News from April 18. Kawhi Leonard (SA) was named as Defensive Players of the Year. Leonard received 84 of 130 possible 1st place media votes and a total of 547 points. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........... 547 84 41 4 Draymond Green (GS) .......... 421 44 62 15 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) ....... 83 2 12 37 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ......... 50 0 7 29 Paul Millsap (Atl) ........... 21 0 3 12 Avery Bradley (Bos) .......... 14 0 1 11 Rudy Gobert (Uta) ............ 13 0 1 10 Tony Allen (Mem) ............. 5 0 1 5 Anthony Davis (NO) ........... 4 0 1 1 Andre Drummond (Det) ......... 3 0 1 0 Jimmy Butler (Chi) ........... 2 0 0 2 LeBron James (Cle) ........... 2 0 0 2 Trevor Ariza (Hou) ........... 1 0 0 1 Jae Crowder (Bos) ............ 1 0 0 1 Al Horford (Atl) ............. 1 0 0 1 Kyle Lowry (Tor) ............. 1 0 0 1 Chris Paul (LAC) ............. 1 0 0 1 The NBA fined Stan Van Gundy (Det coach) $25,000 for his comments about the refs not calling offensive fouls on LeBron James (Cle) following Sunday's Det-Cle game. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) on IL. Houston activated Terrence Jones and placed Andrew Goudelock on IL. Oklahoma City activated Cameron Payne and placed Nazr Mohammad (strained right calf) on IL. Dal 86, OKC 85 at OKC Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points. Raymond Felton (Dal) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 13 points and 5 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 21 points including 7-33 FG and 2-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points including 8-22 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. J.J. Barea (Dal, strained right groin) and David Lee (Dal, plantar fasciitis right foot) did not play. The series is tied 1-1. GS 115, Hou 106 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 34 points including 15-16 FT and 5 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points including 4-12 FG, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 13-15 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. GS leads the series 2-0. Tor 98, Ind 87 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 23 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Paul George (Ind) had 28 points including 10-11 FT. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. The series is tied 1-1. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (2) __ 8 Houston (0) |_ __ _ | 4 LA Clippers (1) ___| |_ __ 5 Portland (0) _ | | | 2 San Antonio (1) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (1) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (1) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (1) _______| | | 5 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (1) _______ | 7 Indiana (1) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (1) _____| 6 Charlotte (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, April 19 Game 2: Boston at Atlanta 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: Memphis at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 20 Game 2: Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Charlotte at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Portland at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 21 Game 3: Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: Toronto at Indiana 6:30 pm NBATV Game 3: Golden State at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 22 Game 3: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Atlanta at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3: San Antonio at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 23 Game 4: Toronto at Indiana 2:00 pm TNT Game 3: Miami at Charlotte 4:30 pm TNT Game 4: Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3: LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 24 Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 12:00 pm ABC Game 4: Golden State at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: Atlanta at Boston 5:00 pm TNT Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit 7:30 pm TNT Monday, April 25 Game 4: Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Game 5: Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 26 *Game 5: Detroit at Cleveland TBA Game 5: Indiana at Toronto TBA *Game 5: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBA Wednesday, April 27 *Game 5: Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 5: Houston at Golden State TBA *Game 5: Portland at LA Clippers TBA Thursday, April 28 *Game 6: Cleveland at Detroit TBA *Game 6: Atlanta at Boston TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6: Oklahoma City at Dallas TBA Friday, April 29 *Game 6: Toronto at Indiana TBA *Game 6: Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6: Golden State at Houston TBA *Game 6: LA Clippers at Portland TBA Saturday, April 30 *Game 7: Detroit at Cleveland TBA *Game 7: Boston at Atlanta TBA *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: Dallas at Oklahoma City TBA Sunday, May 1 *Game 7: Indiana at Toronto TBA *Game 7: Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7: Houston at Golden State TBA *Game 7: Portland at LA Clippers 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