News from April 13. Tom Benson (NFL Saints owner) reached an agreement to purchase the New Orleans Hornets for reportedly $338 million. The deal has to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) is expected to miss the rest of the season with a calf injury. Atlanta activated Vladimir Radmanovic and placed Ivan Johnson on IL. Dallas activated Kelenna Azubuike and placed Jason Kidd (rest) on IL. Indiana activated Kyrylo Fesenko and placed Darren Collison (sore groin) on IL. Miami activated Dexter Pittman and Eddy Curry and placed Udonis Haslem (stomach virus) and Ronny Turiaf (hamstring injury) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Reggie Jackson and placed Lazar Hayward on IL. New Orleans placed Chris Johnson on IL. Bradley Beal (freshman, Florida, guard) and Andre Drummond (freshman, Connecticut, center) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 97, Por 94 at Por Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Delonte West (Dal) had 21 points on 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points on 8-10 FG and 14 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 0-6 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, right hip injury) did not play. LAL 103, Den 97 at LAL Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 30 points on 11-19 FG and 8-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Matt Barnes (LAL) had 24 points including 9-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 18 points. Andre Miller (Den) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL, injured left shin) did not play. Pho 112, Hou 105 at Hou Jared Dudley (Pho) had 19 points. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 15 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 18 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Luis Scola (Hou) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Hou) had 14 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 22 points including 11-11 FT and 7 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. Tor 84, Bos 79 at Tor Amir Johnson (Tor) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points on 4-14 FG and 13-13 FT. Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 13 points including 5-16 FG and 10 rebounds. OKC 115, Sac 89 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 11-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derek Fisher (OKC) had 14 points and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Terrence Williams (Sac) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. OKC shot 24-32 FT and Sac shot 10-14 FT. James Harden (OKC, sore right knee) did not play. NY 103, Was 65 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis (NY) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers. J.R. Smith (NY) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 17 points including 6-20 FG and 3 steals. NY shot 46.4% (39-84) FG and 27.8% (22-79) FG. Trevor Booker (Was, left plantar fasciitis) and Nene (Was, left plantar fasciitis) did not play. Atl 109, Orl 81 at Orl Joe Johnson (Atl) had 16 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Jannero Pargo (Atl) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Glenn Davis (Orl) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Von Wafer (Orl) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Ind 102, Cle 83 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points and 7 assists. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 16 points and 3 steals. Donald Sloan (Cle) had 12 points and 5 assists. Samardo Samuels (Cle) had 10 points including 2-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Semih Erden (Cle, sprained right ankle), Daniel Gibson (Cle, torn tendon left ankle), and Kyrie Irving (Cle, sprained right shoulder) did not play. Mia 105, Cha 82 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dexter Pittman (Mia) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Derrick Brown (Cha) had 21 points including 5-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points. Mike Miller (Mia, ankle injury), Dwyane Wade (Mia, sore right ankle), DeSagana Diop (Cha, sore left Achilles), Corey Maggette (Cha, sore right Achilles), and Tyrus Thomas (Cha, right knee contusion) did not play. Mil 113, Det 97 at Det Drew Gooden (Mil) had 26 points including 12-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 20 points and 10 assists. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 18 points and 7 assists. Brandon Knight (Det) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ben Gordon (Det) had 24 points. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) did not play. NO 96, Uta 85 at NO Al-Farouq Aminu (NO) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (NO) had 19 points. Eric Gordon (NO) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 6 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 19 points. NO shot 55.1% (38-69) FG and Uta shot 45.2% (33-73) FG. Jarrett Jack (NO, stress fracture right foot), Jeremy Evans (Uta, sprained right ankle), C.J. Miles (Uta, gastroc strain), and Earl Watson (Uta, knee injury) did not play. NJ 95, Phi 89 at Phi Kris Humphries (NJ) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Gerald Green (NJ) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points and 6 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin) and Gerald Wallace (NJ, strained left hamstring) did not play. 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 Schedule for Sunday, April 15 (All times Central) Miami at New York 12:00 pm ABC Dallas at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Boston at Charlotte 5:00 pm Toronto at Atlanta 5:00 pm Chicago at Detroit 5:00 pm Orlando at Cleveland 5:00 pm Portland at Sacramento 5:00 pm Memphis at New Orleans 6:00 pm ESPN Houston at Denver 7:00 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