News from April 9. Chicago signed DeMarcus Nelson for the rest of the season. Cleveland signed Jawad Williams. New York signed Mouhamed Sene. The LA Lakers activated Andrew Bynum and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. Dwayne Collins (forward, Miami, junior), Jonny Flynn (guard, Syracuse, sophomore), Eric Devendorf (guard, Syracuse, senior), Paul Harris (guard, Syracuse, junior), Jrue Holiday (guard, UCLA, freshman), and Tasmin Mitchell (forward, LSU, junior) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. LAL 116, Den 102 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 27 points including 9-11 FT and 19 rebounds including 11 offensive. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points on 11-19 FG and 9-10 FT. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 19 points. Hou 115, Sac 98 at Sac Luis Scola (Hou) had 15 points, 8 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Yao Ming (Hou) had 20 points on 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Ron Artest (Hou) had 26 points. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 22 points on 10-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Hou shot 54% (47-87) FG and Sac shot 44% (37-84) FG. Chi 113, Phi 99 at Chi Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 24 points including 14-14 FT. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 16 points and 8 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Thomas (Chi, personal reasons) and Thaddeus Young (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Friday, April 10 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Indiana @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Miami @ Boston 6:30 pm New York @ Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN2 New Jersey @ Detroit 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Washington @ Toronto 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:30 pm Utah @ San Antonio 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:00 pm Houston @ Golden State 9:30 pm Sacramento @ 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