News from May 12 The NBA announced the All-NBA teams. The teams were selected, by position, by 119 media members who were asked to select a first team (worth 5 points), a second team (3 points), and a third team (1 point). First Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F LeBron James (Mia) ....... 595 (119) F Kevin Durant (OKC) ....... 492 (69) C Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 593 (118) G Derrick Rose (Chi) ....... 593 (118) G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 551 (98) Second Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ...... 437 (47) F Pau Gasol (LAL) .......... 259 (2) C Amare Stoudemire (NY) .... 258 (2) G Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 392 (24) G Russell Westbrook (OKC) .. 184 Third Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) .. 135 F Zach Randolph (Mem) ...... 67 C Al Horford (Atl) ......... 62 G Chris Paul (NO) .......... 157 G Manu Ginobili (SA) ....... 106 Others receiving votes Total Player Points Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 68 Paul Pierce (Bos) ......... 55 Carmelo Anthony (NY) ...... 53 Kevin Love (Min) .......... 48 Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 43 Blake Griffin (LAC) ....... 36 Tony Parker (SA) .......... 27 Kevin Garnett (Bos) ....... 22 Deron Williams (NJ) ....... 19 Steve Nash (Pho) .......... 17 Andrew Bogut (Mil) ........ 13 Monta Ellis (GS) .......... 11 Nene (Den) ................ 11 Andrew Bynum (LAL) ........ 9 Tyson Chandler (Dal) ...... 7 Kevin Martin (Hou) ........ 7 Joakim Noah (Chi) ......... 5 Marc Gasol (Mem) .......... 3 Al Jefferson (Uta) ........ 3 Kendrick Perkins (OKC) .... 3 Andrea Bargnani (Tor) ..... 2 Chris Bosh (Mia) .......... 2 Ray Allen (Bos) ........... 1 Luol Deng (Chi) ........... 1 Eric Gordon (LAC) ......... 1 Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... 1 Jason Kidd (Dal) .......... 1 Emeka Okafor (NO) ......... 1 Luis Scola (Hou) .......... 1 Gerald Wallace (Por) ...... 1 Chi 93, Atl 73 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points and 12 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points. Chi shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Atl shot 36.5% (22-74) FG. Chi shot 8-10 FT and Atl shot 18-25 FT. Chicago takes the series 4-2 and advances to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will face Miami. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (4) |_ 8 Memphis (2) _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (3) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ 3 Dallas (0) | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (4) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (2) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _| _ 2 Miami (0) 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (4) ________| _ 3 Boston (1) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Friday, May 13 Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 15 *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City 2:30 pm ABC Conference Finals (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 15 Game 1 Oklahoma City at Dallas 2:30 pm ABC (if OKC-Mem ends in 6) Game 1 Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 17 Game 1/2 OKC/Mem at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 18 Game 2 Miami at Chicago 7:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 19 Game 2 OKC/Mem at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN (if OKC-Mem ends in 7) Saturday, May 21 Game 3 Dallas at OKC/Mem 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 22 Game 3 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 23 Game 4 Dallas at OKC/Mem 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 24 Game 4 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 25 *Game 5 OKC/Mem at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 26 *Game 5 Miami at Chicago 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 27 *Game 6 Dallas at OKC/Mem 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 28 *Game 6 Chicago at Miami 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 29 *Game 7 OKC/Mem at Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 30 *Game 7 Miami at Chicago 7:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html