News from April 7. Milwaukee signed Jorge Gutierrez for the rest of the season. Gutierrez had previously been signed to two 10-day contracts with Milwaukee. Minnesota signed Arinze Onuaku to a 10-day contract. Atlanta activated Dennis Schroeder and placed Paul Millsap (shoulder injury) on IL. Golden State activated Brandon Rush and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. The LA Clippers activated Jamal Crawford and placed Ekpe Udoh on IL. Phoenix activated Alex Len and placed Brandon Knight (sprained left ankle) on IL. Sacramento activated Rudy Gay and placed DeMarcus Cousins (sore right foot) on IL. Atl 96, Pho 69 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 16 points on 8-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Muscala (Atl) had 16 points including 7-8 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points. Gerald Green (Pho) had 15 points. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Atl shot 49.4% (41-83) FG and Pho shot shot 31.3% (26-83) FG. Alex Len (Pho, broken nose) did not play. Mia 105, Cha 100 at Mia Goran Dragic (Mia) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points on 6-17 FG and 7-10 FT and 5 assists. Luol Deng (Mia) had 21 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 29 points including 11-18 FG. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points including 7-20 FG and 3 steals. Michael Beasley (Mia, ill) and Al Jefferson (Cha, sore right knee) did not play. NO 103, GS 100 at NO Quincy Pondexter (NO) had 20 points including 6-7 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points including 9-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. NO shot 22-30 FT and GS shot 7-10 FT. SA 113, OKC 88 at OKC Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Aron Baynes (SA) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points and 6 steals. Jeremy Lamb (OKC) had 11 points. SA out-scored OKC 29-10 in the 1st quarter. SA shot 52.8% (47-89) FG and OKC shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. SA shot 15-28 FT and OKC shot 9-13 FT. Sac 116, Min 111 at Sac Omri Casspi (Sac) had 31 points including 12-20 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 33 points including 13-15 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Williams (Sac) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 37 points on 13-31 FG and 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Zach LaVine (Min) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Carl Landry (Sac, suspended), Anthony Bennett (Min, sprained right ankle), Gorgui Dieng (Min, concussion), and Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. LAC 105, LAL 100 at LAC Blake Grffin (LAC) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 8 points on 4-5 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 27 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points and 6 assists. Tarik Black (LAL) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (LAL, separated right shoulder) and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left kneecap) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, April 8 (All times Central) Toronto @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Chicago @ Orlando 6:00 pm Washington @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Boston @ Detroit 6:30 pm ESPN Indiana @ New York 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Houston @ San Antonio 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Denver 8:00 pm Sacramento @ Utah 8:00 pm Phoenix @ Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN Minnesota @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Thursday, April 9 (All times Central) Chicago @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Portland @ Golden State 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