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ORLANDO’S DWIGHT HOWARD HIGHLIGHTS 2011-12 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was named to the 2011-12 All-NBA First Team for the fifth consecutive season, the NBA announced today. Joining Howard on the First Team are LeBron James of the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Howard led the league in rebounding with a career-high 14.5 rpg and field goal percentage (.573), and finished second in double-doubles (43) and third in blocks (2.15 bpg). Howard also averaged 20.6 points and was one of only three players to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
The All-NBA Second Team consists of guards Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs and Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, forwards Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and center Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers.
The All-NBA Third Team includes the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and the Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo at guard, the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony and the Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki at forward, and the Knicks’ Tyson Chandler at center.
The All-NBA Teams were chosen by a panel of 120 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.
Below are the results of the voting for the 2011-12 All-NBA Teams, with First Team votes in parentheses. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
2011-12 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Position
Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points Forward
LeBron James, Miami (118) 596 Forward
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City (117) 591 Center
Dwight Howard, Orlando (75) 476 Guard
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (104) 568 Guard
Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers (74) 484
2011-12 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Position
Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points Forward
Kevin Love, Minnesota (16) 365 Forward
Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers 170 Center
Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers (33) 400 Guard
Tony Parker, San Antonio (41) 367 Guard
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City (5) 239
2011-12 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Position
Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points Forward
Carmelo Anthony, New York (1) 154 Forward
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas 136 Center
Tyson Chandler, New York (4) 60 Guard
Dwyane Wade, Miami (1) 235 Guard
Rajon Rondo, Boston (4) 142
Other players receiving votes, with point totals: LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 55; Marc Gasol, Memphis, 52; Derrick Rose, Chicago, 44; Josh Smith, Atlanta, 33; Paul Pierce, Boston, 31; Al Jefferson, Utah, 30; Pau Gasol, L.A. Lakers, 27; Steve Nash, Phoenix, 24; Kevin Garnett, Boston, 22; Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 18; Joe Johnson, Atlanta, 16; Deron Williams, New Jersey, 14; Rudy Gay, Memphis, 10; James Harden, Oklahoma City, 8; Luol Deng, Chicago, 5; Roy Hibbert, Indiana, 5; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 3; Danny Granger, Indiana, 3; Joakim Noah, Chicago, 3; Monta Ellis, Milwaukee, 2; Chris Bosh, Miami, 2; Luis Scola, Houston, 2; Marcin Gortat, Phoenix, 2; Paul Millsap, Utah, 2; Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City, 2; David Lee, Golden State, 1; and DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento, 1.
(Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger, ESPN Florida’s Magic Insider (http://ESPNFlorida.com) and is the co-host of the ESPNFlorida.com Insiders Show Sunday mornings at 10:00 am EST. Subscribe to his RSS feed, add him on Facebook and follow him onTwitter to follow him daily. You can download the HTD app here)
Topics: Andrew Bynum, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Orlando Magic, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook, Tony Parker, Tyson Chandler
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