News from April 14. The NBA fined Jarrett Jack (GS) $25,000 for verbal abuse of a ref during Friday's GS-LAL game. The LA Lakers signed Andrew Goudelock. Memphis released Dexter Pittman. Indiana activated Ben Hansbrough and placed Miles Plumlee on IL. The LA Lakers placed Kobe Bryant (left Achilles surgery) on IL. Dal 107, NO 89 at NO Shawn Marion (Dal) had 21 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Nowitzki scored his 25,000th career point during the game, the 17th player to reach that milestone. Vince Carter (Dal) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Robin Lopez (NO) had 10 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dal shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and NO shot 37.9% (33-87) FG. Dal shot 8-8 FT and NO shot 14-18 FT. Anthony Davis (NO, sprained left MCL) did not play. LAL 91, SA 86 at LAL Dwight Howard (LAL) had 26 points on 9-15 FG and 8-17 FT, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Steve Blake (LAL) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (LAL) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Danny Green (SA) had 16 points. Steve Nash (LAL, strained right hamstring) did not play. Mia 105, Chi 93 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points including 9-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 8-14 FT. Chris Andersen (Mia) had 15 points on 4-4 FG and 7-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 20 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mia shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and Chi shot 35.4% (29-82) FG. Richard Hamilton (Chi, suspended) did not play. Tor 93, Bro 87 at Tor Rudy Gay (Tor) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 36 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. NY 90, Ind 80 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Copeland (NY) had 20 points. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers. David West (Ind) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. NY shot 9-11 FT and Ind shot 16-26 FT. Tyson Chandler (NY, bulging disc) and Kenyon Martin (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi 91, Cle 77 at Phi Dorell Wright (Phi) had 15 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kevin Jones (Cle) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Shaun Livingston (Cle, back spasms) and Luke Walton (Cle, sprained right ankle) did not play. Den 118, Por 109 at Den Andre Iguodala (Den) had 28 points including 11-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Evan Fournier (Den) had 24 points and 3 steals. Anthony Randolph (Den) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 30 points including 10-17 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Will Barton (Por) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, injured right ankle) did not play. Hou 121, Sac 100 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Omer Asik (Hou) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Travis Outlaw (Sac) had 15 points. Cole Aldrich (Sac) had 12 points on 6-7 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Hou shot 54.2% (45-83) FG and Sac shot 39% (39-100) FG. Schedule for Monday, April 15 (All times Central) New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Chicago @ Orlando 6:00 pm Miami @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Washington @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Detroit 6:30 pm Denver @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis @ Dallas 7:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Utah @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 9:00 pm San Antonio @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, April 16 (All times Central) Toronto @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Indiana @ Boston 7:00 pm TNT Portland @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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