Camby, Bryant and Bell round out All-Defensive team

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- San Antonio forward Tim Duncan made his 10th straight NBA All-Defensive first team Wednesday, and Spurs teammate Bruce Bowen was the top vote-getter in being selected for the seventh time.

Bowen, also a forward, received 42 votes, six more than Duncan.


NBA All-Defensive Team
Tim Duncan Spurs
Bruce Bowen Spurs
Marcus Camby Nuggets
Kobe Bryant Lakers
Raja Bell Suns

Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, the Defensive Player of the Year, was chosen for the third time. Rounding out the first team were guards Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, who earned his seventh selection, and Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns, making his first appearance on the team.

Bowen and Duncan helped the Spurs hold opponents to 90.1 points (first in the NBA) and .433 shooting from the field (third). San Antonio has finished in the top five in both categories in each of Duncan's 10 seasons.

Camby led the NBA in blocks per game (3.30) and was tied for fourth in rebounds (11.7). Bryant ranked 17th in steals (1.44), while Bell often matches up against the opposition's best offensive player.

The second team consists of Chicago teammates Ben Wallace and Kirk Hinrich, New Jersey's Jason Kidd, Detroit's Tayshaun Prince and Minnesota's Kevin Garnett.

Voting was done by the league's 30 head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players.

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Chauncey, Rasheed, and Rip Hamilton got votes -- heck, Rip got an All-D 1st team vote, which is just wrong.

I've actually been really impressed by his D this year. He continues to improve every year. First team, not so much. Second or third team, yeah maybe.

I think NBA experts really think RIP can play D. Greg Anthony was on DFN last night talking about the Bulls series coming up and he said the Bulls have a lot of tough guards to stop but that RIP is a good defender. Haha. I think he puts forth the effort, but I wouldn't call him good. Good compared to Korver maybe.

I think Rip can play D when motivated, but the first-team vote was just silly.