Camby was more than deserving of the award after he posted phenomenal defensive statistics this season.April 27, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby was voted the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year on Friday after leading the league in blocked shots for the third time.
Camby averaged 3.3 blocks to go with 11.2 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. He also averaged 1.24 steals, tops among centers. He received 70 first-place votes and 431 points from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters.
Camby also led the league in blocks last season and in 1997-98. He is one behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark Eaton for the most blocked shot titles.
Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Theo Ratliff and George Johnson also led the league in blocks three times.
San Antonio forward Bruce Bowen was second with 206 points, while teammate Tim Duncan had 158 points and finished third.
The Nuggets and Spurs are tied at a game apiece in their Western Conference first-round series.
Updated on Friday, Apr 27, 2007 1:47 pm EDT
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