<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Jazz's Andrei Kirilenko made his third NBA All-Defensive Team appearance the NBA announced Thursday. He was on the second team in 2003-04 and 2004-05. Making his fifth consecutive appearance on the first team is four-time Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Wallace. He is joined by leading vote-getter Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs, named to the All-Defensive Team for the sixth consecutive season. Also selected to the first team are 2003-04 Defensive Player of the Year Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings, who was named to the All-Defensive Team for the second time. Tying in votes received and rounding out the first team are guards Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, receiving their sixth and seventh All-Defensive honors, respectively. Kirilenko had an NBA-best 220 blocks this season and finished second in blocks per game (3.2). Wallace was the only player in the league to finish in the top 10 in rebounding (11.3, fourth), blocks (2.2, ninth) and steals (1.8, 10th). </div> <div align="center">Link</div>
