News from April 4. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Paul Pierce (Bos) as Players of the Month for March. Durant averaged 27.6 points and 8.5 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 11-5. Pierce averaged 22.3 points and 5.6 rebounds as Boston went 12-5. Golden State recalled Chris Wright from the NBADL. Atlanta activated Jannero Pargo and placed Vladimir Radmanovic on IL. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Eddy Curry on IL. Minnesota activated Michael Beasley and placed Luke Ridnour on IL. New Orleans activated Eric Gordon and placed Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) on IL. Jared Sullinger (sophomore, Ohio State, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 95, Mem 85 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 15 points and 6 turnovers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 10 points including 3-3 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Mia 98, OKC 93 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 34 points including 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points and 9 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points including 9-26 FG and 3 steals. LAL 113, LAC 108 at LAC Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 36 points on 13-20 FG and 10-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 13-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ramon Sessions (LAL) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Caron Butler (LAC) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points and 16 assists. Pho 107, Uta 105 at Uta Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 13 points and 9 assists. Michael Redd (Pho) had 19 points. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Grant Hill (Pho, right medial meniscus tear) and Devin Harris (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 107, Cle 98 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 30 points on 15-25 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Cle) had 27 points including 11-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mil shot 57.1% (48-84) FG and Cle shot 41.1% (39-95) FG. Drew Gooden (Mil, sore back) and Kyrie Irving (Cle, sprained right shoulder) did not play. SA 87, Bos 86 at Bos Tim Duncan (SA) had 10 points including 4-12 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Danny Green (SA) had 14 points. Gary Neal (SA) had 13 points and 5 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points. NO 94, Den 92 at NO Trevor Ariza (NO) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Kaman (NO) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 15 points including 3-11 FG. Ty Lawson (Den) had 22 points and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 7 assists. NO shot 52.2% (35-67) FG and Den shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. Chris Johnson (NO, concussion), Jarrett Jack (NO, sore right ankle) and Wilson Chandler (Den, strained left groin) did not play. GS 97, Min 94 at Min David Lee (GS) had 31 points and 8 rebounds. Charles Jenkins (GS) had 19 points and 7 assists. Richard Jefferson (GS) had 13 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Min) had 29 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. J.J. Barea (Min) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Min, sprained left big toe) and Darko Milicic (Min, strained right hamstring) did not play. Tor 99, Phi 78 at Phi Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 12 points and 13 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points and 5 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Gary Forbes (Tor, sore left knee) did not play. Ind 109, Was 96 at Was Danny Granger (Ind) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 11 assists. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 14 points. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 28 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Ind shot 57.9% (44-76) FG and Was shot 46.4% (39-84) FG. Trevor Booker (Was, plantar fasciitis left foot) and Nene (Was, plantar fasciitis left foot) did not play. Atl 120, Cha 93 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 17 points and 6 assists. Willie Green (Atl) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Atl shot 56.6% (47-83) FG and Cha shot 45.6% (36-79) FG. Por 101, NJ 88 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 20 points. Gerald Green (NJ) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin), Deron Williams (NJ, stomach virus), and Shelden Williams (NJ, right eye injury) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, April 5 (All times Central) New York at Orlando 6:00 pm TNT Washington at Detroit 6:30 pm Boston at Chicago 8:30 pm TNT LA Clippers at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Friday, April 6 (All times Central) Oklahoma City at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Toronto 6:30 pm Washington at New Jersey 6:30 pm Detroit at Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Memphis at Miami 6:30 pm Charlotte at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Portland at Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans at San Antonio 7:30 pm Phoenix at Denver 8:00 pm Golden State at Utah 8:00 pm Houston 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