News from April 12.

Portland signed Earl Barron for the rest of the seasons and placed Luke
Babbit on IL.

David West (NO) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a torn ACL.

Andrew Bogut (Mil) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow to
remove loose particles and scar tissue.

Andrew Bynum (LAL) suffered a hyperextended right knee during Tuesday's
LAL-SA game.

Malcolm Lee (junior, UCLA, guard), Shelvin Mack (junior, Butler, guard),
and Kemba Walker (junior, Connecticut, guard) declared themselves eligible
for the NBA draft.  Underclassmen have until April 24 to declare
themselves eligible for the draft.

San Antonio activated Chris Quinn and placed Manu Ginobili (rest) on IL.


LAL 102, SA 93  at LAL
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points and 6 rebounds.
Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Lamar Odom (LAL) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Gary Neal (SA) had 16 points.
DeJuan Blair (SA) had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
LAL shot 45.6% (36-79) FG and SA shot 35.2% (31-88) FG.
Matt Barnes (LAL, sore right knee), Steve Blake (LAL, chicken pox), Tim
Duncan (SA, rest), and Tony Parker (SA, rest) did not play.

Chi 103, NY 90  at NY
Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points including 5-19 FG and 22 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Derrick Rose (Chi) had 26 points.
Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
Bill Walker (NY) had 18 points.

Por 102, Mem 89  at Por
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 11 rebounds.
Nicolas Batum (Por) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 18 points including 5-6 FG and 4-5 3-pointers.
Marc Gasol (Mem) had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points.
Zach Randolph (Mem, rest) and Tony Allen (Mem, rest) did not play.


Schedule for Wednesday, April 13  (All times Central)
  New York @ Boston               7:00 pm
  Atlanta @ Charlotte             7:00 pm
  Washington @ Cleveland          7:00 pm
  Indiana @ Orlando               7:00 pm
  Detroit @ Philadelphia          7:00 pm
  Miami @ Toronto                 7:00 pm
  New Jersey @ Chicago            7:00 pm
  New Orleans @ Dallas            7:00 pm  ESPN
  Houston @ Minnesota             7:00 pm
  Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City       7:00 pm
  Denver @ Utah                   7:00 pm
  Portland @ Golden State         9:30 pm
  Memphis @ LA Clippers           9:30 pm  ESPN
  San Antonio @ Phoenix           9:30 pm
  LA Lakers @ Sacramento          9:30 pm

[End of the regular season]


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