Yesterday

Royal Ivey did not play in the Hawks’ 105-97 loss to the Bulls. Perhaps he will show up at tonight’s NCAA title game in the pimp orange blazer he wore to last year’s regionals.

Only one thing could help Doc Rivers and the Celtics get a win over the Cavs — LeBron James didn’t play. Daniel Gibson did, though, and earned a steal, assist, and rebound in his 18 minutes on the court. D-Gib was 0-for-2 from the field.

The Raptors continued their winning ways, thumping the visiting Charlotte Bobcats, 107-94. T.J. Ford scored 11 and earned eight assists in the victory. T.J. also added four boards and two steals.

Maurice Evans finally made it back to the court for the L.A. Lakers, who destroyed the Kings by a 126-103 count. Mo earned Horn of the Night honors from Longhorn Road Trip, scoring 21 points — including an ally-oop worthy of SportsCenter’s “Top Plays.”

Tonight

The League takes a day off while the college kids play their championship game in the Georgia Dome. Interesting how they don’t do that for the Women’s Final Four. Hmmmmm.

Remember the old cartoons where the dog would see a juicy steak in a thought bubble and start drooling? Memphis, Boston, and Milwaukee will be a lot like that tonight. Except Danny Ainge will look more like an incompetent GM than a drooling dog.

A lot of draft-ready talent will be on the court in Atlanta — now it’s just a question of whose lottery ball comes out first.