News from May 25. The NBA announced that Charlotte will host the 2019 All-Star game. The NBA released the list of underclassmen who declared for the draft and then withdrew their names prior to the NCAA deadline. Underclassmen who declared can still withdraw their names up to June 12 (but won't have NCAA eligibility) - the NBA will list the official, final list of underclass and foreign players who declared but didn't withdraw after June 12. The NBA draft is June 22. Underclassmen who declared and then withdrew: Shaqquan Aaron (USC, sophomore) Jaylen Adams (St. Bonaventure, junior) Deng Adel (Louisville, sophomore) Jashaun Agosto (LIU, freshman) Bashir Ahmed (St. John's, junior) Rawle Alkins (Arizona, freshman) Mark Alstork (Wright State, junior) Jaylen Barford (Arkansas, junior) Trae Bell-Haynes (Vermont, junior) Joel Berry II (North Carolina, junior) Trevon Bluiett (Xavier, junior) Bennie Boatwright (USC, sophomore) Jacobi Boykins (Louisiana Tech, junior) Rodney Bullock (Providence, junior) Jevon Carter (West Virginia, junior) Joseph Chartouny (Fordham, sophomore) Donte' Clark (Massachusetts, junior) Chris Clemons (Campbell, sophomore) David Collette (Utah, junior) Angel Delgado (Seton Hall, junior) Hamidou Diallo (Kentucky, freshman) Vince Edwards (Purdue, junior) John Egbunu (Florida, junior) Jon Elmore (Marshall, junior) Obi Enechionyia (Temple, junior) Drew Eubanks (Oregon State, sophomore) Tacko Fall (Central Florida, sophomore) Brandon Goodwin (FGCU, junior) Donte Grantham (Clemson, junior) Isaac Haas (Purdue, junior) Aaron Holiday (UCLA, sophomore) Chandler Hutchison (Boise State, junior) Justin Jackson (Maryland, freshman) Alize Johnson (Missouri State junior) B.J. Johnson (La Salle, junior) Robert Johnson (Indiana, junior) Andrew Jones (Texas, freshman) Kerem Kanter (Green Bay, junior) Braxton Key (Alabama, freshman) George King (Colorado, junior) Khadeem Lattin (Oklahoma, junior) William Lee (UAB, junior) Zach Lofton (Texas Southern, junior) Daryl Macon (Arkansas, junior) Marin Maric (Northern Illinois, junior) Markis McDuffie (Wichita State, sophomore) MiKyle McIntosh (Illinois State, junior) Matthew Morgan (Cornell, sophomore) Shaquille Morris (Wichita State, junior) Svi Mykhailiuk (Kansas, junior) Divine Myles (Stetson, junior) Derick Newton (Stetson, sophomore) Randy Onwuasor (Southern Utah, junior) Theo Pinson (North Carolina, junior) Martavius Robinson (Lewis & Clark CC (Illinois), sophomore) Corey Sanders (Rutgers, sophomore) Jaaron Simmons (Ohio, junior) Fred Sims Jr. (Chicago State, sophomore) Zach Smith (Texas Tech, junior) Kamau Stokes (Kansas State, sophomore) James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan, sophomore) Stephen Thompson Jr. (Oregon State, sophomore) Moritz Wagner (Michigan, sophomore) Tevonn Walker (Valparaiso, junior) Thomas Welsh (UCLA, junior) Thomas Wilder (Western Michigan, junior) Cecil Williams (Central Michigan, junior) Johnathan Williams (Gonzaga, junior) Kam Williams (Ohio State, junior) Christian Wilson (Texas-San Antonio, junior) Omer Yurtseven (North Carolina State, freshman) Cle 135, Bos 102 at Bos LeBron James (Cle) had 35 points including 13-18 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 23 points. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Cle shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Bos shot 43% (37-86) FG. Cleveland takes the series 4-1 and advances to the NBA Finals where they will face Golden State. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 GS (4) _ 8 Por (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LAC (3) _| |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ 5 Uta (4) _ 2 San Antonio (0) | | | 2 SA (4) _ | | 7 Mem (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Hou (4) _| | 6 OKC (1) |_ 1 Golden State (0) _ 2 Cleveland (4) | 1 Bos (4) _ | 8 Chi (2) |_ 1 Boston (4) __ | _ 4 Washington (3) | | 4 Was (4) _| | | 5 Atl (2) |_ 1 Boston (1) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (4) 2 Cle (4) _ | 7 Ind (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Tor (4) _| 6 Mil (2) NBA Finals (Central times) *if necessary Thursday, June 1 Game 1: Cleveland at Golden State 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 4 Game 2: Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC Wednesday, June 7 Game 3: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Friday, June 9 Game 4: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Monday, June 12 *Game 5: Cleveland at Golden State 8:00 pm ABC Thursday, June 15 *Game 6: Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 pm ABC Sunday, June 18 *Game 7: Cleveland at Golden State 7:00 pm ABC ---- 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