News from April 8. Cleveland activated Sebastian Telfair and placed LeBron James (rest) on IL. Talor Battle (junior, Penn State, guard), Avery Bradley (freshman, Texas, guard), Adnan Hodzic (junior, Lipscomb, forward), A.J. Ogilvy (junior, Vanderbilt, center), Alex Tyus (junior, Florida, forward), and Willie Warren (sophomore, Oklahoma, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Den 98, LAL 96 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 31 points including 8-11 FT and 3 blocks. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 6 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 26 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ron Artest (LAL) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 26 points including 10-11 FT, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right knee swelling) did not play. Chi 109, Cle 108 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 17 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 23 points. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 10 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 35 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 10 assists. Sac 116, LAC 94 at Sac Jason Thompson (Sac) had 22 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 28 points including 12-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carl Landry (Sac) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dominic McGuire (Sac, torn right plantar fascia) and Craig Smith (LAC) did not play. Schedule for Friday, April 9 (All times Central) New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Toronto @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Washington @ Boston 6:30 pm Indiana @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Chicago @ New Jersey 7:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Houston 7:30 pm Memphis @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Saturday, April 10 (All times Central) Detroit @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Indiana 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Memphis 7:00 pm Boston @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm San Antonio @ Denver 8:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Golden State @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html