News from April 28. Dallas activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Corey Brewer on IL. The NBA released the official list of underclassman and foreign players under 22 years old who declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Those who declared can remove their name from the draft up to June 13. The NBA draft is June 23. Underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft: Olu Ashaolu (junior, Louisiana Tech, forward) Keion Bell (junior, Pepperdine, guard) Jacob Blankenship (junior, Southeastern, forward) Laurence Bowers (junior , Missouri, forward) Alec Burks (sophomore, Colorado, guard) DeAngelo Casto (junior, Washington State, forward) Roscoe Davis (freshman, Midland JC, center) Mamadou Diarra (junior, Chaminade, center) TyShawn Edmondson (junior, Austin Peay, guard) Kim English (junior , Missouri, guard) Ashton Gibbs (junior, Pittsburgh, guard) Troy Gillenwater (junior, New Mexico State, forward) Jeremy Green (junior, Stanford, guard) Jordan Hamilton (sophomore, Texas, forward) Tobias Harris (freshman, Tennessee, forward) Desmond Holloway (junior, Coastal Carolina, guard) Terrell Holloway (junior, Xavier, guard) Tyler Honeycutt (sophomore, UCLA, forward) Scotty Hopson (junior, Tennessee, forward) Kyrie Irving (freshman, Duke, guard) Reggie Jackson (junior, Boston College, guard) Terrence Jennings (junior, Louisville, forward) Orlando Johnson (junior, UC-Santa Barbara, guard) Reggie Johnson (sophomore, Miami, forward) Tiondre Johnson (sophomore, Coastal Bend JC, guard) Kevin Jones (junior, West Virginia, forward) Terrence Jones (freshman, Kentucky, forward) Cory Joseph (freshman, Texas, guard) Enes Kanter (freshman, Kentucky, forward) Ryan Kelley (sophomore, Colorado, guard) Dan Kelm (sophomore, Viterbo, guard) Brandon Knight (freshman, Kentucky, guard) Malcolm Lee (junior, UCLA, guard) Kawhi Leonard (sophomore, San Diego State, forward) Travis Leslie (junior, Georgia, forward) DeAndre Liggins (sophomore, Kentucky, guard) David Loubeau (junior, Texas A&M, forward) Shelvin Mack (junior, Butler, guard) Greg Mangano (junior, Yale, forward) Keishawn Mayes (junior, Campbell, forward) Cameron Moore (junior, Alabama-Birmingham, forward) Darius Morris (sophomore, Michigan, guard) Marcus Morris (junior, Kansas, forward) Markieff Morris (junior, Kansas, forward) Darrion Pellum (junior, Hampton, guard) J.P. Primm (junior, NC-Asherville, guard) Willie Reed (sophomore, St. Louis, forward) Jeremy Richmond (freshman, Illinois, forward) Ralph Sampson (junior, Minnesota, forward) Carleton Scott (junior, Notre Dame, forward) Josh Selby (freshman, Kansas, guard) Iman Shumpert (junior, Georgia Tech, guard) John Shurna (junior, Northwestern, forward) Chris Singleton (junior, Florida State, forward) Greg Smith (sophomore, Fresno State, forward) Tony Taylor (junior, George Washington, guard) Isaiah Thomas (junior, Washington, guard) Trey Thompkins (junior, Georgia, forward) Hollis Thompson (sophomore, Georgetown, forward) Klay Thompson (junior, Washington State, guard) Tristan Thompson (freshman, Texas, forward) Thomas Tibbs (junior, Staten Island, guard) Nikola Vucevic (junior, Southern California, forward) Kemba Walker (junior, Connecticut, guard) Antoine Watson (junior, Florida International, guard) Charlie Westbrook (junior, South Dakota, guard) Derrick Williams (sophomore, Arizona, forward) Jordan Williams (sophomore, Maryland, forward) Brandon Wood, junior, Valparaiso, guard) International players under 22 years old who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft (foreign players who turn 22 during 2011 are automatically entered into the draft) [country is where player plays]: Andrew Albicy (born 1990, France) Furkan Aldemir (born 1991, Turkey) Davis Bertans (born 1992, Slovenia) Bismack Biyombo (born 1992, Spain) Nihad Djedovic (born 1990, Italy) Emmanouil Koukoulas (born 1991, Greece) Joffrey Lauvergne (born 1991, France) Abdoulaye Loum (born 1991, France) Nikola Mirotic (born 1991, Spain) Donatas Motiejunas (born 1990, Italy) Lucas Riva Nogueira (born 1992, Spain) Femi Oladipo (born 1990, Germany) Leon Radosevic (born 1990, Croatia) Negueba Samake (born 1990, France) Tornike Shengelia (born 1991, Belgium) Abdel Kader Sylla (born 1990, France) Jonas Valanciunas (born 1992, Lithuania) Jan Vesely (born 1990, Serbia) Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann (born 1990, Germany) Tomislav Zubcic (born 1990, Croatia) Dal 103, Por 96 at Por Shawn Marion (Dal) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points on 11-17 FG and 11-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 8 assists. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 32 points on 10-17 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points including 5-14 FG. Dallas takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the LA Lakers. LAL 98, NO 80 at NO Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 10-10 FT and 3 steals. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carl Landry (NO) had 19 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. The LA Lakers take the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Dallas. Atl 84, Orl 81 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 23 points and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 19 points. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 15 points and 4 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 25 points including 9-12 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Atlanta takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face Chicago. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (2) ___ 8 Memphis (3) |_ _ _ 4 Oklahoma City (0) | 4 Oklahoma City (4) _| |_ __ 5 Denver (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ___ | | 7 New Orleans (2) |_ 2 LA Lakers (0) _____| | _ 3 Dallas (0) | 3 Dallas (4) ______| | 6 Portland (2) |_ _ | 1 Chicago (4) _______ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ 1 Chicago (0) _______ | _ 5 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Orlando (2) _______| | | 5 Atlanta (4) |_ __| _ 2 Miami (4) __ | 7 Philadelphia (1) |_ 2 Miami (0) ________| _ 3 Boston (0) 3 Boston (4) ______| 6 New York (0) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Friday, April 29 Game 6 San Antonio at Memphis 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 1 *Game 7 Memphis at San Antonio TBA Second Round (all time Central) *if necessary Sunday, May 1 Game 1 Boston at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 2 Game 1 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 1 Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 3 Game 2 Boston at Miami TBA TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 2 Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Game 2 Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 5 Friday, May 6 Game 3 Chicago at Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3 LA Lakers at Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 7 Game 3 Miami at Boston 7:00 pm ABC Sunday, May 8 Game 4 LA Lakers at Dallas 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Chicago at Atlanta TBA TBA Monday, May 9 Game 4 Miami at Boston TBA TNT Tuesday, May 10 *Game 5 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TNT *Game 5 Dallas at LA Lakers TBA TNT Wednesday, May 11 *Game 5 Boston at Miami TBA TNT Thursday, May 12 *Game 6 Chicago at Atlanta TBA ESPN *Game 6 LA Lakers at Dallas TBA ESPN Friday, May 13 *Game 6 Miami at Boston TBA ESPN Saturday, May 14 Sunday, May 15 *Game 7 Dallas at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC *Game 7 Atlanta at Chicago TBA TBA Monday, May 16 *Game 7 Boston at Miami 7:00 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html