News from April 22.
Dallas activated Antoine Wright and placed Tyronn Lue on IL with a
strained lower back.
New Orleans activated Rasual Butler and placed Melvin Ely on IL.
Kevin Garnett (Bos) was named as Defensive Player of the Year. Garnett
received 90 of 124 possible 1st place media votes.
Total position votes
Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd
Kevin Garnett (Bos) ...... 493 90 12 7
Marcus Camby (Den) ....... 178 12 32 22
Shane Battier (Hou) ...... 175 11 33 21
Bruce Bowen (SA) ......... 80 7 7 24
Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 40 0 10 10
Josh Smith (Atl) ......... 34 1 6 11
Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 24 1 4 7
Chris Paul (NO) .......... 24 1 4 7
Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 22 0 6 4
Tayshaun Prince (Det) .... 13 0 3 4
Tyson Chandler (NO) ...... 10 1 1 2
Rasheed Wallace (Det) .... 9 0 3 0
Raja Bell (Pho) .......... 3 0 1 0
Samuel Dalembert (Phi) ... 3 0 1 0
Richard Hamilton (Det) ... 3 0 1 0
Ron Artest (Sac) ......... 1 0 0 1
Chauncey Billups (Det) ... 1 0 0 1
Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ... 1 0 0 1
Kyle Lowry (Mem) ......... 1 0 0 1
Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........ 1 0 0 1
NO 127, Dal 103 at NO
Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers.
David West (NO) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists.
Tyson Chandler (NO) had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Chris Paul (NO) had 32 points on 10-16 FG and 12-14 FT, 5 rebounds, 17
assists, and 3 steals.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points on 7-11 FG and 12-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and
5 assists.
Brandon Bass (Dal) had 19 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 9-9 FT and 8
rebounds.
Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers.
NO shot 60.8% (48-79) FG and Dal shot 47.1% (33-70) FG.
NO leads the series 2-0.
SA 102, Pho 96 at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 29 points.
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 19 points including 7-14 FT, 14 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 10 assists.
SA leads the series 2-0.
Orl 104, Tor 103 at Orl
Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 0-9 3-pointers, 6
rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points including 12-17 FG, 20 rebounds
including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks.
Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Chris Bosh (Tor) had 29 points including 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Jose Calderon (Tor) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists.
Jason Kapono (Tor) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Orl 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 (2) __ | |
7 Dallas (0) |_ __| |
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3 San Antonio (2) __| |
6 Phoenix (0) |_
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1 Boston (1) ______ |
8 Atlanta (0) |_ __ |
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4 Cleveland (2) ___| | |
5 Wa****ngton (0) |_ __|
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2 Detroit (0) _ |
7 Philadelphia (1) |_ __|
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3 Orlando (2) ______|
6 Toronto (0)
First Round (Central times) *if necessary
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 Wa****ngton 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 Wa****ngton 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: Wa****ngton 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 Wa****ngton 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: Wa****ngton at Cleveland TBA
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