News from April 8. New Orleans signed Axel Toupane to a 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Quinn Cook to a 2 year contract with the 2nd year at the team's option after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Boston activated Tyler Zeller and placed Amir Johnson on IL. Chicago activated Dwyane Wade and placed Cameron Payne on IL. Golden State activated Kevin Durant and placed Kevon Looney on IL. Milwaukee activated Jabari Parker and placed Malcolm Brogdon on IL. Orlando activated Evan Fournier and placed Stephen Zimmerman on IL. Utah activated Raul Neto and placed Joel Bolomboy on IL. Washington activated Markieff Morris and Chris McCullough and placed Otto Porter (sore back) and Sheldon McClellan on IL. Stats Leaders Points Russell Westbrook (OKC) 31.7 James Harden (Hou) 29.2 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 29.2 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 14.0 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.9 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.8 Assists James Harden (Hou) 11.2 John Wall (Was) 10.7 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.4 GS 123, NO 101 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points. Kevin Durant (GS) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. JaVale McGee (GS) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Quinn Cook (NO) had 22 points on 10-13 FG. Jordan Crawford (NO) had 21 points. Stephen Curry (GS, left knee contusion), Omer Asik (NO, ill), DeMarcus Cousins (NO, right Achilles tendinitis), Anthony Davis (NO, left knee soreness), and E'Twaun Moore (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Por 101, Uta 86 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 59 points on 18-34 FG, 9-14 3-pointers, and 14-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 13 points including 5-6 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Allen Crabbe (Por, sore foot) did not play. LAC 98, SA 87 at SA Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 28 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 18 points. Mia 106, Was 103 at Was Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 30 points including 12-19 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 18 points and 7 assists. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 19 points. Markieff Morris (Was) had 21 points on 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points including 5-18 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. Luke Babbitt (Was, strained right hip flexor) and Dion Waiters (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 90, Phi 82 at Phi Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 20 points including 6-11 FT, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Matthew Dellavedova (Mil) had 14 points including 5-14 FG. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Richaun Holmes (Phi) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 14 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi, right knee injury), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee), and Sergio Rodriguez (Phi, strained left hamstring) did not play. Ind 127, Orl 112 at Orl Paul George (Ind) had 37 points including 14-22 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 14 points on 7-8 FG. Myles Turner (Ind) had 23 points including 10-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Terrence Ross (Orl) had 29 points including 10-17 FG and 6-11 3-pointers. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ind shot 59.3% (51-86) FG and Orl shot 48.8% (41-84) FG. Al Jefferson (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 121, Cha 114 at Cha Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 32 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 16 points and 7 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points including 2-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 31 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (Cha, strained left finger) did not play. Bro 107, Chi 106 at Bro Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 19 points. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 33 points including 12-22 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Schedule for Sunday, April 9 (All times Central) Toronto @ New York 11:00 am NBATV Cleveland @ Atlanta 2:30 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Denver 4:00 pm Dallas @ Phoenix 5:00 pm Houston @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Detroit @ Memphis 5:00 pm Minnesota @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, April 10 (All times Central) Indiana @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Miami 6:30 pm Orlando @ Chicago 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Washington @ Detroit 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio @ Portland 9:00 pm Houston @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Utah @ Golden State 9:30 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