NBA Standings Eastern Conference Atlantic Div. 1. Toronto R. 47-35 2. New Jersey N. 41-41 3. Philadelphia 35-47 4. New York K. 33-49 5. Boston C. 24-58 Central Div. 1. Detroit P. 53-29 2. Cleveland C. 50-32 3. Chicago B. 49-33 4. Indiana P. 35-47 5. Milwaukee B. 28-54 Southeast Div. 1. Miami H. 44-38 2. Washington W. 41-41 3. Orlando M. 40-42 4. Charlotte B. 33-49 5. Atlanta H. 30-52 Western Conference Northwest Div. 1. Utah J. 51-31 2. Denver N. 45-37 3. Minnesota T. 32-50 4. Portland T.B. 32-50 5. Seattle S. 31-51 Pacific Div. 1. Phoenix S. 61-21 2. Los Angeles L. 42-40 3. Golden St. 42-40 4. Los Angeles C. 40-42 5. Sacramento K. 33-49 Southwest Div. 1. Dallas M. 67-15 2. San Antonio S. 58-24 3. Houston R. 52-30 4. NO/Okla City 39-43 5. Memphis G. 22-60 NBA Stats Leaders Points Per Game 1 Bryant, LAL 31.6 2 Anthony, Den 28.9 3 Arenas, Was 28.4 4 Wade, Mia 27.4 5 James, Cle 27.3 Rebounds Per Game 1 Garnett, Min 12.8 2 Chandler, NOK 12.4 3 Howard, Orl 12.3 4 Boozer, Uta 11.7 5 Camby, Den 11.7 Assists Per Game 1 Nash, Pho 11.6 2 Williams, Uta 9.3 3 Kidd, NJ 9.2 4 Paul, NOK 8.9 5 Davis, GS 8.1 Steals Per Game 1 Artest, Sac 2.1 2 Butler, Was 2.1 3 Davis, GS 2.1 Blocks Per Game 1 Camby, Den 3.3 2 Smith, Atl 3.3 3 ONeal, Ind 2.6 Field Goal Percentage 1 Moore, NJ 60.9 2 Howard, ORL 60.3 3 Biedrins, GS 59.9 3-point % 1 Kapono, MIA 51.4 2 Nash, PHO 45.5 3 Barry, SA 44.6 FreeThrows 1 Korver, PHI 91.4 2 Nowitzki, DAL 90.4 3 Carroll, CHA 90.4

Kobe Bryant was voted NBA All-Star Game MVP (Photo: AP)

San Antonio Spurs won NBA Championship 2007 (Photo: Flickr)

San Antonio Spurs 2006-07
Popovich	Duncan	Parker	Ginobili	Bowen	Finley

   All-NBA Awards 2006-07

All-NBA 1st Team 06-07
Nowitzki	Duncan	Stoudemire	Nash	Bryant

All-NBA MVP - Dirk Nowitzki (6'11''-F-78) of Dallas Mavericks
All-NBA Sixth Man of the Year - 'Leandrinho' Barbosa (6'3''-G-82) of Phoenix Suns
All-NBA Executive of the Year - Bryan Colangelo of Toronto Raptors
All-NBA Rookie of the Year - Brandon Roy (6'6''-G-84) of Portland Trail Blazers
All-NBA Defensive Player of the Year - Marcus Camby (6'11''-F/C-74) of Denver Nuggets
All-NBA Most Improved Player of the Year - Monta Ellis (6'4''-G-85) of Golden State Warriors
All-NBA Sportsmanship Award - Luol Deng (6'7''-F-85) of Chicago Bulls
All-NBA Coach of the Year - Sam Mitchell of Toronto Raptors

All-NBA 1st Team
Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas
Tim Duncan (6'10''-F-76) of San Antonio Spurs
Amare Stoudemire (6'10''-F-82) of Phoenix Suns
Steve Nash (6'3''-G-74) of Phoenix Suns
Kobe Bryant (6'6''-G-78) of Los Angeles Lakers

All-NBA 2nd Team
LeBron James (6'8''-F-84) of Cleveland
Chris Bosh (6'11''-F-84) of Toronto
Ming Yao (7'5''-C-80) of Houston
Gilbert Arenas (6'3''-G-82) of Washington
Tracy McGrady (6'8''-G/F-79) of Houston

All-NBA 3rd Team
Kevin Garnett (6'10''-F-76) of Minnesota
Carmelo Anthony (6'8''-F-84) of Denver
Dwight Howard (6'10''-F-85) of Orlando
Dwyane Wade (6'4''-G-82) of Miami
Chauncey Billups (6'3''-G-76) of Detroit

NBA All-Rookie 1st Team
Brandon Roy of Portland
Andrea Bargnani (6'10''-F/C-85) of Toronto
Randy Foye (6'3''-G-83) of Minnesota
Rudy Gay (6'9''-F/G-86) of Memphis
Jorge Garbajosa (6'9''-C/F-77) of Toronto
LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11''-C-85) of Portland

NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team
Paul Millsap (6'7''-F-85) of Utah
Adam Morrison (6'8''-F-84) of Charlotte
Tyrus Thomas (6'8''-F-86) of Chicago
Craig Smith (6'7''-F-83) of Minnesota
Rajon Rondo (6'1''-G-86) of Boston
Walter Herrmann (6'10''-F-79) of Charlotte
Marcus Williams (6'3''-G-85) of New Jersey

NBA All-Defensive 1st Team
Bruce Bowen (6'7''-F-71) of San Antonio
Tim Duncan of San Antonio
Marcus Camby of Denver
Kobe Bryant of L.A. Lakers
Raja Bell (6'5''-F/G-76) of Phoenix

NBA All-Defensive 2nd Team
Ben Wallace (6'9''-C-74) of Chicago
Jason Kidd (6'4''-G-73) of New Jersey
Tayshaun Prince (6'9''-F-80) of Detroit
Kevin Garnett of Minnesota
Kirk Hinrich (6'3''-G-81) of Chicago

   Spurs won 3rd NBA Championships in last 5 years !!!!
San Antonio Spurs swap the final series against Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0. It was their 4th championship title since 1999 and 3rd crown in last 5 years. The team completed their first sweep in league history and first since Los Angeles Lakers had their way with the New Jersey Nets in 2002. San Antonio can now be called a legitimate dynasty, joining the Boston Celtics (16), Lakers (14) and Chicago Bulls (6) as the only team in the league history to win at least four titles.

Despite many calling LeBron James (6'8''-F-84) (26 points + 6 rebounds + 10 assists) the best player in the league, he did not have too much help from his teammates and the Cavs were no match for the Spurs lead by duo Parker-Duncan. But despite James was not able to get a victory in the finals, he had something else to celebrate - his second child was born on the game day...
After two easy games in San Antonio, the situation supposed to be completely different in Cleveland. However more experienced Spurs did not allow play-off "Cinderella" to take the title from them and they won both games on the opponent court.
The Spurs were lead thru the whole series by French playmaker Tony Parker (6'0''-G-80), who had tonight 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. He won MVP honors. Tim Duncan (6'10''-F-76, college: Wake Forest) (12+15reb) did his job on both offensive and defensive ends. But the real hero of the last game was Argentinian Emanuel Ginobili (6'6''-G-77, agency: Interperformances). It was real metamorphose as he finally woke up in the last game after almost disappeared two days ago. Ginobili was the top scorer for the Spurs with 27 points. It's mostly thanks to his aggressive gand calculated game in the final minutes (13 points in the last quarter), San Antonio does not have to carry the series for another game. The Spurs were definitely more mature team. Cavaliers had their best season in the history of franchise as they have never made it to the NBA finals before.

NBA Finals Game 4: San Antonio Spurs - Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 (19-20, 20-14, 21-18, 23-30)
Spurs: Ginobili 27+5reb, Parker 24+7reb, Duncan 12+15reb, Oberto 7+5reb, Elson 4, Finley 4, Bowen 2+5reb, Vaughn 2, Horry 1, Barry 0
Cavs: James 24+6reb+10ast, Gooden 11+11reb, Gibson 10+5ast, Ilgauskas 8+13reb, Jones 9, Varejao 8, Marshall 5, Snow 4, Pavlovic 3

   NBA All-Star Game 2007
Sunday is always the marquee day at the NBA All Star Weekend. All of the prior events were great but this was the day everyone anticipated. Eurobasket had the opportunity to hang out in the East All Stars locker room before the game. The players were just relaxed joking around and talking about every day stuff. A few of the players like Ming Yao (7'5''-C-80), Carlos Boozer (6'10''-F/C-80, college: Duke) and Allen Iverson (6'1''-G-75, college: Georgetown) who were hurt just took it easy and enjoyed the activities. There is a always a mandatory process of interviews and procedures the players must endure before tip off. They are subjected to allocated media sessions and their regular routine of preparing for a game. Most of the guys were concerned with having a fun weekend, playing good ball and enjoying Las Vegas. Some of the guys talked about playing golf and Kevin Garnett is a comedian who entertained his teammates and the media members.
The game started off in a high scoring pace featuring some powerful dunks by Dwight Howard (6'10''-F-85), Vince Carter (6'5''-G-77, college: N.Carolina) and LeBron James (6'8''-F-84). The West opened up a 39-31 lead in the first quarter with a balanced scoring attack. Most of the remainder of the first half consisted of the West stomping on the Eastern All Stars. The West took a commanding first half lead into the looker room. The half time entertainment was great and included performances by Toni Braxton and Christina Aguillera. In the third quarter the West All Stars opened the lead up to a 119-88 margin. After this overpowering thrashing by West the only question remaining in doubt was the MVP voting.
One of the most entertaining moments of the game was when Shaq displayed his point guard skills. He did a little shake and bake move and a crossover but bricked his jump shot. Kobe Bryant (6'6''-G-78), Amare Stoudemire (6'10''-F-82) and Carmelo Anthony (6'8''-F-84, college: Syracuse) dominated the scoring and led the West All Stars to a 153-132 victory. Kobe was the overwhelming fan favorite and scored 31 points to capture his second All Star MVP honors. LeBron James led the East with 28 points. Las Vegas was the first non NBA city to host the showcase event of the league. Most observers are wondering if Las Vegas will ever host a NBA franchise.

East - West 132-153
East: L.James 28, C.Bosh 11, D.Wade 10, .O'Neal 10, G.Arenas 8; D.Howard 20, J.Johnson 12, J.O'Neal 8, C.Billups 8, R.Hamilton 8, V.Carter 7, C.Butler 2
West: K.Bryant 31, D.Nowitzki 9, T.McGrady 8, K.Garnett 7, T.Duncan 4; A.Stoudemire 29, C.Anthony 20, S.Marion 18, R.Allen 12, T.Parker 8, M.Okur 4, J.Howard 3

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest: 1. Gerald Green of Boston Celtics, 2. Nate Robinson of New York Knicks
Footlocket 3-Points Contest: 1. Jason Kapono of Miami Heat, 2. Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas Mavericks
Playstation Skills Challenge: 1. Dwyane Wade of Miami Heat, 2. Kobe Bryant of LA Lakers

EAST ALL-STARS
Gilbert Arenas (6'3''-G-82) of Washington Wizards
Chauncey Billups (6'3''-G-76) of Detroit Pistons
Chris Bosh (6'11''-F-84) of Toronto Raptors
Caron Butler (6'7''-F-80) of Washington Wizards
Vince Carter (6'5''-G-77) of New Jersey Nets
Richard Hamilton (6'7''-G-78) of Detroit Pistons
Dwight Howard (6'10''-F-85) of Orlando Magic
LeBron James (6'8''-F-84) of Cleveland Cavaliers
Jason Kidd (6'4''-G-73) of New Jersey Nets
Jermaine O'Neal (6'11''-F-78) of Indiana Pacers
Shaquille O'Neal (7'2''-C-72) of Miami Heat
Dwyane Wade (6'4''-G-82) of Miami Heat
Eddie Jordan - Head Coach

WEST ALL-STARS
Carlos Boozer (6'10''-F/C-80) of Utah Jazz
Kobe Bryant (6'6''-G-78) of LA Lakers
Tim Duncan (6'10''-F-76) of San Antonio Spurs
Kevin Garnett (6'10''-F-76) of Minnesota Timberwolves
Allen Iverson (6'1''-G-75) of Denver Nuggets
Shawn Marion (6'7''-F-78) of Phoenix Suns
Tracy McGrady (6'8''-G/F-79) of Houston Rockets
Steve Nash (6'3''-G-74) of Phoenix Suns
Dirk Nowitzki (6'11''-F-78) of Dallas Mavericks
Tony Parker (6'0''-G-80) of San Antonio Spurs
Amare Stoudemire (6'10''-F-82) of Phoenix Suns
Ming Yao (7'5''-C-80) of Houston Rockets
Mike D'Antoni - Head Coach

Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam
Sophomore - Rookies 155-114
Sophomore: D.Lee 30, D.Williams 19, D.Granger 17, L.Head 15, A.Bogut 6; M.Ellis 28, R.Felton 17, C.Paul 16, A.Bynum 7
Rookies: R.Gay 22, A.Morrison 16, R.Foye 14, A.Bargnani 12, B.Roy 6; P.Millsap 22, J.Farmar 12, J.Garbajosa 6, M.Williams 4
David Lee - MVPbr>
Below are the rosters for the 2007 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam: