News from April 16. The NBA named Andrew Bynum (LAL) and Kevin Garnett (Bos) as Players of the Week. Bynum averaged 21.8 points and 16.3 rebounds as the LA Lakers went 4-0. Garnett averaged 20 points and 10.8 rebounds as Boston went 4-1. The NBA announced the divisional winners for the Sportsmanship Award. The winners are Jason Kidd (Dal), Chris Paul (LAC), Luke Ridnour (Min), Antawn Jamison (Cle), Jeremy Lin (NY), and Shane Battier (Mia). One player from each team was nominated for the award and 5 former players (Greg Anthony, John Crotty, Antonio Davis, Eddie Johnson, and Kenny Smith) selected the divisional winners. The overall winner of the Sportsmanship Award will be selected from the 6 divisional winners as voted on by the NBA players. The NBA announced that the 2014 All-Star game will be held in New Orleans. Golden State signed Mikki Moore. Washington signed Morris Almond and released Roger Mason. Mason underwent surgery on a broken left index finger on Monday and is out for the rest of the season. Toronto signed Alan Anderson and Ben Uzoh for the rest of the season after they finished their 2nd 10-day contracts. Toronto elected not to signed Justin Dentmon for the rest of the season after he finished a 10-day contract. Former NBA player Dwayne Schintzius died after battling leukemia. He was 43 years old. Chicago activated Brian Scalabrine and placed Derrick Rose (sore right foot) on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Wilson Chandler on IL. Indiana activated Darren Collison and placed Lance Stephenson on IL. Uta 123, Dal 121 3OT at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 28 points and 26 rebounds including 5 offensive in 54 minutes. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 5 assists in 54 minutes. Devin Harris (Uta) had 23 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 7 assists in 53 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 40 points including 12-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in 53 minutes. Jason Terry (Dal) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers in 54 minutes. Vince Carter (Dal) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. LAC 92, OKC 77 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 12 points and 10 assists. Nick Young (LAC) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points including 0-7 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. LAC out-scored OKC 49-25 in the 2nd half. SA 120, GS 99 at GS Gary Neal (SA) had 17 points. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 15 points on 3-9 FG and 9-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Danny Green (SA) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nate Robinson (GS) had 30 points and 7 assists. SA shot 36-43 FT and GS shot 15-17 FT. Andris Biedrins (GS, concussion), Richard Jefferson (GS, right knee injury), and David Lee (GS, strained groin) did not play. Mia 101, NJ 98 at NJ LeBron James (Mia) had 37 points on 11-19 FG and 14-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points and 15 rebounds. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 29 points 12-16 FG and 8 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia), Shane Battier (Mia), Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin), Gerald Wallace (NJ, strained left hamstring), and Deron Williams (NJ, sore right calf) did not play. Was 87, Chi 84 at Chi Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 21 points, 13 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 5 assists. Maurice Evans (Was) had 14 points. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 17 points and 8 assists. Richard Hamilton (Chi) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Trevor Booker (Was, left plantar fasciitis), Nene (Was, left plantar fasciitis), and Luol Deng (Chi, bruised ribs) did not play. Orl 113, Phi 100 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 16 points, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 18 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Orl shot 6-6 FT and Phi shot 11-15 FT. Glen Davis (Orl, sprained right knee) did not play. Den 105, Hou 102 at Hou Ty Lawson (Den) had 25 points including 9-15 FG. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chandler Parson (Hou) had 21 points and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 21 points and 7 assists. Marcus Camby (Hou, sore lower back) and Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. Atl 109, Tor 87 at Tor Joe Johnson (Atl) had 18 points. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Ivan Johnson (Atl) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points. James Johnson (Tor) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Willie Green (Atl, personal reasons) did not play. Ind 111, Min 88 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. David West (Ind) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 9 assists. Derrick Williams (Min) had 13 points including 3-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min, concussion) and Darko Milicic (Min, strained right hamstring) did not play. Pho 125, Por 107 at Pho Jared Dudley (Pho) had 18 points on 8-10 FG. Channing Frye (Pho) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds including 7 offensive. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 60% (51-85) FG and Por shot 46.1% (41-89) FG. Grant Hill (Pho, medial meniscus tear right knee), LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, right hip injury), and Raymond Felton (Por, Achilles pain) did not play. NO 75, Cha 67 at Cha Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 20 points and 6 assists. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 13 points including 4-15 FG. Carl Landry (NO) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 27 points including 9-11 FG. Eric Gordon (NO, rest), Jarrett Jack (NO, right foot stress fracture), Chris Kaman (NO, bruised left tibia), D.J. Augustin (Cha, right knee tendinitis), DeSagana Diop (Cha, left Achilles strain), and Reggie Williams (Cha, concussion) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, April 17 (All times Central) Indiana at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland at Detroit 6:30 pm Boston at New York 7:00 pm TNT Memphis at Minnesota 7:00 pm San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 18 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Washington 6:00 pm Chicago at Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Cleveland 6:00 pm New York at New Jersey 6:30 pm Detroit at Atlanta 6:30 pm Toronto at Miami 6:30 pm Orlando at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN New Orleans at Memphis 7:00 pm Houston at Dallas 7:30 pm LA Clippers at Denver 8:00 pm Oklahoma City at Phoenix 9:00 pm San Antonio at Sacramento 9:00 pm Utah at Portland 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Golden State 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