News from March 28. Phoenix activated Trevor Griffin and placed Robin Lopez (back injury) on IL. Lopez is expected to be out at least 2 weeks. Toronto activated Hedo Turkoglu and placed Marcus Banks on IL. Miami activated Yakhouba Diawara and placed Jermaine O'Neal on IL. Chicago activated James Johnson and placed Joe Alexander on IL. Memphis activated Marc Gasol and placed Ronnie Brewer on IL. Milwaukee activated Andrew Bogut and placed Carlos Delfino (neck and jaw pain) on IL. Sacramento activated Jon Brockman and placed Francisco Garcia on IL. Cleveland activated Danny Green and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 29.8 Kevin Durant (OKC) 29.6 Carmelo Anthony (Den) 28.9 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.3 David Lee (NY) 11.9 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.7 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.1 Chris Paul (NO) 10.8 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.4 Cle 97, Sac 90 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 13-22 FG, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jon Brockman (Sac, sprained MCL), Spencer Hawes (Sac, lower back strain), and Sean May (Sac, bruised right knee) did not play. Mil 108, Mem 103 OT at Mil John Salmons (Mil) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 31 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Orl 103, Den 97 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 19 points including 7-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Orl shot 14-22 FT and Den shot 8-11 FT. Chi 110, Det 103 at Det Brad Miller (Chi) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points and 9 assists. Flip Murray (Chi) had 23 points including 9-14 FG. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 29 points and 5 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points. Chi shot 54.9% (39-71) FG and Det shot 44.3% (35-79) FG. Atl 94, Ind 84 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 17 points and 6 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 21 points and 14 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind, strained left groin) did not play. Pho 111, Min 105 at Min Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 17 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 17 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 16 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 23 points and 22 rebounds including 8 offensive. Por 92, OKC 87 at OKC LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brandon Roy (Por) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 7 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 13-15 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Green (OKC) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. SA 94, Bos 73 at Bos Richard Jefferson (SA) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. George Hill (SA) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 3 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 28 points and 7 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 10-11 FT and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Mia 97, Tor 94 at Mia Carlos Arroyo (Mia) had 12 points and 8 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points on 11-18 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 23 points including 10-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 18 points. GS 121, LAC 103 at LAC Anthony Tolliver (GS) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 18 points and 7 assists. Reggie Williams (GS) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Baron Davis (LAC) had 18 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 20 points on 4-12 FG and 10-11 FT. GS shot 53.4% (47-88) FG and LAC shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Monta Ellis (GS, flu), Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), and Andris Biedrins (GS, back surgery) did not play. Schedule for Monday, March 29 (All times Central) Toronto @ Charlotte 6:00 pm San Antonio @ New Jersey 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Denver @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV New York @ Utah 8:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html