K.G. Earns His First Defensive Player of the Year Award

BillJordaniv posted 4/23/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com [flag]

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award on Tuesday, receiving 493 points and 90 first-place votes. Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who won the award last year, finished second in the voting with 178 points. Rockets forward Shane Battier placed third with 175 points. Garnett proved to be the anchor of the Celtics defense during his first season in ... [link]

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