News from April 1. Golden State signed Mickell Gladness for the rest of the season. Miami activated Udonis Haslem and placed Eddy Curry on IL. Minnesota activated Nikola Pekovic and placed Michael Beasley (toe injury) on IL. Orlando activated Justin Harper and placed Dwight Howard (back spasms) did not play. Terrence Ross (junior, Washington, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. OKC 92, Chi 78 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 11 points. Kyle Korver (Chi) had 14 points. John Lucas (Chi) had 19 points on 7-20 FG. OKC shot 48.6% (36-74) FG and Chi shot 33% (30-91) FG. Derrick Rose (Chi, strained groin) did not play. Bos 91, Mia 72 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points including 10-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 23 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bos shot 47.1% (33-70) FG and Mia shot 34.8% (31-89) FG. Ray Allen (Bos, sore right ankle) did not play. Den 104, Orl 101 at Orl Ty Lawson (Den) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Al Harrington (Den) had 18 points. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Glenn Davis (Orl) had 18 points including 6-11 FT and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 27 points and 5 assists. Tor 99, Was 92 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 15 points and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 18 points. Trevor Booker (Was, plantar fasciitis left foot) and Nene (Was, plantar fasciitis left foot) did not play. Ind 104, Hou 102 OT at Hou Danny Granger (Ind) had 32 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Darren Collison (Ind) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 20 points. Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. LAL 120, GS 112 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ramon Sessions (LAL) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 9 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 16-28 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. David Lee (GS) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Thompson (GS) had 18 points. LAL shot 22-31 FT and GS shot 13-15 FT. LAL out-rebounded GS 50-29 including 15-8 offensive. Pho 92, NO 75 at Pho Shannon Brown (Pho) had 16 points. Channing Frye (Pho) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 13 points and 5 assists. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Pho shot 19-21 FT and NO shot 7-9 FT. Trevor Ariza (NO, sore right ankle), Carl Landy (NO), and Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) did not play. Por 119, Min 106 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Wes Matthews (Por) had 18 points. Derrick Williams (Min) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 26 points including 11-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. J.J. Barea (Min, bruised right quad), Darko Milicic (Min, strained right hamstring), Nikola Pekovic (Min, bone spurs right ankle), and Joel Przybilla (Por, sprained right knee) did not play. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, April 3 (All times Central) Charlotte at Toronto 6:00 pm San Antonio at Cleveland 6:00 pm New York at Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Orlando at Detroit 6:30 pm Golden State at Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix at Sacramento 9:00 pm New Jersey at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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