News from April 17. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and Ben Gordon (Chi) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 41.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 3.3 steals as the Lakers went 3-0. Gordon averaged 26.3 points as Chicago went 4-0. Portland suspended Zach Randolph for 1 game for leaving the arena during a game. Fred Hoiberg announced his retirement as a player. Greg Ostertag (Uta) announced he will retire at the end of the season. Atlanta signed Anthony Grundy for the rest of the season. New York signed Ime Udoka for the rest of the season. Seattle exercised their 06-07 option for coach Bob Hill. Orlando activated Carlos Arroyo and placed Travis Diener on IL. Cleveland activated Stephen Graham and placed LeBron James on IL with a sprained left ankle. Detroit activated Alex Acker, Kelvin Cato, and Amir Johnson and placed Lindsey Hunter, Richard Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace on IL. Milwaukee activated Jermaine Jackson and placed Maurice Williams on IL. New Orleans activated Arvydas Macijauskas and placed David West on IL with a sore left ankle. Morris Almond (junior, Rice, guard), Rudy Gay (sophomore, Connecticut, forward), Mustafa Shakur (junior, Arizona, guard), and Tyrus Thomas (freshman, LSU, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. SA 115, Uta 82 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points including 4-11 FG. Brent Barry (SA) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points. SA shot 57.1% (44-77) FG and Uta shot 43.4% (33-76) FG. Milt Palacio (Uta, knee injury) and Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, back spasms) did not play. Pho 115, NO 78 at Pho Raja Bell (Pho) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Jones (Pho) had 20 points on 9-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (NO) had 11 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Marc Jackson (NO) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Pho shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and NO shot 33.7% (30-89) FG. Shawn Marion (Pho, sore wrist) and Amare Stoudemire (Pho, knee surgery) did not play. Mil 113, Det 93 at Mil Bobby Simmons (Mil) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. T.J. Ford (Mil) had 16 points and 11 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 19 points. Carlos Delfino (Det) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amir Johnson (Det) had 18 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 4-4 FT. Mil shot 56.2% (45-80) FG and Det shot 41.7% (35-84) FG. Cle 93, Bos 88 at Bos Larry Hughes (Cle) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Eric Snow (Cle) had 12 points and 9 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 14 points. Gerald Green (Bos) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Tony Allen (Bos) had 23 points on 10-12 FG and 3-11 FT, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Delonte West (Bos, strained left calf) and Paul Pierce (Bos, sore left elbow) did not play. Chi 116, Orl 112 OT at Orl Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 24 points including 9-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 18 points including 9-10 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 26 points on 4-14 FG and 17-22 FT and 10 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 32 points on 7-11 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 14-16 FT and 9 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Hou 86, Den 83 at Den Juwan Howard (Hou) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 7 rebounds. Keith Bogans (Hou) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 17 points including 5-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou, foot surgery) and Eduardo Najera (Den, foot injury) did not play. Ind 120, Tor 95 at Tor Peja Stojakovic (Ind) had 27 points on 11-18 FG and 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 blocks. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had Anthony Johnson (Ind) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 27 points including 10-10 FT. Stephen Graham (Tor) had 18 points including 6-17 FG. Ind shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and Tor shot 38% (35-92) FG. Jamaal Tinsey (Ind, sore right Achilles), Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), Eric Williams (Tor, strained oblique muscle), and Matt Bonner (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cha 98, NY 91 at NY Alan Anderson (Cha) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 16 points and 14 assists. Jake Voskuhl (Cha) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Qyntel Woods (NY) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 24 points including 10-14 FT, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Brevin Knight (Cha, groin injury), Gerald Wallace (Cha, bruised ribs), Bernard Robinson (Cha, finger injury), Steve Francis (NY, lower back spasms), and Jalen Rose (NY) did not play. GS 93, Por 79 at GS Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 20 points. Troy Murphy (GS) had 10 points on 5-6 F and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ike Diogu (GS) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 19 points. Jarrett Jack (Por) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Por out-rebounded GS 47-28 including 17-8 offensive. Zarko Cabarkapa (GS, back injury) and Mickael Pietrus (GS, groin pull) did not play.