News from March 31. Jeremy Lin (NY) is expected to undergo surgery on his left knee to repair a small tear in his meniscus. He is expected to be out 6 weeks. Sacramento signed Terrence Williams for the rest of the season Charlotte activated DeSagana Diop and placed Corey Maggette (strained right Achilles) on IL. Cleveland placed Daniel Gibson (torn tendon left ankle) on IL. New York activated Bill Walker and placed Jared Jeffries (sore right knee) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.9 Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.7 LeBron James (Mia) 26.5 Kevin Love (Min) 26.5 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.5 Kevin Love (Min) 13.8 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 12.1 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.2 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.0 Chris Paul (LAC) 8.8 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.8 SA 112, Ind 103 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points and 5 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points. Paul George (Ind) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. LAL 88, NO 85 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (LAL) had 10 points and 10 assists. Jason Smith (NO) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 10 assists. LAL shot 17-22 FT and NO shot 5-10 FT. Trevor Ariza (NO, sore right ankle), Gustavo Ayon (NO, personal reasons), Chris Kaman (NO, ill), Carl Landy (NO), and Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) did not play. Phi 95, Atl 90 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 25 points including 10-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Evan Turner (Phi) had 13 points. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 34 points on 12-18 FG and 9-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tracy McGrady (Atl, ill) and Vladimir Radmanovic (Atl, back injury) did not play. Mem 99, Mil 95 at Mil Rudy Gay (Mem) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 24 points including 10-10 FT. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 20 points including 8-12 FG and 16 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 24 points. Mike Conley (Mem, sore right ankle) and Dante Cunningham (Mem, sprained left ankle) did not play. NY 91, Cle 75 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 14 points on 3-4 FG and 8-11 FT, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. J.R. Smith (NY) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 steals. Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 12 points including 6-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (NY, injured left knee) and Kyrie Irving (Cle, sprained shoulder) did not play. LAC 105, Uta 96 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 6 assists. Randy Foye (LAC) had 17 points and 6 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 26 points including 13-22 FG. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Det 110, Cha 107 OT at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 10 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det, sore left hamstring) and Ben Gordon (Det, sore groin) did not play. NJ 111, Sac 99 at Sac Gerald Wallace (NJ) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 24 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin) and Shelden Williams (NJ, right eye injury) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, April 1 (All times Central) Chicago at Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Miami at Boston 3:30 pm ABC Washington at Toronto 5:00 pm Denver at Orlando 5:00 pm NBATV Indiana at Houston 6:00 pm New Orleans at Phoenix 8:00 pm Minnesota at Portland 8:00 pm NBATV Golden State at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, April 2 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Washington 6:00 pm Houston at Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Dallas 7:30 pm Minnesota at Sacramento 9:00 pm Utah at Portland 9:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html