News from April 1. The NBA named Steve Kerr (GS) and Steve Clifford (Cha) as Coaches of the Month for March. Golden State went 15-2 and Charlotte went 13-3. The NBA fined Julius Randle (LAL) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Thursday's LAL-Mia game. Memphis signed Bryce Cotton to a 10-day contract. Memphis elected not to sign Ray McCallum for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Brooklyn activated Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and placed Thaddeus Young on IL. New York activated Cleanthony Early and placed Jose Calderon on IL. Sacramento activated Eric Moreland and placed Marco Belinelli (Sac, sore right foot) on IL. Washington activated Jarell Eddie and placed Drew Gooden on IL. Dal 98, Det 89 at Det Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 17 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 29 points including 13-23 FG. Marcus Morris (Det) had 31 points including 12-17 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 12 points on 5-15 FG and 2-10 FT and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raymond Felton (Dal, strained right groin) and Deron Williams (Det, left abdominal strain) did not play. Was 106, Pho 99 at Pho John Wall (Was) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points and 5 assists. Markieff Morris (Was) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mirza Teltovic (Pho) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Jon Leuer (Pho, sprained right ankle) and Brandon Knight (Pho, sports hernia) did not play. Bos 109, GS 106 at GS Evan Turner (Bos) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points and 6 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points including 8-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 9 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Bos shot 19-30 FT and GS shot 10-13 FT. Jae Crowder (Bos, rest) did not play. The loss ended Golden State's home winning streak at 54. Mia 112, Sac 106 at Sac Gerald Green (Mia) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 18 points and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Mia) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Seth Curry (Sac) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 20 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia, sore neck) and DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, suspended) did not play. Uta 98, Min 85 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 16 points and 5 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 24 points. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Uta shot 14-23 FT and Min shot 6-10 FT. Derrick Favors (Uta, sore right knee) did not play. Mil 113, Orl 103 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 18 points including 8-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 26 points including 12-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points, 5 assists, 5 seals, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 22 points including 10-13 FG. Mil shot 15-25 FT and Orl shot 10-12 FT. Jerryd Bayless (Mil, hyperextended right knee) did not play. Tor 99, Mem 95 at Mem DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 11 points on 1-5 FG and 9-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points including 6-18 FG. Tony Allen (Mem) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. P.J. Hairston (Mem, strained left groin) and Luis Scola (Tor, sore left knee) did not play. Cle 110, Atl 108 OT at Atl LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points, 16 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points on 5-23 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 29 points and 12 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 28 points including 9-23 FG and 9 assists. NY 105, Bro 91 at NY Langston Galloway (NY) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Williams (NY) had 16 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 17 points including 7-20 FG and 1-8 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points including 7-20 FG and 8 rebounds. NY shot 50% (42-84) FG and Bro shot 35.6% (36-101) FG. NY shot 7-7 FT and Bro shot 15-20 FT. Kristaps Porzingis (NY, strained right shoulder) and Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro, rest) did not play. Cha 100, Phi 91 at Cha Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 19 points and 7 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 17 point. Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right Achilles) and Nerlens Noel (Phi, right knee contusion) did not play. ---- 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