News from April 3. Chicago released Erik Murphy. Minnesota released A.J. Price. San Antonio signed Damion James to a 10-day contract. The LA Clippers activated J.J. Redick and placed Danny Granger on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Reggie Williams on IL. San Antonio placed Aron Baynes on IL. Dal 113, LAC 107 at LAC Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 19 points. Vince Carter (Dal) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Darren Collison (LAC) had 22 points and 3 steals. OKC 106, SA 94 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Austin Daye (SA, mild left lat strain) and Manu Ginobili (SA, rest) did not play. Schedule for Friday, April 4 (All times Central) Denver @ Memphis 6:00 pm ESPN Orlando @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Indiana @ Toronto 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Boston 6:30 pm Detroit @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Miami 6:30 pm Washington @ New York 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Phoenix @ Portland 9:00 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 pm Dallas @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, April 5 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Orlando 6:00 pm Chicago @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Boston @ Detroit 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Toronto @ Milwaukee 7:30 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