Each could make the roster next season -- whenever that season begins.

Was he picked for someone else in a pre-arranged deal? We'll find out soon.

I'd have gone Derrick Williams and a PG at 4, but the Cavs must really like the "big" they think they can get at 4.

The testament as to how good the Heat defense was in that Dirk Nowtizki was reasonably kept in check (27 points but just seven of 18 from the field) while not leaving Dallas' jump shooters open (Jason Terry, Jason Kidd, DeShawn Stevenson, J.J. Barea and Peja Stojakovich were a combined nine of 32 from the field).

The Heat's defense isn't going to falter. If Dallas is going to win the series, though, the Mavericks are going to have to do a much better job of hitting contested shots and knocking in the very few wide-open looks they're going to get.

If not for Mario Chalmers' shooting off the bench (three 3s), Dallas' zone would have helped give the Mavericks a double-figure advantage at intermission.

What's with Dwyane Wade? He's either hurt or in a miserable slump.

The 49ers ended their season at 38-18.

A California Highway Patrol spokesperson said the crashed happened about 2:20 a.m. at the East Carson Street offramp.

Gillett, who lived in Norwalk, was a standout long jumper for the 49ers (placing sixth in the Big West Conference championship meet a year ago) who also starred in track and field and basketball while attending La Mirada High.

Check Saturday's Press-Telegram for more details.

The 49ers' season is over while Saturday the Gauchos will take on the winner of the next match between top-ranked USC and No. 2 UC Irvine.

They took the third set, 25-20, with continued outstanding play by outside hitter Jeff Menzel (who has rung up a match-high 17 kills).

The 49ers have 18 service errors to the Gauchos' five. There's the story so far.

Josh Riley had the final two kills for the 49ers.

Outside hitter Jeff Menzel had five kills for the Gauchos.

The 49ers were in the semifinals in 2008, when they won the regular season title before losing to Pepperdine in a MPSF semifinal in the Walter Pyramid and then to the Waves once again the following week in the NCAA Championship semifinals at UC Irvine.

The 49ers take on UC Santa Barbara Thursday night (5) in the Galen Center when USC and UC Irvine following at 7:30.

The winners meet Saturday night at 7 with an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships at Penn State at stake.

*As good as Kemba Walker was tonight -- and he seemingly toyed with the Aztecs at times -- Connecticut doesn't beat San Diego State if Huskies' freshman Jeremy Lamb wasn't as impressive as he was.

If Lamb were to enter the draft pool after this season (as Walker, a junior, is expected to do), there are some NBA teams who would select him before Walker.

*San Diego State -- via Kawhi Leonard and D.J. Gay -- took ill-advised 3s down the stretch. And those Ts to Leonard and Jamal Franklin (in which Walker "flopped" after walking into the freshman and baited the officials into making the dead-ball call) were critical.

*Butler continues to look like the best-coached program in college basketball. How in the heck was Wisconsin a five-point favorite Thursday night in New Orleans?

How amazing would it be if the Bulldogs returned to the Final with the program that beat them in the 2010 final -- Duke -- home in Durham?

*I'm amused by ball of those Tweeters mocking the defense of Jimmer Fredette tonight. C'mon, you just noticed he doesn't play a lot of D? Guess what . . . he won't be the worst defender in the NBA, you knuckleheads.