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| Gilbert Arenas is expected to opt out of his contract this summer and seek a bigger contract, the AP reports. "If I'm 100 percent, then I'm going to ask for a max," Arenas says. "If I'm not, then it's negotiation time. If I know my knee's not going to be 100 per cent, then I'm not going to sit there and say: 'I want the max.'" The talented guard has said he might take less money with the Wizards if the team also brings back Antawn Jamison. |
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| Josh Childress will be a restricted free agent this summer, but he'd like to stay in Atlanta. "We have to make sure that we all stick together," Childress tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "That is something that is going to come up this summer. So something that I think we all have to take a look at. If we are going to be good, we have to stay together." |
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| The Wizards brass reiterated on Sunday that they plan to re-sign unrestricted free agent Antawn Jamison this offseason, the AP reports. "We've said it all along, from Mr. Pollin to Ernie (Grunfeld) to myself, that it's a priority to sign Gilbert (Arenas) and Antawn," head coach Eddie Jordan says. |
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| Josh Smith, F, Atlanta Hawks | Sunday 5/4, 9:18 PM CT |
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| Josh Smith would like to stick with the Hawks for the 2008-09 season. He is a restricted free agent this summer. "Most definitely, we came a long way," Smith tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I grew with this team." |
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| Deron Williams flirted with a triple-double in Sunday's Game 1 loss to the Lakers. The point guard managed 14 points, nine assists, and nine rebounds. Williams hit only 5 of his 18 shots, including 1-of-6 from beyond the arc. |
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| Pau Gasol, F, Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday 5/4, 5:31 PM CT |
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| Pau Gasol played the perfect No. 2 in the Lakers' win over the Jazz on Sunday. The center finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks. He shot 8-of-13 from the floor. |
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| Mehmet Okur didn't shot very well, but he finished with 21 points and 19 rebounds in Sunday's Game 1 loss to the Lakers. The center went 7-of-19 from the floor and missed all of his five three-point chances. |
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| Kobe Bryant, G, Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday 5/4, 5:26 PM CT |
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| Kobe Bryant scored 38 points in Sunday's Game 1 win over the Jazz. The MVP went to the free-throw line 23 times and sunk 21 of those shots. Bryant added seven assists, six boards, and a steal. |
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| Kevin Garnett racked up a double-double in Sunday's 99-65 blowout win over the Hawks in Game 7. Garnett led Boston with 11 boards, and scored 18 points, with three assists, one steal, and one block. |
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| Al Horford, F, Atlanta Hawks | Sunday 5/4, 2:58 PM CT |
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| Al Horford scored eight points and hauled in a game-high 12 boards in a losing effort in Game 7, as Atlanta was blown out by Boston 99-65. Horford also recorded three assists and two blocks. |
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| Paul Pierce led Boston to a convincing 99-65 win in Game 7 on Sunday, as he scored a game-high 22 points, with eight boards, three assists, and two steals. |
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| Marvin Williams has been ejected from Game 7 against Boston for committing a flagrant-two foul against Rajon Rondo, according to the AP. With just over nine minutes left in the third period, Williams clotheslined Rondo as the second-year point guard was going in for a layup. The referees reviewed the play on a video monitor and decided to throw Williams out of the game. Boston held a 33-point lead at the time of the infraction.
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| Marvin Williams will play in Game 7 against Boston on Sunday, according to the AP. Williams sprained his left knee with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 103-100 Game 6 win. He went through a 30-minute workout during the Hawks’ walkthrough on Saturday but did not put much weight on the knee, which was heavily taped.
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| Paul Pierce is expected to play in Game 7 against the Hawks, according to the Boston Globe. Pierce injured his right hip during Game 6 Friday night in Atlanta. Coach Doc Rivers said, "Pierce was the only guy that didn't go through walkthrough yesterday. Not because he couldn't, it's more that if he's hurting, no one is going to have him walking around on the floor. But I expect him to be fine."
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| Dwight Howard suffered a bruised left thumb in Saturday’s Game 1 loss to the Pistons, according to the AP. He sustained the injury when trying to haul in a rebound, and was accidently hit by Theo Ratliff. Howard said, "It’s fine. It’s just a bruised thumb. I’ll be all right."
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| Rashard Lewis scored 18 points in Saturday's 91-72 loss to Detroit in Game 1. He also poured in seven boards, two assists, and one block. |
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| Peja Stojakovic contributed 22 points in Saturday's 101-82 victory in Game 1. He also notched four rebounds and a steal. He hit 2-of-4 shots from long range. |
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| Chris Paul, G, New Orleans Hornets | Sunday 5/4, 7:13 AM CT |
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| Chris Paul recorded a double-double in Saturday's 101-82 win over San Antonio, as he registered 17 points and 13 assists, with four rebounds and four steals. |
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| Manu Ginobili recorded a solid stat-line in Saturday's 101-82 loss to New Orleans, as he scored 19 points, six boards, seven assists, and one steal. |
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| Tony Parker, G, San Antonio Spurs | Sunday 5/4, 7:03 AM CT |
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| Tony Parker scored a team-high 23 points in a 101-82 loss to the Spurs in Game 1 on Saturday. Parker also chipped in five boards, five assists, and one steal. |
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| David West, F, New Orleans Hornets | Sunday 5/4, 12:02 AM CT |
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| David West scored a game-high 30 points in Saturday's 101-82 win over the Spurs. He also chipped in nine boards, two assists, two steals, and one block. |
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