News from April 9. Phoenix signed Elijah Millsap. Phoenix elected not to sign Jarell Eddie for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Cleveland released DeAndre Liggins. Atlanta activated Paul Millsap and placed Ryan Kelly on IL. Denver activated Will Barton and placed Kenneth Faried (back) on IL. Houston activated Clint Capela and placed Trevor Ariza (rest) on IL. Memphis activated Jarell Martin and placed Zach Randolph (rest) on IL. New York placed Kristaps Porzingis (sore lower back) on IL. Pho 124, Dal 111 at Pho T.J. Warren (Pho) had 21 points a perfect 8-8 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 3-3 FT and 7 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 21 points. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 21 points. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 55% (44-80) and Dal shot 42.3% (41-97) FG. J.J. Barea (Dal, rest) and Harrison Barnes (Dal, rest) did not play. Hou 135, Sac 128 at Sac Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 35 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 12-13 FT, 11 rebounds, 15 assists, and 10 turnovers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 18 points a perfect 8-8 FG and 2-2 FT and 6 rebounds. Skal Labrissiere (Sac) had 25 points including 10-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 20 points and 11 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou, rest) and Nene (Hou, rest) did not play. Det 103, Mem 90 at Mem Boban Marjanovic (Det) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Reggie Bullock (Det) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ish Smith (Det) had 11 points and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 13 points and 5 assists. Det out-scored Mem 27-10 in the 3rd quarter. LAL 110, Min 109 at LAL D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 16 points including 6-19 FG and the game winning 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 17 points. Tyler Ennis (LAL) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 40 points including 17-22 FG and 21 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 41 points including 13-14 FT. OKC 106, Den 105 at Den Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 50 points on 17-32 FG, 5-12 3-pointers, and 11-11 FT and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer (and the last 7 points of the game), 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. Enes Kanters (OKC) had 15 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 34 points including 12-20 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. OKC out-scored Den 25-14 in the 4th quarter. Atl 126, Cle 125 OT at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points including 11-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 45 points including 16-20 FG and 8-12 3-pointers and 9 assists. Atl out-scored Cle 44-18 in the 4th quarter. Tor 110, NY 97 at NY DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 35 points on 11-15 FG and 13-15 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 17 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 15 points. Willy Hernangomez (NY) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ron Baker (NY) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY, sore left knee) and Joakim Noah (NY, suspended) did not play. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, April 11 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Phoenix @ Sacramento 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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