News from April 6. The NBA fined DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs after Thursday's Sac-LAC game. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) is expected to undergo surgery for a facial fracture and will miss at least the last 3 weeks of the regular season. Brook Lopez (NJ) is expected to miss the rest of the season with an injured right ankle. Houston signed Earl Boykins to a 10-day contract. Toronto placed Gary Forbes on IL. Por 99, Dal 97 OT at Dal LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Raymond Felton (Por) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 14 points including 4-14 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 14 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ian Mahinmi (Dal, birth of child) did not play. SA 128, NO 103 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 8-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (SA) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 14 points. Eric Gordon (NO) had 31 points including 11-19 FG. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 15 points. Jarrett Jack (NO, sprained right foot) and Chris Johnson (NO, concussion) did not play. Mem 97, Mia 82 at Mia Rudy Gay (Mem) had 17 points and 3 steals. Marreese Speights (Mem) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem, mouth injury) did not play. Uta 104, GS 98 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 30 points including 13-18 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Devin Harris (Uta) had 28 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. David Lee (GS) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Uta shot 22-25 FT and GS shot 11-12 FT. Ind 103, OKC 98 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 21 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 44 points on 15-24 FG and 11-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points including 7-23 FG, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists. Hou 112, LAL 107 at LAL Luis Scola (Hou) had 25 points including 10-17 FG. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 26 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus Camby (Hou) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Metta World Peace (LAL) had 23 points. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points including 11-11 FT. Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. Den 105, Pho 99 at Den Arron Afflalo (Den) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 17 points. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den, strained left groin) and Grant Hill (Pho, injured right knee) did not play. Atl 101, Det 96 at Atl Joe Johnson (Atl) had 16 points and 7 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 27 points on 8-22 FG and 9-11 FT. Will Bynum (Det) had 15 points. Mil 95, Cha 90 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 15 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 18 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 25 points and 3 steals. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 31 points including 14-23 FG and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points including 6-26 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Drew Gooden (Mil, sore back), Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, sore right knee), and D.J. Augustin (Cha) did not play. Cle 84, Tor 80 at Tor Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Samardo Samuels (Cle) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Lester Hudson (Cle) had 23 points including 11-13 FT and 7 assists. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 19 points including 8-22 FG and 7 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points including 10-16 FG. Daniel Gibson (Cle, torn tendon left foot), Kyrie Irving (Cle, sprained right shoulder), and Jose Calderon (Tor) did not play. NJ 110, Was 98 at NJ Gerald Wallace (NJ) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 19 points, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 15 points, 9 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. NJ shot 56.3% (45-80) FG and Was shot 45.2% (38-84) FG. Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin), Trevor Booker (Was, plantar fasciitis left foot), and Nene (Was, plantar fasciitis left foot) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, April 7 (All times Central) Atlanta at Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston at Indiana 7:00 pm Orlando at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Dallas at Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota at New Orleans 7:00 pm Portland at Milwaukee 7:30 pm LA Lakers at Phoenix 9:00 pm Sacramento at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 8 (All times Central) Chicago at New York 12:00 pm ABC Philadelphia at Boston 5:00 pm NBATV Cleveland at New Jersey 5:00 pm Detroit at Miami 5:00 pm Utah at San Antonio 6:00 pm Toronto at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Houston at Sacramento 8:00 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