News from April 6. Boston signed Jonathan Gibson. Boston elected not to sign Xavier Silas to a 2nd 10-day contract after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. Memphis signed MarShon Brooks for the rest of the season. Memphis signed Omari Johnson and released Marquis Teague. Atlanta activated DeAndre Bembry and placed Tyler Cavanaugh and Josh Maggette on IL. Boston activated Shane Larkin and placed Al Horford (rest) and Jayson Tatum (rest) on IL. Charlotte activated Marcus Paige. Chicago placed Noah Vonleh on IL. Dallas activated Harrison Barnes, Dennis Smith, and Dwight Powell and placed J.J. Barea (left oblique strain) on IL. Detroit activated Reggie Hearn and placed Reggie Bullock (left knee swelling) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Thomas Bryant and Gary Payton. Miami activated Goran Dragic, James Johnson, and Dwyane Wade and placed Derrick Jones, Jordan Mickey, and Derrick Walton on IL. Minnesota activated Jimmy Butler and Cole Aldrich and placed Anile Jefferson and Anthony Brown on IL. New York activated Michael Beasley and placed Lance Thomas (ill) on IL. Philadelphia activated Dario Saric and placed Demetrius Jackson on IL. Sacramento placed Skal Labissiere (sprained left ankle) on IL. Washington activated Devin Robinson and placed Ian Mahinmi (concussion) and John Wall (rest) on IL. Det 113, Dal 106 OT at Det Reggie Jackson (Det) had 24 points including 11-18 FG and 7 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Anthony Tolliver (Det) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Johnathan Motley (Dal) had 26 points including 11-19 FG and 12 rebounds. Dorian Finney-Smith (Dal) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Salah Mejri (Dal, rest) and Nerlens Noel (Dal, suspended) did not play. Cha 137, Orl 100 at Orl Dwight Howard (Cha) had 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 21 points. Malik Monk (Cha) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. D.J. Augustin (Orl) had 19 points. Jamel Artis (Orl) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Dwayne Bacon (Cha, sprained right ankle), Aaron Gordon (Orl, sore right calf), and Jonathan Isaac (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi 132, Cle 130 at Phi J.J. Redick (Phi) had 28 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 27 points including 12-17 FG, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Marco Belinelli (Phi) had 23 points including 6-12 3-pointers. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 44 points on 17-29 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 6-11 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 8 turnovers. Jeff Green (Cle) had 33 points including 10-12 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Atl 103, Was 97 at Was Taurean Prince (Atl) had 23 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Tyler Dorsey (Atl) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 32 points. Kelly Oubre (Was) had 13 points including 3-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bos 111, Chi 104 at Bos Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 32 points including 11-19 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Greg Monroe (Bos) had 19 points including 8-10 FG, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jabari Bird (Bos) had 15 points on 7-10 FG. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Sean Kilpatrick (Chi) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers. NY 122, Mia 98 at NY Trey Burke (NY) had 17 points. Kyle O'Quinn (NY) had 14 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Damyean Dotson (NY) had 30 points including 12-21 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Luke Kornet (NY) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 15 points. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. NY shot 50.6% (45-89) FG and Mia shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Tor 92, Ind 73 at Tor Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 25 points on 10-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 9 points on 3-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Glenn Robinson (Ind) had 12 points. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Tor shot 42.9% (36-84) FG and Ind shot 29.9% (26-87) FG. Sac 94, Mem 93 at Mem Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Bubby Hield (Sac) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (Mem) had 23 points on 11-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Dillon Brooks (Mem) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 6 assists. JaMychal Green (Mem, sore left knees) and Jarell Marin (Mem, left ankle) did not play. NO 122, Pho 103 at Pho Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 31 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Anthony Davis (NO) had 33 points including 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 22 points on 7-24 FG and 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 23 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Ian Clark (NO, sprained right ankle) and Troy Daniels (Pho, sprained right ankle) did not play. Min 113, LAL 96 at LAL Jeff Teague (Min) had 25 points and 8 assists. Taj Gibson (Min) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Julius Randle (LAL) had 20 points including 10-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Josh Hart (LAL) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Schedule for Saturday, April 7 (All times Central) Denver at LA Clippers 2:30 pm NBATV Milwaukee at New York 6:30 pm Brooklyn at Chicago 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Houston 7:30 pm ABC New Orleans at Golden State 7:30 pm Portland at San Antonio 8:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, April 8 (All times Central) Indiana at Charlotte 12:00 pm Dallas at Philadelphia 12:00 pm NBATV Detroit at Memphis 2:30 pm NBATV Orlando at Toronto 5:00 pm Utah at LA Lakers 5:00 pm Atlanta at Boston 6:30 pm Golden State at Phoenix 8:00 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