News from April 10. Boris Diaw (SA) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a sprained back. Kevin Love (Min) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove scar tissue. The rehab period is expected to take 4 to 6 weeks. Cleveland activated Dion Waiters and placed C.J. Miles on IL. Miami activated Jarvis Varnado and placed Chris Bosh (ill) on IL. Milwaukee activated Drew Gooden and placed Ersan Ilyasova (ill) on IL. Portland placed Wesley Matthews on IL. Pho 102, Dal 91 at Dal Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points and 13 assists. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 18 points. Luis Scola (Pho) had 11 points including 4-13 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points including 6-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Pho, birth of daughter) and Elton Brand (Dal, sore right calf) did not play. LAC 111, Min 95 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Williams (Min) had 13 points including 3-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAC shot 57.1% (44-77) FG and Min shot 38.9% (35-90) FG. Den 96, SA 86 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 29 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Corey Brewer (Den) had 28 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points. Gary Neal (SA) had 17 points. Manu Ginobili (SA, strained right hamstring) did not play. LAL 113, Por 106 at Por Pau Gasol (LAL) had 23 points including 11-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 47 points including 18-18 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 38 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAL shot 58.9% (43-73) FG and Por shot 44.7% (38-85) FG. Steve Nash (LAL, strained right hamstring) and J.J. Hickson (Por, back) did not play. Sac 121, NO 110 at Sac John Salmons (Sac) had 22 points including 7-10 FG. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 20 points including 7-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Eric Gordon (NO) had 23 points and 7 assists. Brian Roberts (NO) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bro 101, Bos 93 at Bos Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 29 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 12 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points including 7-11 FG. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Det 111, Cle 104 at Cle Greg Monroe (Det) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 29 points on 10-11 FG and 9-17 FT and 11 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 27 points including 12-13 FT, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Det, strained right triceps) did not play. Orl 113, Mil 103 OT at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 30 points including 13-20 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 19 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 30 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists. Beno Udrih (Orl) had 13 points including 6-22 FG, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 21 points on 7-27 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. John Henson (Mil) had 17 points, 25 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 7 blocks. Orl out-scored Mil 18-8 in overtime. Orl shot 3-8 FT and Mil shot 17-26 FT. Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right hamstring) and Jameer Nelson (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mia 103, Was 98 at Was Rashard Lewis (Mia) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mia) had 14 points on 5-7 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Ray Allen (Mia) had 23 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. A.J. Price (Was) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Udonis Haslem (Mia, sprained right ankle), LeBron James (Mia, strained right hamstring), and Trevor Ariza (Was, sore left knee) did not play. Atl 124, Phi 101 at Phi Josh Smith (Atl) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 12 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. John Jenkins (Atl) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 28 points on 14-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Nick Young (Phi) had 19 points. Atl shot 53.8% (49-91) FG and Phi shot 42% (37-88) FG. Johan Petro (Atl, personal reasons) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, April 11 (All times Central) New York @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 12 (All times Central) Chicago @ Toronto 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Washington 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Indiana 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Detroit 6:30 pm New York @ Cleveland 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Houston 7:00 pm Denver @ Dallas 7:30 pm Sacramento @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Golden State @ LA Lakers 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