) __ | |
7 Dallas (0) |_ __| |
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3 San Antonio (1) __| |
6 Phoenix (0) |_
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1 Boston (1) ______ |
8 Atlanta (0) |_ __ |
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4 Cleveland (2) ___| | |
5 Washington (0) |_ __|
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2 Detroit (0) _ |
7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __|
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3 Orlando (1) ______|
6 Toronto (0)
First Round (Central times) *if necessary
Tuesday, April 22
Game 2: Dallas at New Orleans 6:00 pm TNT
Game 2: Toronto at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV
Game 2: Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT
Wednesday, April 23
Game 2: Philadelphia at Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV
Game 2: Atlanta at Boston 7:00 pm TNT
Game 2: Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT
Thursday, April 24
Game 3: Orlando at Toronto 6:30 pm NBATV
Game 3: Cleveland at Washington 7:00 pm TNT
Game 3: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm TNT
Friday, April 25
Game 3: Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN2
Game 3: New Orleans at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN
Game 3: San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN
Saturday, April 26
Game 4: Orlando at Toronto 2:00 pm TNT
Game 3: LA Lakers at Denver 4:30 pm TNT
Game 3: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN
Game 4: Houston at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN
Sunday, April 27
Game 4: Cleveland at Washington 12:00 pm ABC
Game 4: San Antonio at Phoenix 2:30 pm ABC
Game 4: Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT
Game 4: New Orleans at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT
Monday, April 28
*Game 5: Toronto at Orlando 6:30 pm NBATV
Game 4: Boston at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT
Game 4: LA Lakers at Denver 9:30 pm TNT
Tuesday, April 29
*Game 5: Dallas at New Orleans TBA
*Game 5: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA
*Game 5: Utah at Houston TBA
*Game 5: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA
Wednesday, April 30
*Game 5: Denver at LA Lakers TBA
*Game 5: Atlanta at Boston TBA
*Game 5: Washington at Cleveland TBA
Thursday, May 1
*Game 6: New Orleans at Dallas TBA
*Game 6: San Antonio at Phoenix TBA
*Game 6: Detroit at Philadelphia TBA
*Game 6: Orlando at Toronto TBA
Friday, May 2
*Game 6: LA Lakers at Denver TBA
*Game 6: Houston at Utah TBA
*Game 6: Boston at Atlanta TBA
*Game 6: Cleveland at Washington TBA
Saturday, May 3
*Game 7: Dallas at New Orleans TBA
*Game 7: Phoenix at San Antonio TBA
*Game 7: Philadelphia at Detroit TBA
*Game 7: Toronto at Orlando TBA
Sunday, May 4
*Game 7: Denver at LA Lakers TBA
*Game 7: Utah at Houston TBA
*Game 7: Atlanta at Boston TBA
*Game 7: Washington at Cleveland TBA
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