News from April 12. The NBA fined Kevin Durant (OKC) $25,000 for "making a menacing gesture" (finger slicing his throat after a dunk) during Thursday's OKC-GS game. Brooklyn signed Kris Joseph for the rest of the season after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. New York released Kurt Thomas and signed Solomon Jones. San Antonio released Stephen Jackson. Brooklyn activated Keith Bogans and placed Gerald Wallace on IL. Denver activated Ty Lawson. Memphis activated Jerryd Bayless and placed Dexter Pittman on IL. Miami activated Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade and placed Udonis Haslem and Shane Battier on IL. Milwaukee activated Ersan Ilyasova and Ekpe Udoh and placed Larry Sanders and Brandon Jennings on IL. New York placed Marcus Camby (left foot plantar fasciitis) on IL. San Antonio activated Tony Parker and Aron Baynes and placed Boris Diaw (sprained back) on IL. Toronto activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Jonas Valanciunas on IL. Utah activated Alec Burks and placed Jerel McNeal on IL. [Note that Philadelphia had signed Justin Holiday for the season on April 1, not to a 10-day contract.] Dal 108, Den 105 OT at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 20 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 22 points, 12 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Corey Brewer (Den) had 18 points including 6-20 FG and 5 steals. LAL 118, GS 116 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 26 points including 9-13 FG, 11 rebounds, 10 assist, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 28 points on 7-8 FG and 14-22 FT and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 12-16 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. David Lee (GS) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points and 7 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 47 points including 17-31 FG and 9-15 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (LAL, strained right hamstring) and Andrew Bogut (GS, bone bruise left ankle) did not play. OKC 106, Por 90 at Por Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points including 11-12 FT and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 17 points. Will Barton (Por) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 10 points including 3-14 FG and 8 assists. OKC out-scored Por 26-7 in the 3rd quarter. OKC shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Por shot 40.9% (36-88) FG. Kevin Martin (OKC, lower back spasms) did not play. SA 108, Sac 101 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. SA shot 54.5% (42-77) FG and Sac shot 43.8% (39-89) FG. Mem 82, Hou 78 at Hou Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points including 4-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points on 7-24 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 11-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chandler Parsons (Hou, strained right calf) did not play. LAC 96, NO 93 at NO Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points including 4-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 19 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Eric Gordon (NO) had 25 points including 7-12 FT. Anthony Davis (NO, strained left MCL) and Greivis Vasquez (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play. NY 101, Cle 91 at Cle Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 31 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 8 points including 3-11 FG and 11 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 31 points including 13-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points including 6-7 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NY, bulging disc), Kenyon Martin (NY, sprained left ankle), and Dion Waiters (Cle, family matters) did not play. Det 113, Cha 93 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Knight (Det) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Josh McRoberts (Cha) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Det, strained right triceps) and Byron Mullens (Cha, sore left ankle) did not play. Mia 109, Bos 101 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points including 8-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Mia) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Jeff Green (Bos) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 20 points. Mia shot 19-28 FT and Bos shot 13-13 FT. Kevin Garnett (Bos, sore left ankle) and Paul Pierce (Bos, sore left ankle) did not play. Atl 109, Mil 104 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. Devin Harris (Atl) had 19 points including 5-19 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 27 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 17 assists, and 5 steals. Bro 117, Ind 109 at Ind Brook Lopez (Bro) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Bro) had 33 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul George (Ind) had 21 points and 3 blocks. David West (Ind) had 26 points including 11-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Phi 97, Was 86 at Was Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points including 8-9 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 22 points and 7 assists. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 6-10 FT and 7 assists. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Trevor Ariza (Was, sore left knee) and Martell Webster (Was, strained abdomen) did not play. Tor 97, Chi 88 at Tor Rudy Gay (Tor) had 23 points, 5 steals, and 3 blocks. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Nazr Mohammed (Chi) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 17 points and 6 assists. Terrence Ross (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Uta 107, Min 100 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 40 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 16 points and 5 assists. Randy Foye (Uta) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Derrick Williams (Min) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 23 points including 9-10 FT. Uta shot 58.3% (42-72) FG and Min shot 46.2% (36-78) FG. Schedule for Saturday, April 13 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston @ Orlando 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, April 14 (All times Central) Chicago @ Miami 12:00 pm ABC Brooklyn @ Toronto 2:30 pm Indiana @ New York 2:30 pm Cleveland @ Philadelphia 2:30 pm Portland @ Denver 4:00 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 5:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ Houston 6:00 pm San Antonio @ LA Lakers 8:30 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