News from April 22. Gregg Popovich (SA) was named as Coach of the Year. Popovich received 59 of 124 possible 1st place votes. Total position votes Coach Points 1st 2nd 3rd Gregg Popovich (SA) ...... 380 59 23 16 Jeff Hornacek (Pho) ...... 339 37 44 22 Tom Thibodeu (Chi) ....... 159 12 22 33 Steve Clifford (Cha) ..... 127 8 21 24 Dwane Casey (Tor) ........ 70 5 9 18 Terry Stotts (Por) ....... 25 2 3 6 Doc Rivers (LAC) ......... 13 1 2 2 Scott Brooks (OKC) ....... 1 0 0 1 Mark Jackson (GS) ........ 1 0 0 1 Jason Kidd (Bro) ......... 1 0 0 1 Ind 101, Atl 85 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 27 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points. Luis Scola (Ind) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Ind out-scored Atl 31-13 in the 3rd quarter. Ind shot 52.9% (36-68) FG and Atl shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. The series is tied 1-1. Tor 100, Bro 95 at Tor Amir Johnson (Tor) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points including 12-14 FT and 6 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points. Deron Williams (Bro) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 5 assists. Tor out-rebounded Bro 52-30 including 19-11 offensive. The series is tied 1-1. Was 101, Chi 99 OT at Chi Nene (Was) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 blocks. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Was leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (0) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (1) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Memphis (1) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (1) _______ | 8 Atlanta (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (0) ____| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (1) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (1) ______| 6 Brooklyn (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Wednesday, April 23 Game 2 Charlotte at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Game 2 Dallas at San Antonio 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2 Portland at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Thursday, April 24 Game 3 Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 3 LA Clippers at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 25 Game 3 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Houston at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 26 Game 4 Indiana at Atlanta 1:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Dallas 3:30 pm TNT Game 3 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 27 Game 4 Chicago at Washington 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Portland 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 28 Game 4 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Atlanta at Indiana 7:00 pm NBATV Game 4 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 29 *Game 5 Washington at Chicago TBA Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA Game 5 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5 Charlotte at Miami TBA Game 5 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 5 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Portland at Houston TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 1 *Game 6 Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at Golden State TBA Schedule for Friday, May 2 *Game 6 Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Washington TBA *Game 6 San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6 Houston at Portland TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 3 *Game 7 Atlanta at Indiana TBA *Game 7 Washington at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 4 *Game 7 Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 7 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Portland at Houston TBA ---- 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