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News from May 3.

The NBA suspended Raja Bell (Pho) for 1 game for throwing Kobe Bryant
(LAL) to the ground during Tuesday's Pho-LAL game.

The NBA fined Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) $15,000 and assessed him a flagrant foul
level 2 for throwing an elbow at the chest of Pau Gasol (Mem) during
Monday's Dal-Mem game.

Elgin Baylor (LAC) was named as Executive of the Year, as voted on by the
GMs.
Executive Points 1st 2nd 3rd
Elgin Baylor (LAC) .......... 58 8 4 6
Bryan Colangelo (Pho) ....... 34 4 4 2
Donn Nelson (Dal) ........... 20 3 1 2
Danny Ferry (Cle) ........... 19 2 2 3
Joe Dumars (Det) ............ 17 1 4 0
Jeff Bower (NO) ............. 12 2 0 2
Larry Harris (Mil) .......... 10 2 0 0
Kiki Vandeweghe (Den) ....... 10 0 3 1
Pat Riley/Randy Pfund (Mia) . 9 1 1 1
Otis Smith (Orl) ............ 7 0 2 1
R.C. Buford (SA) ............ 6 1 0 1
Ernie Grunfeld (Was) ........ 6 0 2 0
Rob Babcock (Tor) ........... 5 1 0 0
Donnie Walsh (Ind) .......... 5 1 0 0
Geoff Petrie (Sac) .......... 4 0 1 1
John Paxton (Chi) ........... 3 0 1 0
Rod Thorn (NJ) .............. 2 0 0 2
Jerry West (Mem) ............ 2 0 0 2

Chalotte exercised their 06-07 options for Matt Carroll and Alan Anderson.

Luke Jackson (Cle) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his back to repair a
herniated disc.

Orlando promoted Otis Smith to GM.


The NBA released the official list of underclassmen (63) and foreign
players under 22 (30) who declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft.
These players can remove their name from the draft up to June 17. The
NBA draft is June 27.

Underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft:
Akbar Abdul-Ahad (junior, Idaho State, guard)
Aaron Afflalo (sophomore, UCLA, guard)
LaMarcus Aldridge (sophomore, Texas, center)
Morris Almond (junior, Rice, guard)
Renaldo Balkman (junior, South Carolina, forward)
Larry Blair (junior, Liberty, guard)
Will Blalock (junior, Iowa State, guard)
Jahsha Bluntt (junior, Delaware State, guard)
Josh Boone (junior, Connecticut, forward)
Ronnie Brewer (junior, Arkansas, guard-forward)
Bobby Brown (junior, Cal-State Fullerton, guard)
Shannon Brown (junior, Michigan State, guard)
Derek Burditt (sophomore, Blinn College, center)
LeRoy Dawson (junior, Emporia State, guard-forward)
Travis DeGroot (junior, Delta State, forward)
Guillermo Diaz (junior, Miami, guard)
Dem Dinc (freshman, Indiana, center)
Quincy Douby (junior, Rutgers, guard)
Mike Efevbertha (junior, Cal State Northridge, guard)
Carl Elliott (junior, George Washington, guard)
Jordan Farmar (sophomore, UCLA, guard)
Nick Fazekas (junior, Nevada, forward)
Thomas Gardner (junior, Missouri, guard)
Rudy Gay (sophomore, Connecticut, forward)
Reggie George (sophomore, Robert Morris College, center)
Daniel Gibson (sophomore, Texas, guard)
Aaron Gray (junior, Pittsburgh, center)
LeShawn Hammett (junior, St. Francis, guard)
Brandon Heath (junior, San Diego State, guard)
Tedric Hill (sophomore, Gulf Coast CC, center)
Clarence Holloway (high school senior, Florida, center)
Ekene Ibekwe (junior, Maryland, forward)
Donald Jeffes (sophomore, Roxbury CC, forward-center)
Alexander Johnson (junior, Florida State, forward)
David Johnson (sophomore, Clinton Junior College, forward)
Trey Johnson (junior, Jackson State, guard)
Coby Karl (junior, Boise State, guard)
Mark Konecny (junior, Lambuth University, center)
Kyle Lowry (sophomore, Villanova, guard)
Aleks Maric (sophomore, Nebraska, center)
Japhet McNeil (junior, East Carolina, guard)
Paul Millsap (junior, Louisiana Tech, forward)
Matt Mitchell (junior, Southern, guard)
Adam Morrison (junior, Gonzaga, forward)
Patrick O'Bryant (sophomore, Bradley, forward)
Evan Patterson (junior, Texas Wesleyan, forward)
JR Pinnock (junior, George Washington, guard)
Leon Powe (sophomore, California, forward)
Richard Roby (sophomore, Colorado, guard)
Rajon Rondo (sophomore, Kentucky, guard)
Blake Schilb (junior, Loyola Chicago, guard)
Mustafa Shakur (junior, Arizona, guard)
Cedric Simmons (sophomore, NC State, forward-center)
Marcus Slaughter (junior, San Diego State, forward)
Curtis Stinson (junior, Iowa State, guard)
Tyrus Thomas (freshman, LSU, forward)
P.J. Tucker (junior, Texas, forward)
Jontae Vinson (junior, Cal-State Los Angeles, guard)
Ian Vouyoukas (junior, St. Louis, center)
Darius Washington Jr. (sophomore, Memphis, guard)
Albert Weber (sophomore, Connors State, guard)
Marcus Williams (junior, Connecticut, guard)
Shawne Williams (freshman, Memphis, forward)

International players under 22 years old who have declared themselves
eligible for the NBA draft (foreign players who turn 22 during 2006 are
automatically entered into the draft):
Andriy Agafonov (Ukraine)
Nemania Aleksandrov (Serbia-Montenegro)
Pape-Phillippe Amadou (France)
Andrea Daronani (Italy)
Yannick Bokolo (France)
Carlos Cedeno (Venezuela)
Tadija Dradicevic (Serbia-Montenegro)
Lior Elivahu (Israel)
Rudy Fernandez (Spain)
Kvrvio Fresenko (Ukraine)
Rafael Httsheimeier (Spain)
Marko Lekic (Serbia-Montenegro)
Damir Markota (Croatia)
Mickael Mokongo (France)
Brad Newley (Australia)
Oleksiv Pecherov (France)
Hrvoje Peric (Croatia)
Kosta Perovic (Serbia-Montenegro)
Giorgos Printezis (Greece)
Milovan Rakovic (Serbia-Montenegro)
Aleksandar Rindin (Azerbaijan)
Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)
Dusan Sakota (Greece)
Renaldas Seibutis (Greece)
Saer Sene (Belgium)
Sidiki Sidibe (France)
Sun Yue (China)
Tiago Splitter (Spain)
Ali Traore (France)
Ejike Ugboaja (Nigeria)


Det 122, Mil 93 at Det
Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers
and 7 rebounds.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 40 points including 15-23 FG.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 17 points including 15-23 FG and 3-3
3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Michael Redd (Mil) had 23 points including 11-13 FT and 9 rebounds
including 8 offensive.
T.J. Ford (Mil) had 10 points and 6 assists.
Det shot 54.1% (40-74) FG and Mil shot 43.9% (36-82) FG.
Det out-rebounded Mil 48-29 including 13-10 offensive.
Detroit takes the series 4-1.

Cle 121, Was 120 OT at Cle
LeBron James (Cle) had 45 points on 14-23 FG and 17-18 FT and the game
winning layup with .9 seconds left, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, and
6 assists.
Eric Snow (Cle) had 18 points.
Larry Hughes (Cle) had 24 points including 7-10 FT.
Caron Butler (Was) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Antawn Jamison (Was) had 32 points and 5 rebounds.
Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 44 points on 14-24 FG, 6-9 3-pointers, and 10-10
FT and 5 rebounds in 53 minutes.
Cle leads the series 3-2.


Playoff Standings
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals
(Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7)
1 San Antonio (3) __
8 Sacramento (2) |_ ______
_ 4 Dallas (0) |
4 Dallas (4) ______| |_ __
5 Memphis (0) _ |
| |
2 Phoenix (2) ____ | |
7 LA Lakers (3) |_ _| |
_ 6 LA Clippers (0) |
3 Denver (1) __| |
6 LA Clippers (4) |_
_
|
1 Detroit (4) ____ |
8 Milwaukee (1) |_ 1 Detroit (0) _____ |
_ | |
4 Cleveland (2) ___| | |
5 Washington (2) |_ __|
_
2 Miami (3) ______ |
7 Chicago (2) |_ __|
_
3 New Jersey (3) ___|
6 Indiana (2)


First Round (Central times) *if necessary
Thursday, May 4
Game 6: New Jersey at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV
Game 6: Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT
Game 6: Phoenix at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT

Friday, May 5
Game 6: Cleveland at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN
Game 6: San Antonio at Sacramento 9:30 pm ESPN

Saturday, May 6
*Game 7: Indiana at New Jersey TBA
*Game 7: Chicago at Miami TBA
*Game 7: LA Lakers at Phoenix TBA

Sunday, May 7
*Game 7: Washington at Cleveland TBA
*Game 7: Sacramento at San Antonio TBA


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