News from May 13, 2013

[Patricia Bender]

News from May 13.

The NBA announced the All-Defense teams. The teams were selected by the
30 coaches who were asked to select 5 players by position for the 1st team
and 5 for the 2nd team (and couldn't vote for their own players). A 1st
team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point.

First Team Total team votes
Pos Player Points 1st 2nd
C Tyson Chandler (NY) ....... 24 9 6
C Joakim Noah (Chi) ......... 24 8 8
F LeBron James (Mia) ........ 52 25 2
F Serge Ibaka (OKC) ......... 46 17 12
G Tony Allen (Mem) .......... 53 25 3
G Chris Paul (LAC) .......... 37 15 7

Second Team Total team votes
Pos Player Points 1st 2nd
C Marc Gasol (Mem) .......... 12 5 2
F Paul George (Ind) ......... 27 7 13
F Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 20 3 14
G Avery Bradley (Bos) ....... 25 10 5
G Mike Conley (Mem) ......... 19 4 1

Others receiving votes Total team votes
Player Points 1st 2nd
Andre Iguodala (Den) ...... 16 2 12
Larry Sanders (Mil) ....... 16 4 8
Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) ..... 15 2 11
Luol Deng (Chi) ........... 11 1 9
Dwight Howard (LAL) ....... 9 3 3
Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 6 1 4
Roy Hibbert (Ind) ......... 6 2 2
Kenneth Faried (Den) ...... 4 1 2
Russell Westbrook (OKC) ... 4 1 2
Shane Battier (Mia) ....... 2 0 2
Nicolas Batum (Por) ....... 2 1 0
Corey Brewer (Den) ........ 2 0 2
George Hill (Ind) ......... 2 0 2
Mike James (Dal) .......... 2 1 0
Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........ 2 1 0
Tony Parker (SA) .......... 2 1 0
Dwyane Wade (Mia) ......... 2 0 2
Metta World Peace (LAL) ... 2 1 0
Eric Bledsoe (LAC) ........ 1 0 1
Kevin Durant (OKC) ........ 1 0 1
Jrue Holiday (Phi) ........ 1 0 1
Andrei Kirilenko (Min) .... 1 0 1
Iman Shumpert (NY) ........ 1 0 1
David West (Ind) .......... 1 0 1

Oklahoma City activated Jeremy Lamb and placed Perry Jones on IL.


Mia 88, Chi 65 at Chi
LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points on 3-14 FG and 8-12 FT, 12 rebounds
including 5 offensive, and 3 steals.
Taj Gibson (Chi) had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Mia out-scored Chi 17-9 in the 3rd quarter.
Mia shot 48.5% (33-68) FG and Chi shot 25.7% (19-74) FG.
Mia leads the series 3-1.

Mem 103, OKC 97 OT at Mem
Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive.
Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks.
Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 7-21 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 5
assists, and 4 steals.
Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 10-27 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 7
rebounds, and 7 assists.
Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Kevin Martin (OKC) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Mem leads the series 3-1.


Playoff Standings
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals
(Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7)
1 Oklahoma City (4) _
8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Oklahoma City (1) _
_ 5 Memphis (3) |
4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __
5 Memphis (4) _ |
| |
2 San Antonio (4) ___ | |
7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) __| |
_ 6 Golden State (2) |
3 Denver (2) __| |
6 Golden State (4) |_
_
|
1 Miami (4) _____ |
8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (3) _______ |
_ 5 Chicago (1) | |
4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | |
5 Chicago (4) |_ __|
_
2 New York (4) ______ |
7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (1) ______|
_ 3 Indiana (2)
3 Indiana (4) _______|
6 Atlanta (2)


Second Round (Central times) *if necessary
Schedule for Tuesday, May 14 (All times Central)
Game 4: New York at Indiana 6:00 pm TNT
Game 5: Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm TNT

Schedule for Wednesday, May 15 (All times Central)
Game 5: Chicago at Miami 6:00 pm TNT
Game 5: Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT

Schedule for Thursday, May 16 (All times Central)
Game 5: Indiana at New York 7:00 pm TNT
Game 6: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN

Schedule for Friday, May 17 (All times Central)
*Game 6: Miami at Chicago TBA ESPN
*Game 6: Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA ESPN

Schedule for Saturday, May 18 (All times Central)
*Game 6: New York at Indiana TBA ESPN
*Game 7: Golden State at San Antonio TBA

Schedule for Sunday, May 19 (All times Central)
*Game 7: Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA
*Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA

Schedule for Monday, May 20 (All times Central)
*Game 7: Indiana at New York TBA TNT


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