News from April 8. The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Was) $15,000 for using inappropriate comments towards a ref following his ejection from Friday's Was-Atl game. Golden State released Omri Casspi. Charlotte named Mitch Kupchak as GM. Boston activated Al Horford and Jayson Tatum and placed Marcus Morris (rest) and Guerschon Yabusele (sore left knee) on IL. Golden State activated Shaun Livingston and placed Andre Iguodala (sore left knee) on IL. The LA Lakers placed Kyle Kuzma (sprained left ankle) on IL. Orlando activated Terrence Ross and Jonathan Isaac (sprained left ankle) on IL. Phoenix placed Alan Williams (sore right knee) and Marquese Chriss (left SI dysfunction) on IL. Toronto placed Jonas Valanciunas (rest) and Lorenzo Brown on IL. Phi 109, Dal 97 at Phi J.J. Redick (Phi) had 18 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Robert Covington (Phi) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 21 points including 9-25 FG. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Nerlens Noel (Dal, suspended) did not play. Ind 123, Cha 117 at Cha Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 27 points on 12-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 30 points including 13-21 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 8 points including 3-13 FG and 0-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Malik Monk (Cha) had 22 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Atl 112, Bos 106 at Bos Taurean Prince (Atl) had 33 points including 12-17 FG and 7-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Damion Lee (Atl) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Isaiah Taylor (Atl) had 13 points and 6 assists. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 19 points and 4 steals. Al Horford (Bos) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Mem 130, Det 117 at Mem Dillon Brooks (Mem) had 22 points including 11-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kobi Simmons (Mem) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. MarShon Brooks (Mem) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Anthony Tolliver (Det) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 12 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Luke Kennard (Det) had 18 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Mem shot 57.8% (48-83) FG and Det shot 40.9% (38-93) FG. JaMychal Green (Mem, sore knees) and Jarell Martin (Mem, left ankle) did not play. Tor 112, Orl 101 at Tor OG Anunoby (Tor) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. Miles (Tor) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 16 points. Khem Birch (Orl) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Uta 112, LAL 97 at LAL Joe Ingles (Uta) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 10 assists. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 28 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jae Crowder (Uta) had 18 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Josh Hart (LAL) had 25 points including 10-18 FG. Tyler Ennis (LAL) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Uta shot 50.6% (42-83) FG and LAL shot 39.8% (37-93) FG. GS 117, Pho 100 at Pho Kevin Durant (GS) had 17 points and 9 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 34 points on 14-23 FG and 6-13 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Danuel House (Pho) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Dragan Bender (Pho) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. GS shot 52.2% (47-90) FG and Pho shot 42.4% (39-92) FG. Josh Jackson (Pho, right quad contusion) did not play. Schedule for Monday, April 9 (All times Central) Toronto at Detroit 6:00 pm Chicago at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Oklahoma City at Miami 6:30 pm Cleveland at New York 6:30 pm NBATV Orlando at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis at Minnesota 7:00 pm Sacramento at San Antonio 7:30 pm Portland at Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Tuesday, April 10 (All times Central) Charlotte at Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston at Washington 7:00 pm TNT Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm Golden State at Utah 8:00 pm Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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