SALT LAKE CITY, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SilverLeaf Companies is proud to announce that it will be the presenting sponsor for the Third Annual Deron Williams Celebrity Golf & Gala Weekend.

Kobe Bryant had 31 points Monday and the Los Angeles Lakers fought off a late rally to beat Utah 107-96 and advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Lamar Odom finished with 26 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who eliminated the Jazz in five games.

Deron Williams hit a short jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining Thursday, giving Utah an 88-86 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. After falling behind by as many as 13 points in the third period, Utah rallied to cut its deficit in the opening-round playing series to 2-1.

The Los Angeles Lakers scored 41 points in the first quarter Tuesday and went on to down the Utah Jazz 119-109 in the Western Conference quarterfinals. Kobe Bryant picked up the burden in the second half by scoring 18 of his 26 points in the final two quarters as the Lakers, who lead the series 2-0, out-shot Portland 60 percent to 49.4 percent for the entire game. Pau Gasol scored 22 points for the Lakers and Lamar Odom added 19 off the bench. Utah had 35 points and nine assists from Deron Williams.

A Dallas-based auction house plans to sell the lone remaining college jersey of former basketball star Pete Maravich. The event to be conducted in public and online next Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24. Other items will be professional team jerseys worn by Maravich when played in the 1970s with