News from April 7. Golden State signed Scott Machado to a 10-day contract. NBA director of scouting Marty Blake died at age 86. Blake had been involved with the NBA for over 50 years. Memphis activated Tony Wroten and placed Jerryd Bayless on IL. Oklahoma City activated Perry Jones and Jeremy Lamb and placed Daniel Orton and DeAndre Liggins on IL. Utah activated Jerel McNeal and placed Kevin Murphy on IL. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (NY) 28.4 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.4 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.0 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.5 Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 11.8 Omer Asik (Hou) 11.6 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.1 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.6 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.2 Dal 96, Por 91 at Por Shawn Marion (Dal) had 20 points on 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (Dal) had 26 points including 12-21 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Vince Carter (Dal) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Will Barton (Por) had 22 points including 7-11 FG, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (Dal, sore right calf) did not play. NY 125, OKC 120 at OKC Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 36 points and 12 rebounds including 9 offensive. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points and 8 assists. J.R. Smith (NY) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 37 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 13-15 FT, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Marcus Camby (NY, left plantar fasciitis) and Kenyon Martin (NY, sore left knee) did not play. LAC 109, LAL 95 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points on 6-19 FG and 12-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 25 points including 9-13 FT and 4 blocks. Steve Nash (LAL, strained right hamstring) and Metta World Peace (LAL, left knee surgery) did not play. Bos 107, Was 96 at Bos Brandon Bass (Bos) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points and 5 assists. Chris Wilcox (Bos) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points and 10 assists. A.J. Price (Was) had 15 points including 4-11 FG. Bos shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Was shot 44.3% (39-88) FG. Cle 91, Orl 85 at Cle Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Shaun Livingston (Cle) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 26 points including 11-19 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 21 points, 21 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 assists. Luke Walton (Cle, sprained right ankle), Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right hamstring), Jameer Nelson (Orl, sprained right ankle), and Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, personal reasons) did not play. Mem 89, Sac 87 at Sac Mike Conley (Mem) had 25 points including 9-14 FG. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Quincy Pondexter (Mem) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 18 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Patrick Patterson (Sac, sore lower back) did not play. Det 99, Chi 85 at Det Brandon Knight (Det) had 20 points and 5 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 14 points and 5 assists. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 18 points. Jose Calderon (Det, strained right triceps) and Luol Deng (Chi, sore hip) did not play. Uta 97, GS 90 at GS Al Jefferson (Uta) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 25 points on 11-19 FG and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 12 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. David Lee (GS) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Uta shot 6-7 FT and GS shot 13-18 FT. Alec Burks (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 95, Pho 92 at Pho Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (NO) had 17 points including 4-11 FG and 6 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Luis Scola (Pho) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Schedule for Monday, April 8 (All times Central) No games scheduled Schedule for Tuesday, April 9 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Washington @ New York 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Miami 6:30 pm Toronto @ Chicago 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Houston 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm New Orleans @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Minnesota @ 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