AP-All-NBA Teams

AP-All-NBA Teams<br> Duncan All-NBA first team for eighth straight season<br> <br> NEW YORK (AP) Tim Duncan became only the fifth player to earn All-N-B-A first-team honors in each of his first eight seasons, joining Hall of Famers Larry Bird, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Oscar Robertson.<br> <br> Duncan led San Antonio to its eighth consecutive playoff appearance. He finished third behind Miami center Shaquille O&#39;Neal and N-B-A M-V-P Steve Nash in voting by a 124-member media panel.<br> <br> O&#39;Neal received 122 first-place votes and 616 points. Nash was second with 118 first-place votes and 606 points, and Duncan got 95 first-place votes and 553 points. Dallas&#39; Dirk Nowitzki earned the second forward spot opposite Duncan, and Philadelphia&#39;s Allen Iverson joined Nash at guard.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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