News from April 5. The NBA suspended Shaun Livingston (GS) for 1 game for striking Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) in the groin during Saturday's GS-Dal game. Cleveland activated Kevin Love and placed Joe Harris on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Brandon Rush on IL. Indiana activated Paul George and placed C.J. Watson on IL. San Antonio activated Reggie Williams and placed Tiago Splitter (sore right calf) on IL. Hou 115, OKC 112 at OKC Dwight Howard (Hou) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 41 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 11-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Hou) had 14 points. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 21 points, 17 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 40 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 12-15 FT, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists. Anthony Morrow (OKC) had 22 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Hou shot 31-50 FT and OKC shot 18-26 FT. Andre Robertson (OKC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 99, Chi 94 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 24 points on 8-17 3-pointers (his only attempts). Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 27 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ind 112, Mia 89 at Ind Solomon Hill (Ind) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 17 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Luis Scola (Ind) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points. James Ennis (Mia) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. SA 107, GS 92 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Danny Green (SA) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. SA shot 53% (44-83) FG and GS shot 42.9% (39-91) FG. Shaun Livingston (GS, suspended) did not play. NY 101, Phi 91 at NY Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Shane Larkin (NY) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Lance Thomas (NY) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Ish Smith (Phi) had 17 points and 7 assists. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. NY shot 51.4% (37-72) FG and Phi shot 38.4% (38-99) FG. NY shot 24-29 FT and Phi shot 5-8 FT. Cleanthony Early (NY, sprained left ankle), Travis Wear (NY, sore lower back), Isaiah Canaan (Phi, sprained right foot), Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi, sore left shoulder), and Thomas Robinson (Phi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Uta 101, Sac 95 at Sac Rodney Hood (Uta) had 25 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 4 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Trey Burke (Uta, sore lower back) did not play. LAC 106, LAL 78 at LAL Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points on 7-9 FG and 2-8 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chris Paul (LAC) had 7 points and 15 assists. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 16 points. Tarik Black (LAL) had 10 points including 4-5 FG and 9 rebounds. LAC shot 53.3% (40-75) FG and LAL shot 38.7% (29-75) FG. Wayne Ellington (LAL, separated right shoulder) and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left kneecap) did not play. Schedule for Monday, April 6 (All times Central) Portland @ Brooklyn 6:00 pm [rescheduled from 1/26] Schedule for Tuesday, April 7 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Miami 6:30 pm Golden State @ New Orleans 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Minnesota @ Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Lakers @ 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