News from April 1. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Al Jefferson (Cha) as Players of the Month for March. Durant averaged 34.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.9 assists as Oklahoma City went 10-4. Jefferson averaged 24.7 points and 10.6 rebounds as Charlotte went 9-7. The NBA named Gregg Popovich (SA) and Jason Kidd (Bro) as Coaches of the Month for March. San Antonio went 16-0 and Brooklyn went 12-4. The NBA named Gorgui Dieng (Min) and Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) as Rookies of the Month for March. Dieng averaged 8.6 points and 8.3 rebounds as Minnesota went 8-8. Carter-Williams averaged 14.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.5 assists as Philadelphia went 1-15. The NBA fined Reggie Evans (Sac) $15,000 for elbowing Anthony Davis (NO) in the face during Monday's Sac-NO game. The NBA fined Brandon Jennings (Det) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Monday's Det-Mil game. Cleveland elected not to sign Seth Curry to a 2nd 10-day contract after he finished his first 10-day contract. GS 122, Dal 120 OT at Dal Jermaine O'Neal (GS) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points on 10-17 FG and the game winning jumper with .1 second left and 10 assists. Jordan Crawford (GS) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 27 points and 6 assists. GS shot 3-6 FT and Dal shot 12-16 FT. David Lee (GS, strained right hamstring) and Andrew Bogut (GS, groin contusion) did not play. Bro 105, Hou 96 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 32 points including 13-21 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Omer Asik (Hou) had 12 points and 23 rebounds including 6 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points including 16-16 FT and 7 assists. Bro shot 53% (44-83) FG and Hou shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. Andrei Kirilenko (Bro, sprained left ankle), Patrick Beverley (Hou, sprained right knee), Dwight Howard (Hou, sprained left ankle), and Terrence Jones (Hou, flu) did not play. Por 124, LAL 112 at LAL Damian Lillard (Por) had 34 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 36 points including 12-20 FG, 15 rebounds, and 6 assist. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kent Bazemore (LAL) had 17 points. Nick Young (LAL) had 40 points on 15-26 FG and 6-13 FT. Schedule for Wednesday, April 2 (All times Central) Detroit at Indiana 6:00 pm Brooklyn at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Cleveland at Orlando 6:00 pm Charlotte at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Houston at Toronto 6:00 pm Boston at Washington 6:00 pm Chicago at Atlanta 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Miami 6:30 pm Memphis at Minnesota 7:00 pm Golden State at San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans at Denver 8:00 pm LA Clippers at Phoenix 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Thursday, April 3 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Dallas @ 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