News from April 11. New Orleans signed Jerome Dyson. Boston activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Ray Allen (sore right ankle) on IL. LAL 98, SA 84 at SA Metta World Peace (LAL) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points including 9-24 FG and 11 rebounds. Andrea Bynum (LAL) had 16 points including 7-20 FG and 30 rebounds including 8 offensive. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 3 blocks. Danny Green (SA) had 22 points including 7-11 FG. LAL out-rebounded SA 60-33 including 16-1 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL, injured left shin) and Gary Neal (SA, gastroenteritis) did not play. LAC 100, OKC 98 at OKC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 31 points including the game winning layup with 8.8 seconds left and 6 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (LAC) had 12 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 22 points including 7-21 FG and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points on 3-14 FG and 13-15 FT. Phi 93, Tor 75 at Tor Elton Brand (Phi) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Phi) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 13 points including 4-12 FG. Ed Davis (Tor) had 13 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Phi shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Tor shot 36.3% (29-80) FG. NO 105, Sac 96 at NO Jason Smith (NO) had 22 points including 10-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 15 points and 5 assists. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 21 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 25 points and 3 steals. NO shot 55.9% (38-68) FG and Sac shot 43.4% (36-83) FG. Eric Gordon (NO, lower back tightness), Jarrett Jack (NO, stress fracture right foot), and Francisco Garcia (Sac, concussion) did not play. Den 113, Min 107 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points. Ty Lawson (Den) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 21 points. Derrick Williams (Min) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Randolph (Min) had 28 points including 11-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Wayne Ellington (Min, back spasms) did not play. Uta 103, Hou 91 at Hou Paul Millsap (Uta) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 seals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 29 points including 9-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 19 points on 3-13 FG and 13-14 FT and 7 assist. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 15 points and 5 assists. Uta shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Hou shot 35.6% (31-87) FG. C.J. Miles (Uta), Earl Watson (Uta), Jeremy Evans (Uta, sprained right ankle), and Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. Mem 104, Pho 93 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points and 7 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Tony Allen (Mem, injured mouth) and Grant Hill (Pho, medial meniscus tear right knee) did not play. NY 111, Mil 107 at Mil Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 32 points and 10 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 19 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 7-7 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Brendan Jennings (Mil) had 22 points and 7 assists. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 35 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 19 points including 5-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Bos 88, Atl 86 OT at Bos Brandon Bass (Bos) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 10 points including 3-16 FG, 10 rebounds, 20 assists, and 6 turnovers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ind 104, Cle 98 OT at Cle Danny Granger (Ind) had 23 points. David West (Ind) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 17 points and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Lester Hudson (Cle) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle, sprained right shoulder) did not play. Por 118, GS 110 at Por J.J. Hickson (Por) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raymond Felton (Por) had 16 points and 10 assists. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 34 points including 13-13 FT. David Lee (GS) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nate Robinson (GS) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 8 assists. Por shot 24-28 FT and GS shot 8-11 FT. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, April 12 (All times Central) Detroit at Charlotte 6:00 pm Miami at Chicago 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers at Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 13 (All times Central) Boston at Toronto 6:00 pm New Jersey at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta at Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland at Indiana 6:00 pm Washington at New York 6:30 pm Charlotte at Miami 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Detroit 7:00 pm Utah at New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix at Houston 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Dallas at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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