News from May 12.
Indiana picked up their 08-09 option for Stephen Graham.
The NBA announced the All-Defense teams. The teams were selected by the
30 coaches who were asked to select 5 players by position for the 1st team
and 5 for the 2nd team (and couldn't vote for their own players). A 1st
team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point.
First Team Total team votes
Pos Player Points 1st 2nd
F Kevin Garnett (Bos) ....... 52 24 4
F Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 33 12 9
C Marcus Camby (Den) ........ 37 14 9
G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 52 24 4
G Bruce Bowen (SA) .......... 36 13 10
Second Team Total team votes
Pos Player Points 1st 2nd
F Shane Battier (Hou) ....... 29 9 11
F Tayshaun Prince (Det) ..... 20 3 14
C Dwight Howard (Orl) ....... 25 8 9
G Chris Paul (NO) ........... 26 10 6
G Raja Bell (Pho) ........... 18 4 10
Others receiving votes Total team votes
Player Points 1st 2nd
Chauncey Billups (Det) .... 14 5 4
Jason Kidd (Dal) .......... 13 4 5
Rasheed Wallace (Det) ..... 13 3 7
Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 11 3 5
Ron Artest (Sac) .......... 8 2 4
Tyson Chandler (NO) ....... 8 1 6
Josh Smith (Atl) .......... 8 3 2
Deron Williams (Uta) ...... 8 3 2
Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) .... 6 0 6
Derek Fisher (LAL) ........ 4 1 2
Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 4 1 2
LeBron James (Cle) ........ 4 1 2
Samuel Dalembert (Phi) .... 3 1 1
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) ........ 3 1 1
Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... 2 1 0
Paul Pierce (Bos) ......... 2 0 2
Brandon Roy (****) ......... 2 0 2
Ronnie Brewer (Uta) ....... 1 0 1
Chris Bosh (Tor) .......... 1 0 1
Caron Butler (Was) ........ 1 0 1
Baron Davis (GS) .......... 1 0 1
Richard Hamilton (Det) .... 1 0 1
Josh Howard (Dal) ......... 1 0 1
Andre Miller (Phi) ........ 1 0 1
Dikembe Mutombo (Hou) ..... 1 0 1
Andres Nocioni (Chi) ...... 1 0 1
Cle 88, Bos 77 at Cle
LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points including 7-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 13
assists, and 3 steals.
Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 14 points.
Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 12 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 13 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds.
The series is tied 2-2.
Playoff Standings
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals
(Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of
7)
1 LA Lakers (4) _ __
8 Denver (0) |_ 1 LA Lakers (2) ___
_ 4 Utah (2) |
4 Utah (4) ______| |_ __
5 Houston (2) _ |
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2 New Orleans (4) __ | |
7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 New Orleans (2) _| |
_ 3 San Antonio (2) |
3 San Antonio (4) __| |
6 Phoenix (1) |_
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1 Boston (4) ______ |
8 Atlanta (3) |_ 1 Boston (2) ___ |
_ 4 Cleveland (2) | |
4 Cleveland (4) ___| | |
5 Wa****ngton (2) |_ __|
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2 Detroit (4) _ |
7 Philadelphia (2) |_ 2 Detroit (3) _____|
_ 3 Orlando (1)
3 Orlando (4) ______|
6 Toronto (1)
Second Round (Central times) *if necessary
Tuesday, May 13
Game 5: Orlando at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT
Game 5: San Antonio at New Orleans 8:30 pm TNT
Wednesday, May 14
Game 5: Cleveland at Boston 7:00 pm TNT
Game 5: Utah at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT
Thursday, May 15
*Game 6: Detroit at Orlando TBA ESPN
Game 6: New Orleans at San Antonio TBA ESPN
Friday, May 16
Game 6: Boston at Cleveland TBA ESPN
Game 6: LA Lakers at Utah TBA ESPN
Sunday, May 18
*Game 7: Orlando at Detroit TBA
*Game 7: Cleveland at Boston TBA
Monday, May 19
*Game 7: San Antonio at New Orleans TBA TNT
*Game 7: Utah at LA Lakers TBA TNT
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