| News from May 7, 2006 [message #1015435] |
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News from May 7.
Steve Nash (Pho) won the Most Valuable Player award. Nash received 57 of
a possible 125 1st place media votes.
Total position votes
Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Steve Nash (Pho) ........ 924 57 32 20 8 6
LeBron James (Cle) ...... 688 16 41 33 23 7
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ..... 544 14 22 25 36 17
Kobe Bryant (LAL) ....... 483 22 11 18 22 30
Chauncey Billups (Det) .. 430 15 13 22 18 25
Dwyane Wade (Mia) ....... 87 0 3 4 9 19
Elton Brand (LAC) ....... 50 1 1 2 3 14
Tim Duncan (SA) ......... 33 0 2 0 6 1
Tony Parker (SA) ........ 9 0 0 1 0 4
Allen Iverson (Phi) ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Shawn Marion (Pho) ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1
North Carolina State named Detroit assistant coach Sidney Lowe as head
coach. Lowe will remain with Detroit through the playoffs.
SA 87, Dal 85 at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points including 7-12 FT and 13 rebounds including
5 offensive.
Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4
steals.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Josh Howard (Dal) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 24 points.
SA leads the series 1-0.
Det 113, Cle 86 at Det
Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 24 points including 4-4 3-pointers.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 20 points.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 14 points and 10 assists.
LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Det shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Cle shot 41.5% (34-82) FG.
Det shot 15-22 3-pointers and Cle shot 3-10 3-pointers.
Det leads the series 1-0.
Playoff Standings
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals
(Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7)
1 San Antonio (4) __
8 Sacramento (2) |_ 1 San Antonio (1) _
_ 4 Dallas (0) |
4 Dallas (4) ______| |_ __
5 Memphis (0) _ |
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2 Phoenix (4) ____ | |
7 LA Lakers (3) |_ 2 Phoenix (0) _| |
_ 6 LA Clippers (0) |
3 Denver (1) __| |
6 LA Clippers (4) |_
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1 Detroit (4) ____ |
8 Milwaukee (1) |_ 1 Detroit (1) ___ |
_ 4 Cleveland (0) | |
4 Cleveland (4) ___| | |
5 Washington (2) |_ __|
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2 Miami (4) ______ |
7 Chicago (2) |_ 2 Miami (0) __|
_ 3 New Jersey (0)
3 New Jersey (4) ___|
6 Indiana (2)
Second Round (Central times) *if necessary
Monday, May 8
Game 1: New Jersey at Miami 7:00 pm TNT
Game 1: LA Clippers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT
Tuesday, May 9
Game 2: Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT
Game 2: Dallas at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT
Wednesday, May 10
Game 2: New Jersey at Miami 7:00 pm TNT
Game 2: LA Clippers at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT
Friday, May 12
Game 3: Miami at New Jersey 7:00 pm ESPN
Game 3: Phoenix at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN
Saturday, May 13
Game 3: San Antonio at Dallas 4:00 pm ESPN
Game 3: Detroit at Cleveland 7:00 pm ABC
Sunday, May 14
Game 4: Miami at New Jersey TBA
Game 4: Phoenix at LA Clippers TBA
Monday, May 15
Game 4: Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT
Game 4: San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT
Tuesday, May 16
*Game 5: New Jersey at Miami 7:00 pm TNT
*Game 5: LA Clippers at Phoenix TBA TNT
Wednesday, May 17
*Game 5: Cleveland at Detroit TBA TNT
*Game 5: Dallas at San Antonio TBA TNT
Thursday, May 18
*Game 6: Miami at New Jersey 7:00 pm ESPN
*Game 6: Phoenix at LA Clippers TBA TNT
Friday, May 19
*Game 6: Detroit at Cleveland TBA ESPN
*Game 6: San Antonio at Dallas TBA ESPN
Sunday, May 23
*Game 7: Cleveland at Detroit 2:30 pm ABC
*Game 7: New Jersey at Miami TBA
Monday, May 22
*Game 7: Dallas at San Antonio TBA TNT
*Game 7: LA Clippers at Phoenix TBA TNT
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Patricia Bender pbender [at] eskimo.com
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