News from April 15. NOTE: Tuesday's (April 16) Indiana at Boston game was cancelled due to the city of Boston having more important things to deal with in the aftermath of Monday's bombings in the Boston Marathon. With the season ending on Wednesday, the game will not be rescheduled. [With thoughts and prayers to those affected by the bombings.] The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 37 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5 assists as the Lakers went 3-0 in the games Bryant played (the Lakers went 4-0 in the week). Anthony averaged 32 points and 11.5 rebounds as New York went 3-1. New York released Solomon Jones. Brooklyn activated Tornike Shengelia and Gerald Wallace and placed Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, and Jerry Stackhouse on IL. Chicago activated Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson and placed Vladimir Radmanovic on IL. Cleveland activated C.J. Miles and placed Luke Walton on IL. Milwaukee activated Brandon Jennings and placed Joel Przybilla on IL. New York activated Rasheed Wallace and placed Carmelo Anthony (shoulder injury) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Perry Jones, Jeremy Lamb, and DeAndre Liggins and placed Kevin Martin, Kendrick Perkins, and Derek Fisher on IL. Phoenix activated Diante Garrett. Mem 103, Dal 97 at Dal Tayshaun Prince (Mem) had 12 points. Ed Davis (Mem) had 11 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jerryd Bayless (Mem) had 19 points and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points. Vince Carter (Dal) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. GS 116, SA 106 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 35 points including 7-13 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carl Landry (GS) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Gary Neal (SA) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Patrick Mills (SA) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Andris Biedrins (GS, lower back tightness), Andrew Bogut (GS, bone bruise left ankle), Tim Duncan (SA, sore left knee), and Kawhi Leonard (SA, sore left knee) did not play. Pho 119, Hou 112 at Pho P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, and 6 blocks. Luis Scola (Pho) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 15 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 24 points and 7 assists. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 20 points. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 23 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Uta 96, Min 80 at Min Al Jefferson (Uta) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Randy Foye (Uta) had 14 points. Derrick Williams (Min) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Dante Cunningham (Min) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min, left calf contusion) did not play. OKC 104, Sac 95 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Cole Aldrich (Sac) had 12 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 13 rebounds. Den 112, Mil 111 at Mil Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points. Ty Lawson (Den) had 26 points including 11-13 FT and the game winning jumper with 9.3 seconds left, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. JaVale McGee (Den) had 10 points and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 38 points including 14-25 FG and 6-11 3-pointers and 3 steals. John Henson (Mil) had 14 points, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. J.J. Redick (Mil) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Kenneth Faried (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 109, Phi 101 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 27 points including 10-14 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kyle Singler (Det) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 22 points and 6 assists. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Dorell Wright (Phi) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jose Calderon (Det, strained right triceps) did not play. Bro 106, Was 101 at Bro Kris Humphries (Bro) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 18 points on 5-19 FG and 8-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Trevor Booker (Was) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Evans (Bro, sore left shoulder), Nene (Was), Trevor Ariza (Was, sore left knee), and Martell Webster (Was, strained abdomen) did not play. Mia 96, Cle 95 at Cle Rashard Lewis (Mia) had 19 points. Norris Cole (Mia) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists. James Jones (Mia) had 14 points. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 16 points and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia), Mario Chalmers (Mia), LeBron James (Mia, sore right hamstring), and Dwyane Wade (Mia, sore right knee) did not play. Chi 102, Orl 84 at Orl Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 8 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 22 points on 11-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Maro Belinelli (Chi) had 16 points. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 20 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Chi shot 56% (42-75) FG and Orl shot 41.9% (31-74) FG. Chi shot 9-13 FT and Orl shot 20-33 FT. Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right hamstring) and Jameer Nelson (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Cha 106, NY 95 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 13 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 5 assists. Josh McRobert (Cha) had 10 points including 4-5 FG, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Steve Novak (NY) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Chris Copeland (NY) had 32 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Cha shot 58.1% (43-74) FG and NY shot 43% (34-79) FG. Kenyon Martin (NY, sprained left ankle), J.R. Smith (NY), and Tyson Chandler (NY) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, April 16 (All times Central) Indiana @ Boston Cancelled Toronto @ Atlanta 6:30 pm TNT Portland @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 17 (All times Central) Boston @ Toronto 7:00 pm Detroit @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm Atlanta @ New York 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Charlotte 7:00 pm Orlando @ Miami 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Indiana 7:00 pm Washington @ Chicago 7:00 pm Utah @ Memphis 7:00 pm ESPN New Orleans @ Dallas 7:00 pm Minnesota @ San Antonio 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Denver 7:00 pm Houston @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Golden State @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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