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2B – Daily News – Thursday, May 5, 2011 list. SHARKS Continued from page 1B The high-pace, hard- hitting game with shots trickling to the side of the posts at both ends of the rink fired up the sold-out crowd in the first period. The towel-twirling fans roared when Detroit’s Niklas Kronwall put Dany Heatley on his back with a hard, clean check. The Sharks got even where it mattered. Setoguchi got to a loose puck in front of the net and shot it past Howard with GRIFFIN Continued from page 1B The 6-foot-10 Griffin was the NBA’s first rookie All-Star since Yao Ming in 2003, and he won the dunk contest at All-Star weekend in Staples Center with an iconic leap over a car. Although Griffin’s aerial acro- batics made him a staple of night- ly highlight reels with more than 200 dunks of varying viciousness, he’s already at work in the offsea- son rounding into an even more complete player. ‘‘He’s a highlight at any second of the game, but he’s also smart enough to know that the funda- mentals are the part that will make him better and help this team,’’ Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. ‘‘He handles it very well. He has great humility and great char- acter.’’ Griffin received a maximum 590 points in the voting, while Wall had 91 of the 118 second- place votes to finish with 295 points. New York’s Landry Fields received 12 second-place votes and 62 points, but finished fourth in the overall voting behind Sacra- mento’s DeMarcus Cousins, who got 11 second-place votes and 81 points. San Antonio’s Gary Neal and Detroit’s Greg Monroe were the only other rookies receiving votes. Wall, the No. 1 pick last sum- mer, tweeted his approval of Grif- GIANTS Continued from page 1B Lincecum has three double-digit strikeout games this year and 29 for his career. Mathew- son played all but one of his games for the New York Giants from 1900- 1916. It’s cool,’’ Lincecum said. ‘‘I still got more pitching to do.’’ After giving Lince- cum one run of support in his last two outings — both losses — the Giants were scoreless until Bur- rell’s RBI single. Burrell has always hit well against New York. He has 42 homers and 106 RBIs against the Mets, best off any oppo- nent. ‘‘I have some success against the Mets, espe- 7:03 left in the first to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead. Lidstrom didn’t waste Zetterberg’s highlight- worthy pass, slapping a shot that went in and out of the net in the final minute of the first. The power- play goal was the 29th of Lidstrom’s career in the playoffs, breaking Denis Potvin’s mark for a defenseman and matching Mario Lemieux’s fifth- place total in NHL history. He had an assist on Dat- syuk’s goal for the 128th of his postseason career, equaling Doug Gilmour for fifth place on the NHL Eaves scored Detroit’s first go-ahead goal, getting a backhander past a sprawling Niemi with 6:01 left in the second period. Setoguchi tied it less than a minute later. Late in the second peri- od, Detroit took advantage of Setoguchi’s holding penalty. Lidstrom carried the puck up the ice and got it to Zetterberg, who pulled up and feathered a pass that directly set up a sec- ond power-play goal. NOTES: Heatley was slow to get up after Kron- fin’s victory, saying: ‘‘Congrats to the homie ... well deserved!’’ Cousins’ teammate, Tyreke Evans, won the award with the Kings last season. Griffin was named the Western Conference’s Rookie of the Month six times, becoming the first player to sweep that award since Paul did it with the Hornets five years ago. He’s the first rook- ie to average 20 points and 10 rebounds since Elton Brand in 1999-00, and the only rookie among the league’s top 45 scorers and top 20 rebounders. Griffin showed remarkable consistency, even during the dog days of the Clippers’ 18th non- winning season in 19 years. He had 63 games with at least 10 points and 10 rebounds, third- most in the NBA, including 27 straight. ‘‘This is just the beginning of a career that’s going to be very spe- cial, very fun to watch,’’ Del Negro said. ‘‘I’ve had this date on my calendar since the first day I walked into the gym and saw Blake shooting baskets.’’ Griffin faded only briefly, going through a seven-game stretch in March without a dou- ble-double, but finished strong with his second triple-double in Los Angeles’ season finale. Despite the 32-50 Clippers’ struggles while missing the play- offs for the 13th time in 14 years, Griffin’s fame soared as his freak- ish athleticism captured the bas- ketball world’s attention. ‘‘He has matured enough to cially in Philadelphia, but it hasn’t been so good recently,’’ Burrell said. ‘‘It was nice to go out there and drive in a big run for us.’’ This time he hurt the Mets with a simple sin- gle. Fontenot led off the sixth with a walk and Huff followed a strike- out with his third hit of the game and fourth in four at-bats before Bur- rell’s hit put them ahead. Capuano intentionally walked Miguel Tejada with two outs to load the bases. But Lincecum bounced back to the mound to end the threat. On Tuesday, Huff hit a home run in the 10th inning to lift the Giants to a 7-6 win. ‘‘I’m sure the homer did a lot for him last night,’’ Giants manager wall’s hit and went to the dressing room, but returned to play late in the period. ... Faces in the crowd included musicians Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock, who were sitting together, along with NHLPA chief Donald Fehr, the longtime head of baseball’s union, with for- mer player Mathieu Schneider. ... Several octopi were thrown on the ice during the national anthem. ... The Red Wings put four-time Stanley Cup champion C Kris Draper in the lineup, making Drew Miller a healthy scratch. know he doesn’t have to win every game,’’ said Griffin’s father, Tommy, who coached his sons in high school in Oklahoma City. ‘‘He knows it’s a long process about getting better every day, and then seeing where he is in a year or two years. That’s just how Blake is. He’s not ever going to be satisfied.’’ Griffin won over fans with a humble personality and a dry wit, which he showed off when come- dian Norm MacDonald showed up at Griffin’s news conference and warned the Clippers star about the curse of the Rookie of the Year award: Nobody has ever won it twice in a row. ‘‘I’ll try as hard as I can,’’ Grif- fin said with a grin. ‘‘That’s going on top of the goals for next year.’’ Griffin is the first Clippers player to win the award since Terry Cummings won it with the San Diego Clippers in 1983. Adri- an Dantley, Bob McAdoo and Ernie DiGregorio won the award during a five-year stretch with the Buffalo Braves, who moved to San Diego in 1978. Griffin shares general manager Neil Olshey’s optimism about the Clippers’ future, which includes ample salary cap space and a tal- ented young roster featuring Eric Gordon, centers DeAndre Jordan and Chris Kaman, and fellow rookie Eric Bledsoe. ‘‘We’re excited about where the Clippers are headed,’’ Griffin said. ‘‘We just laid the foundation, and we can’t wait until next year.’’ Bruce Bochy said. Lincecum gave up a leadoff double to Carlos Beltran and a single to Ike Davis in the bottom of the seventh, but got Ronny Paulino to pop foul. Freddy Sanchez made the catch on the warning track beyond the Mets dugout and then bounced up to make a perfect throw that held Beltran at third. ‘‘That was great by him even to keep the guy form scoring, getting the ball in quick like that,’’ Lincecum said. The right-hander then struck out two to end his outing. Capuano gave up eight hits and two runs in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out five and walked three. ‘‘I really didn’t feel great with my stuff today,’’ Capuano said. ‘‘Today was one of those games where it was kind of a battle from the get- go.’’ NOTES: The Mets placed RHP Pedro Beato on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his pitching elbow. Lefty Mike O’Connor was brought up from Triple- A Buffalo to take his place in the bullpen. ... Giants OF Andres Torres (strained left Achilles’ tendon) is going to Triple-A Fresno to play in an unknown number of rehab games, Bochy said. ... Mets SS Jose Reyes grounded out leading off in the first to snap a streak of reaching in seven straight plate appearances. Scoreboard MLB American League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB New York 17 11 .607 — Tampa Bay 16 14 .533 2 Baltimore 14 15 .4833 1/2 Boston 14 15 .4833 1/2 Toronto 14 16 .467 4 Central Division WL Pct GB Cleveland 20 8 .714 — Kansas City16 14 .533 5 Detroit 14 17 .4527 1/2 Minnesota 11 18 .3799 1/2 Chicago 11 21 .344 11 West Division Los Angeles16 14 .533 — Texas A’s 15 15 .500 1 Seattle 14 16 .467 2 ——— Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 Detroit 4, N.Y.Yankees 2 Boston 7, L.A. Angels 3 Kansas City 6, Baltimore 5, 10 innings Minnesota 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Cleveland 4, Oakland 1 Seattle 4, Texas 3 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 4, N.Y.Yankees 0 L.A. Angels at Boston, late Baltimore 3, Kansas City 2 Cleveland at Oakland, late Texas at Seattle, late Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 4-1) at Detroit (Porcello 1-2), 10:05 a.m. Toronto (Drabek 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Price 3-3), 10:10 a.m. L.A. Angels (Pineiro 0-0) at Boston (Lack- ey 2-3), 10:35 a.m. WL Pct GB 16 14 .533 — Baltimore (Tillman 1-2) at Kansas City (Chen 3-1), 11:10 a.m. Cleveland (J.Gomez 0-1) at Oakland (Anderson 2-2), 12:35 p.m. Texas (Lewis 2-3) at Seattle (Vargas 1-2), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 4:10 p.m. N.Y.Yankees at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. National League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia20 9 .690 — Florida 19 10 .655 1 Atlanta 17 15 .5314 1/2 Washington 14 16 .4676 1/2 New York 12 18 .4008 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB St. Louis 17 14 .548 — Cincinnati 15 15 .5001 1/2 Pittsburgh 15 16 .484 2 Chicago 14 16 .4672 1/2 Milwaukee 13 17 .4333 1/2 Houston 12 18 .4004 1/2 West Division WL Pct GB Colorado 17 10 .630 — Giants 15 15 .5003 1/2 Los Angeles15 17 .4694 1/2 Arizona 13 15 .4644 1/2 San Diego 12 19 .387 7 ——— Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Washington 1 Houston 10, Cincinnati 4 San Francisco 7, N.Y. Mets 6, 10 innings Milwaukee at Atlanta, ppd., rain St. Louis 7, Florida 5 Arizona 4, Colorado 3 San Diego 6, Pittsburgh 5 Chicago Cubs 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Houston 2 Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 Atlanta 8, Milwaukee 3, 1st game Pittsburgh 7, San Diego 4 Philadelphia 7, Washington 4 San Francisco 2, N.Y.Mets 0 Atlanta 8, Milwaukee 0, 2nd game Florida 8, St. Louis 7 Colorado at Arizona, late Thursday’s Games Houston (Myers 1-1) at Cincinnati (Bailey 0-0), 9:35 a.m. San Francisco (J.Sanchez 2-1) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 1-3), 10:10 a.m. Florida (Jo.Johnson 3-0) at St. Louis (Westbrook 2-2), 10:40 a.m. Washington (Lannan 2-3) at Philadelphia (Halladay 4-1), 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 3-1) at Atlanta (Beachy 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 3-1) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-1), 6:40 p.m. Friday’s Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Florida, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. NHL Playoff Glance By The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay 4,Washington 0 Friday, April 29: Tampa Bay 4, Washing- ton 2 Sunday, May 1:Tampa Bay 3, Washington 2, OT Tuesday, May 3: Tampa Bay 4, Washing- ton 3 Wednesday, May 4: Tampa Bay 5, Wash- ington 3 Boston 3, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, April 30: Boston 7, Philadelphia 3 Monday, May 2: Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Wednesday, May 4: Boston 5, Philadel- phia 1 Friday, May 6: Philadelphia at Boston, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, May 8: Boston at Philadelphia, 12 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 10: Philadelphia at Boston, TBA x-Thursday, May 12: Boston at Philadel- phia, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver 2, Nashville 1 Thursday, April 28: Vancouver 1, Nashville 0 Saturday, April 30: Nashville 2, Vancouver 1, 2OT Tuesday, May 3:Vancouver 3, Nashville 2, OT Thursday, May 5: Vancouver at Nashville, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7: Nashville at Vancouver, 5 p.m. x-Monday, May 9:Vancouver at Nashville, TBA x-Wednesday, May 11: Nashville at Van- couver, TBA San Jose 3, Detroit 0 Friday, April 29: San Jose 2, Detroit 1, OT Sunday, May 1: San Jose 2, Detroit 1 Wednesday, May 4: San Jose 4, Detroit 3, OT Friday, May 6: San Jose at Detroit, 4 p.m. x-Sunday, May 8: Detroit at San Jose, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 10: San Jose at Detroit, TBA x-Thursday, May 12: Detroit at San Jose, TBA NBA Playoff Glance By The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 1, Chicago 1 Monday, May 2: Atlanta 103, Chicago 95 Wednesday, May 4: Chicago 86, Atlanta 73 Friday, May 6: Chicago at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 8: Chicago at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Tueseday, May 10: Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m. x-Thursday, May 12: Chicago at Atlanta, TBA x-Sunday, May 15: Atlanta at Chicago, TBA Miami 2, Boston 0 Sunday, May 1: Miami 99, Boston 90 Tuesday, May 3: Miami 102, Boston 91 Saturday, May 7: Miami at Boston, 5 p.m. Monday, May 9: Miami at Boston, 4 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 11: Boston at Miami, 4 p.m. x-Friday, May 13: Miami at Boston, TBA x-Monday, May 16: Boston at Miami, 5 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas 1, L.A. Lakers 0 Monday, May 2: Dallas 96, L.A. Lakers 94 Wednesday, May 4: Dallas at L.A. Lakers, late Friday, May 6: L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8: L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 12:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 10: Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 9 or 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 12: L.A. Lakers at Dal- las, TBA x-Sunday, May 15: Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m. Memphis 1, Oklahoma City 1 Sunday, May 1: Memphis 114, Oklahoma City 101 Tuesday, May 3: Oklahoma City 111, Memphis 102 Saturday, May 7: Oklahoma City at Mem- phis, 2 p.m. Monday, May 9: Oklahoma City at Mem- phis, 6:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 11: Memphis at Okla- homa City, 5 or 6:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 13: Oklahoma City at Mem- phis, TBA x-Sunday, May 15: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA MOVES By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Announced the resignation of director of public relations Luis Hernandez. MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed OF Jason Repko on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 2. Recalled OF Ben Revere from Rochester (IL). Optioned C Steve Holm to Rochester. TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with OF Leonys Martin on a five-year con- tract. Recalled RHP Mark Lowe from Round Rock (PCL). Optioned RHP Pedro Strop to Round Rock. Sent RHP Neftali Feliz and RHP Tommy Hunter on rehab assignment to Frisco (TL). National League CINCINNATI REDS—Activated OF Fred Lewis from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Jeremy Hermida to Louisville (IL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Activated RHP Zack Greinke from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Brandon Boggs to Nashville (PCL). NEW YORK METS—Placed RHP Pedro Beato on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to May 2. Selected the contract of LHP Mike O’Connor from Buffalo (IL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated LHP J.C. Romero from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP David Herndon to Lehigh Valley (IL). SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed INF Orlando Hudson on the 15-day DL. Selected INF Logan Forsythe from Tuc- son (PCL).Transferred LHP Joe Thatcher from the 15- to the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Fired chief scout Tom Modrak. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Signed D Ryan But- ton. DERBY Continued from page 1B The dreaded No. 1 post — the last position revealed — went to Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch. That spot did in last year’s Derby favorite, Lookin At Lucky, who was blocked behind horses and finished sixth for trainer Bob Baffert. ‘‘I have always wanted to be No. 1, but not in the Kentucky Derby starting gate,’’ said Jinks Fires, the 70-year-old trainer of Archarcharch who will give specific race instruc- tions to jockey Jon Court, his son-in-law. ‘‘I’ll just tell Jon to get good position, save ground and figure out a way to get out. It is still the shortest way around and at least I am not out next to the track kitchen.’’ Like Uncle Mo’s con- nections, Baffert was happy that stalker Mid- night Interlude escaped the inside post. ‘‘My wife texted me. She’s at LAX and said, ‘If we draw the No. 1, let me know so I can get off the plane,’’’ he said. ‘‘This is the toughest part of get- ting through the whole Derby. From now on it’s the luck. ‘‘I wanted to be on the outside. When you have a lightly raced horse you want to keep him in the clear as much as possi- ble.’’ Archarcharch and Mid- night Interlude were the co-fourth choices. The other trainer with two starters is Mike Maker, who will saddle Twinspired and Derby Kitten. A total of 22 horses were entered, two more than the maximum allowed field of 20, which is based on earnings in graded stakes races. Sway Away and Ruler On Ice were shut out because their earnings weren’t high enough to put them among the top 20. Rose leads Bulls over Hawks CHICAGO (AP) — Newly crowned MVP Derrick Rose scored 25 points, Joakim Noah added 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-73 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semi- finals on Wednesday night to tie the series. The top-seeded Bulls shook off a dismal performance in the opener and looked more like the team with a league-leading 62 wins, building a 14-point lead and end- ing the game on a 9-2 run after the Hawks got within six. Now, the series shifts to Atlanta for Games 3 and 4 Fri- day and Sunday, with Chicago at least in better shape after a 103-95 loss in Game 1. The night started with Commissioner David Stern pre- senting Rose the MVP trophy, and the superstar point guard showed just why he became the youngest player to win the award — at least in the first half, when he scored 16 points. He went cold after that and wound up hitting just 10 of 27 shots, going 1 of 8 on 3-pointers. He did convert 4 of 6 free throws after failing to get to the line in the opener. Whether the left ankle he sprained in the first round against Indiana and then twisted at the end of Game 1 was bothering him wasn’t clear. At times, he seemed more aggressive, but the shots stopped falling. Noah helped pick up the slack. So did Luol Deng, who scored all but two of his 14 points in the second half and grabbed 12 rebounds in the game. Carlos Boozer, bothered by a turf toe injury on his right foot, had eight points and 11 boards, and the Bulls let out a small sigh of relief after salvaging a split at home. They won even though they shot just 39 percent and were 5 of 22 on 3-pointers, because they dominated on the glass and locked down Atlanta. The Bulls outrebounded the Hawks 58-39 after getting beaten on the boards 38-37 in Game 1 and held them to 33.8 percent shooting, after they converted just over 51 percent in the opener. Atlanta’s Jeff Teague had another good game filling in for the injured Kirk Hinrich with 21 points, but Joe John- son and Jamal Crawford struggled after coming up big in the opener. Johnson saw his scoring dip from 34 points to 16. Crawford finished with just 11 after scoring 22 in Game 1, and the Hawks simply couldn’t sustain any momen- tum. The Bulls led by as much as 14 and finally put away the Hawks in the closing minutes. With a 77-71 lead, Deng scored on a layup with just under four minutes left to start the game-ending run and Chicago hung on from there. Rose provided the final point when he hit a free throw in the closing seconds as the fans chanted ‘‘MVP! MVP!’’ — a fitting finish given the way the night began. Stern presented him with the trophy before the open- ing tip and told him, ‘‘In a league of very valuable play- ers, you are the most valuable.’’