News from May 8, 2013

[Patricia Bender]

News from May 8.

George Karl (Den) was named as Coach of the Year. Karl received 62 of 121
possible 1st place votes.
Total position votes
Coach Points 1st 2nd 3rd
George Karl (Den) ........ 404 62 26 16
Erik Spoelstra (Mia) ..... 190 24 17 19
Mike Woodson (NY) ........ 127 6 28 13
Gregg Popovich (SA) ...... 120 11 16 17
Frank Vogel (Ind) ........ 60 3 11 12
Lionel Hollins (Mem) ..... 55 6 4 13
Mark Jackson (GS) ........ 47 3 6 14
Tom Thibodeau (Chi) ...... 40 2 7 9
Kevin McHale (Hou) ....... 17 1 3 3
P.J. Carlesimo (Bro) ..... 8 1 1 0
Vinny Del Negro (LAC) .... 8 1 1 0
Larry Drew (Atl) ......... 6 1 0 1
Doc Rivers (Bos) ......... 4 0 1 1
Scott Brook (OKC) ........ 3 0 0 3

San Antonio activated Tiago Splitter and placed Aron Baynes on IL.


Mia 115, Chi 78 at Mia
LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals.
Ray Allen (Mia) had 21 points including 10-10 FT.
Norris Cole (Mia) had 18 points on 7-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers., 6 rebounds,
and 5 turnovers.
Marco Belinelli (Chi) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 6 assists.
Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Mia out-scored Chi 60-37 in the 2nd half.
Mia shot 60% (42-70) FG and Chi shot 35.5% (27-76) FG.
The series is tied 1-1.

GS 100, SA 91 at SA
Klay Thompson (GS) had 34 points including 8-9 3-pointers, 14 rebounds,
and 3 steals.
Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points including 7-20 FG.
Harrison Barnes (GS) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 0-5 3-pointers.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points and 9 rebounds.
Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 6 assists.
It was the first time since 1997 that GS won in SA.
The series is tied 1-1.


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 (1) |
4 LA Clippers (2) ___| |_ __
5 Memphis (4) _ |
| |
2 San Antonio (4) ___ | |
7 LA Lakers (0) |_ 2 San Antonio (1) __| |
_ 6 Golden State (1) |
3 Denver (2) __| |
6 Golden State (4) |_
_
|
1 Miami (4) _____ |
8 Milwaukee (0) |_ 1 Miami (1) _______ |
_ 5 Chicago (1) | |
4 Brooklyn (3) ______| | |
5 Chicago (4) |_ __|
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2 New York (4) ______ |
7 Boston (2) |_ 2 New York (1) ______|
_ 3 Indiana (1)
3 Indiana (4) _______|
6 Atlanta (2)


Second Round (Central times) *if necessary
Schedule for Friday, May 10 (All times Central)
Game 3: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN
Game 3: San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN

Schedule for Saturday, May 11 (All times Central)
Game 3: Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 pm ESPN
Game 3: New York at Indiana 7:00 pm ABC

Schedule for Sunday, May 12 (All times Central)
Game 4: San Antonio at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC

Schedule for Monday, May 13 (All times Central)
Game 4: Miami at Chicago 6:00 pm TNT
Game 4: Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT

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 TBA TNT
*Game 6: San Antonio at Golden State TBA TNT

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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