News from April 1. The NBA named George Karl (Den) and Erik Spoelstra (Mia) as Coaches of the Month for April. Denver went 13-2 and Miami went 17-1. The NBA named Al Jefferson (Uta) and J.R. Smith (NY) as Players of the Week. Jefferson averaged 19.8 points and 8.3 rebounds as Utah went 4-0. Smith averaged 29.8 points and 7 rebounds as New York went 4-0. Philadelphia released Jeremy Pargo and signed Justin Holiday to a 10-day contract. Jason Maxiell (Det) is out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his eye to repair a detached retina. Manu Ginobili (SA) is expected to be out 3 to 4 weeks with a strained right hamstring. Houston activated Terrence Jones and placed Chandler Parsons (food poisoning) on IL. Jones was recalled from the NBADL. Indiana activated Gerald Green and placed Ben Hansbrough on IL. Milwaukee activated Gustavo Ayon and placed Luc Mbah a Moute (ill) on IL. San Antonio activated Aron Baynes and placed Tim Duncan (rest) on IL. Toronto activated Quincy Acy and placed Landry Fields (injured right elbow) on IL. Ind 109, LAC 106 at LAC Paul George (Ind) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. David West (Ind) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 26 points including 11-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 25 points. Min 110, Bos 100 at Min Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 29 points on 9-15 FG and 11-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 17 points including 6-7 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dante Cunningham (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points. Terrence Williams (Bos) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Min shot 25-27 FT and Bos shot 9-14 FT. Kevin Garnett (Bos, left ankle inflammation) and Paul Pierce (Bos, sore ankle) did not play. Hou 111, Orl 103 at Hou Omer Asik (Hou) had 22 points on 11-13 FG (and 0-5 FT) and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 19 points and 11 assists. Francisco Garcia (Hou) had 14 points on 5-6 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 28 points and 6 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 0-6 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Beno Udrih (Orl) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 10 assists. James Harden (Hou, sore right foot), Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right hamstring), Jameer Nelson (sprained right ankle), and Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, personal reasons) did not play. Mem 92, SA 90 at Mem Mike Conley (Mem) had 23 points including 11-17 FG and the game winning layup with .6 seconds left. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Mem) had 17 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Mem shot 18-24 FT and SA shot 10-11 FT. Kawhi Leonard (SA, sore left knee) did not play. Mil 131, Cha 102 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 22 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Larry Sanders (Mil) had 24 points including 11-19 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 19 points, 14 assists, and 6 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. J.J. Redick (Mil) had 20 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 27 points on 8-11 FG and 11-13 FT and 6 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 17 points. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha, death in the family) and Byron Mullens (Cha, sore left ankle) did not play. Atl 102, Cle 94 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 8 assists. Devin Harris (Atl) had 25 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 assists. Shaun Livingston (Cle) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mareese Speights (Cle) had 23 points including 11-15 FG and 8 rebounds. John Jenkins (Atl, mild concussion), Kyrie Irving (Cle, rest [not playing in 2nd night of a back-to-back]), and C.J. Miles (Cle, sore right ankle) did not play. Det 108, Tor 98 at Tor Greg Monroe (Det) had 24 points. Jose Calderon (Det) had 19 points and 9 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 assists. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 34 points including 13-18 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Det shot 15-21 FT and Tor shot 8-10 FT. Will Bynum (Det, strained right hand) did not play. Uta 112, Por 102 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 24 points including 12-21 FG and 10 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 20 points including 6-7 3-pointers and 9 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Schedule for Tuesday, April 2 (All times Central) Chicago @ Washington 6:00 pm New York @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Dallas @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 3 (All times Central) Washington @ Toronto 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Atlanta 6:00 pm ESPN Brooklyn @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Detroit @ Boston 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Orlando @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Denver @ Utah 8:00 pm Houston @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm New Orleans @ Golden State 9:30 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