News from April 4. The NBA suspended Larry Sanders (Mil) for 5 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. Philadelphia signed Casper Ware to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Brooklyn signed Jorge Gutierrez for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Cleveland placed C.J. Miles on IL. Detroit activated Josh Harrellson and placed Will Bynum on IL. Minnesota activated A.J. Price and placed Dante Cunningham on IL. Oklahoma City activated Reggie Williams and placed Thabo Seflosha on IL. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Amir Johnson (injured ankle) on IL. Utah activated Malcolm Thomas and placed Brandon Rush on IL. Dal 107, LAL 95 at LAL Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 11-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Dal) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 23 points on a perfect 10-10 FG and 3-3 FT and 5 rebounds. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (LAL, vertigo), Xavier Henry (LAL, torn ligament right wrist), and Chris Kaman (LAL, strained right calf) did not play. GS 102, Sac 69 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points. Jermaine O'Neal (GS) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 16 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. GS out-scored Sac 59-27 in the 1st half. GS shot 45.2% (42-93) FG and Sac shot 32.1% (25-78) FG. GS shot 8-12 FT and Sac shot 18-25 FT. Andrew Bogut (GS, pelvis contusion), David Lee (GS, strained right hamstring), and Isaiah Thomas (Sac, right quad contusion) did not play. Pho 109, Por 93 at Por Goran Dragic (Pho) had 19 points. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 30 points including 11-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Gerald Green (Pho) had 32 points including 12-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Por) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Pho out-scored Por 30-13 in the 4th quarter. Hou 111, OKC 107 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 23 points on 5-17 FG and 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 39 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 17-20 FT, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 11-12 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 27 points including 11-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Patrick Beverley (Hou, sprained right knee), Dwight Howard (Hou, strained left ankle), and Russell Westbrook (OKC, rest) did not play. Uta 100, NO 96 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points on 4-11 FG and 11-13 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Alec Burks (Uta) had 21 points including 13-13 FT. Brian Roberts (NO) had 18 points and 6 assists. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 26 points including 9-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Eric Gordon (NO, left knee tendinitis) and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Chi 102, Mil 90 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points on 4-12 FG and 7-10 FT and 3 steals. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 22 points. Jeff Adrien (Mil) had 21 points including 9-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, sore right ankle), O.J. Mayo (Mil, sprained right ankle), and Nate Wolters (Mil, fractured left hand) did not play. Was 90, NY 89 at NY Bradley Beal (Was) had 28 points including 1-8 3-pointers and the game winning jumper with 2.3 seconds left and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 32 points including 8-16 3-pointers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 16 points. Min 122, Mia 121 2OT at Mia Kevin Love (Min) had 28 points and 11 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Chase Budinger (Min) had 24 points including 7-9 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 34 points including 8-10 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Martin (Min) and Justin Hamilton (Mia, cold) did not play. Bro 116, Det 104 at Bro Paul Pierce (Bro) had 17 points. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 23 points including 11-14 FG and 6 assists. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 18 rebounds including 9 offensive. Josh Smith (Det) had 17 points. Phi 111, Bos 102 at Bos Henry Sims (Phi) had 24 points including 14-18 FT and 9 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 24 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Bos) had 23 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists, and 7 turnovers. Arnett Moultrie (Phi, suspended) and Avery Bradley (Bos, strained right Achilles) did not play. Atl 117, Cle 98 at Atl Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points and 12 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Scott (Atl) had 26 points including 12-13 FG. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 23 points. Spencer Hawes (Cle) had 16 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 steals. Atl shot 58.5% (48-82) FG and Cle shot 39.6% (36-91) FG. Atl shot 8-10 FT and Cle shot 21-25 FT. Tor 102, Ind 94 at Tor Terrence Ross (Tor) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points and 9 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Solomon Hill (Ind, sore back) did not play. Cha 91, Orl 80 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 29 points and 16 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Anthony Tolliver (Cha) had 13 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Josh McRoberts (Cha, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mem 100, Den 92 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points including 7-22 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 21 points on 5-14 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 17 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Randy Foye (Den) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. 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 Schedule for Sunday, April 6 (All times Central) New York @ Miami 12:00 pm ABC LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Dallas @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 5:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Houston 6:00 pm Memphis @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Utah @ Golden State 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Portland 8:00 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