News from April 9. The NBA named Nikola Jokic (Den) and Ben Simmons (Phi) as Players of the Week for the week ending April 8. Jokic averaged 23 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 9 assists as Denver went 3-0. Simmons averaged 18.5 points, 10 rebounds, and 8.8 assists as Philadelphia went 4-0. The LA Clippers converted C.J. Williams' contract from a 2-way contract to a 2 year contract. The LA Lakers signed Andre Ingram. Malcolm Delaney (Atl) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle and will be out 6 to 8 weeks. Brooklyn placed Caris LeVert on IL. Cleveland activated Jose Calderon and George Hill and placed Rodney Hood (sore left Achilles, London Perrentes, and Okaro White on IL. Denver activated Gary Harris and placed Juan Hernangomez on IL. Detroit placed Andre Drummond (sore Achilles) on IL. Miami activated Derrick Jones and placed Luke Babbitt on IL. Milwaukee activated Malcolm Brogdon and Sterling Brown and placed Xavier Munford and Marshall Plumlee on IL. Por activated Ed Davis and placed Georgios Papagiannis on IL. Toronto activated Alfonzo McKinnie, Jonas Valanciunas, and Lorenzo Brown and placed Serge Ibaka (rest), Lucas Nogueira (left hamstring tightness), and Fred VanVleet (lower back tightness) on IL. Tor 108, Det 98 at Det Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 25 points including 11-13 FG and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points and 7 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Luke Kennard (Det) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 16 points and 9 assists. Tor shot 4-4 FT and Det shot 19-25 FT. Bro 114, Chi 105 at Bro Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 41 points including 12-15 FG and 8-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 20 points and 7 assists. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 21 points including 3-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cameron Payne (Chi) had 15 points and 6 assists. Sean Kilpatrick (Chi) had 16 points. Joe Harris (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. OKC 115, Mia 93 at Mia Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points, 18 rebounds, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Paul George (OKC) had 27 points including 5-13 3-pointers. Jerami Grant (OKC) had 17 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 18 points. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Cle 123, NY 109 at NY LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 28 points including 6-13 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Michael Beasley (NY) had 20 points and 3 steals. Frank Ntilikina (NY) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cle shot 24-28 FT and NY shot 6-12 FT. Tim Hardaway (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 102, Orl 86 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Blesdoe (Mil) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Shabazz Muhammad (Mil) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Bismack Biyombo (Orl) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Min 113, Mem 94 at Min Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 24 points including 11-14 FG and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Teague (Min) had 24 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 15 points including 9-11 FT and 3 steals. Ben McLemore (Mem) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Ivan Rabb (Mem) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. JaMychal Green (Mem, sore knees), Jarell Martin (Mem, left ankle), and Marc Gasol (Mem, rest) did not play. SA 98, Sac 85 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 15 points including 6-19 FG and 14 rebounds. Rudy Gay (SA) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 21 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Frank Mason (Sac, sore left heel) did not play. Den 88, Por 82 at Den Nikola Jokic (Den) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists. Will Barton (Den) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Jamal Murray (Den) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Damian Lillard (Por) had 25 points on 8-22 FG, 2-10 3-pointers, and 7-11 FT. NO 113, LAC 100 at LAC E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 16 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Montrezl Harrell (LAC) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Sindarius Thornwell (LAC) had 20 points on 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Danilo Gallinari (LAC, sore right hand), Austin Rivers (LAC, sore right elbow), and Lou Williams (LAC, sprained right ankle) did not play. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, April 11 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Boston 7:00 pm New York at Cleveland 7:00 pm Toronto at Miami 7:00 pm Washington at Orlando 7:00 pm Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Detroit at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Minnesota 7:00 pm San Antonio at New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Lakers at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Utah at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Houston at Sacramento 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