News from April 12. Houston signed Diamon Simpson for the rest of the season. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) is expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right hip to repair a slight labral tear and is out for the rest of the season. Charlotte announced that Corey Maggette will miss the rest of the season with a strained right Achilles. Chicago activated Derrick Rose and placed Brian Scalabrine on IL. The LA Clippers activated Maurice Williams. Dominic Cheek (junior, Villanova, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 112, GS 103 at GS Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 9 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 30 points, 8 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. SA 107, Mem 97 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points including 11-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tony Allen (Mem, injured mouth) did not play. Chi 96, Mia 86 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 16 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Chi out-scored Mia 12-2 in overtime. LAC 95, Min 82 at Min Caron Butler (LAC) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points including 9-16 FG, 13 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 14 points and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Randolph (Min) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Wayne Ellington (Min, back spasms), Kevin Love (Min, concussion), and Darko Milicic (Min, strained right hamstring) did not play. Det 109, Cha 85 at Cha Jason Maxiell (Det) had 17 points including 8-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 25 points including 11-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Brown (Cha) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 13 points. Corey Maggette (Cha, strained right Achilles) and Tyrus Thomas (Cha, right knee contusion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Saturday, April 14 (All times Central) Golden State at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Cleveland at Washington 6:00 pm Boston at New Jersey 6:30 pm Utah at Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Minnesota 7:00 pm Indiana at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Phoenix at San Antonio 8:00 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