News from April 19. Jamal Crawford (LAC) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Crawford received 51 of a possible 130 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Jamal Crawford (LAC) ...... 341 51 23 17 Andre Iguodala (GS) ....... 288 33 35 18 Eness Kanter (OKC) ........ 182 19 20 27 Will Barton (Den) ......... 158 15 21 20 Evan Turner (Bos) ........ 46 3 7 10 Ryan Anderson (NO) ........ 43 4 6 5 Jeremy Lin (Cha) .......... 30 1 6 7 Ed Davis (Por) ............ 21 1 5 1 Dennis Schroder (Atl) ..... 17 1 2 6 Tristan Thompson (Cle) .... 16 2 0 4 Shaun Livingston (GS) ..... 7 0 1 2 J.J. Barea (Dal) .......... 5 0 1 2 Boris Diaw (SA) ........... 5 0 1 2 Zach LaVine (Min) ......... 4 0 1 1 Darren Collison (Sac) ..... 3 0 1 0 Allen Crabbe (Por) ........ 1 0 0 1 Jrue Holiday (NO) ......... 1 0 0 1 Patrick Patterson (Tor) ... 1 0 0 1 Mirza Teletovic (Pho) ..... 1 0 0 1 Phoenix removed the interim title from head coach Earl Watson and signed him to a 3 year contract. Boston activated John Holland and James Young and placed Avery Bradley (severely strained right hamstring) and Kelly Olynyk (sore right shoulder) on IL. San Antonio activated Andre Miller and placed Jonathon Simmons on IL. SA 94, Mem 68 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Patty Mills (SA) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 11 points including 5-17 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Allen (Mem) had 12 points. SA shot 47% (31-66) FG and Mem shot 32.6% (28-86) FG. Mike Conley (Mem, left Achilles tendinitis) and Brandan Wright (Mem, sprained right MCL) did not play. SA leads the series 2-0. Atl 89, Bos 72 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points and 6 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 16 points including 4-15 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Amir Johnson (Bos) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Atl out-scored Bos 24-7 in the 1st quarter. Atl leads the series 2-0. 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 (2) ___ | | 7 Memphis (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Oklahoma City (1) _| | 6 Dallas (1) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (1) _____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (2) _______| | | 5 Boston (0) |_ __| _ 2 Toronto (1) _______ | 7 Indiana (1) |_ __| _ 3 Miami (1) _____| 6 Charlotte (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary 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