News from April 1. The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the class of 2017: Zack Clayton, Nikoas Galis, Robert Hughes, Manny Jackson, Tom Jernstedt, Jerry Krause, Rebecca Lobo, Tracy McGrady, Muffet McGraw, George McGinnis, and Bill Self. Milwaukee released Terrence Jones. Atlanta activated Mike Dunleavy and placed Thabo Sefolosha on IL. The LA Lakers activated Brandon Ingram and placed Ivica Zubac on IL. Portland placed Jusuf Nurkic (fractured right leg) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Russell Westbrook (OKC) 31.8 LeBron James (Cle) 29.2 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 29.2 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 14.1 Andre Drummond (Det) 14.0 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.6 Assists James Harden (Hou) 11.2 John Wall (Was) 10.7 Russell Westnbrook (OKC) 10.4 LAC 115, LAL 104 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 36 points including 12-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 29 points on 9-14 FG and 10-10 FT, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. David Nwaba (LAL) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. LAC shot 55.1% (38-69) FG and LAL shot 43.3% (39-90) FG. Austin Rivers (LAC, strained left hamstring) did not play. Chi 106, Atl 104 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 33 points including 10-10 FT and the game winning free throws with 2.1 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 25 points on 11-18 FG, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Denzel Valentine (Chi) had 13 points. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 29 points including 12-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bro 121, Orl 111 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 30 points including 12-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Trevor Booker (Bro) had 23 points on 11-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 27 points including 13-20 FG and 11 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 20 points. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Sac 123, Min 117 at Min Buddy Hield (Sac) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 21 points including 11-14 FT and 11 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 26 points including 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Sac shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Min shot 44.8% (39-87) FG. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, left foot surgery) did not play. Por 130, Pho 117 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 29 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 13-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Evan Turner (Por) had 18 points. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 31 points including 11-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Schedule for Sunday, April 2 (All times Central) Boston @ New York 12:00 pm ABC Charlotte @ Oklahoma City 2:00 pm Memphis @ LA Lakers 2:30 pm Dallas @ Milwaukee 2:30 pm Utah @ San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC Chicago @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 5:00 pm Atlanta @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Denver @ Miami 5:00 pm NBATV Indiana @ Cleveland 5:00 pm Washington @ Golden State 7:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 8:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, April 3 (All times Central) Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 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