News from April 12. The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 33.7 points and 8.7 rebounds as Dallas went 3-0. Howard averaged 21.3 points, 12 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks as Orlando went 3-0. Sacramento picked their 11-12 option for coach Paul Westphal. New York signed Earl Barron to a 2nd 10-day contract. Portland activated Patrick Mills and placed Brandon Roy on IL. Roy has a torn meniscus in his right knee. He will need to undergo surgery and then will be out 4 to 6 weeks, but wants to try playing on the injured knee (starting with the playoffs) before undergoing surgery. Ed Davis (sophomore, North Carolina, forward), Devin Ebanks (sophomore, West Virginia, forward), and Wes Johnson (junior, Syracuse, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. The LA Clippers activated Travis Outlaw and placed Baron Davis on IL. San Antonio activated George Hill and placed Antonio McDyess on IL. Charlotte activated Raymond Felton and Tyrus Thomas and placed DeSagana Diop and Gerald Wallace (bruised left shoulder) on IL. New Jersey activated Bobby Simmons and placed Keyon Dooling (groin injury) on IL. Miami activated Yakhouba Diawara and placed Jermaine O'Neal (sprained left ankle) on IL. Dal 117, LAC 94 at LAC Shawn Marion (Dal) had 21 points including 9-12 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 12 points and 12 assists. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points and 13 rebounds. Caron Butler (Dal, strained right hip flexor), Eric Gordon (LAC, viral infection), and Drew Gooden (LAC, sore knee) did not play. Por 103, OKC 95 at Por Marcus Camby (Por) had 30 points including 12-16 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Miller (Por) had 22 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 17 points. Nenad Krstic (OKC, right knee contusion) did not play. SA 133, Min 111 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Ian Mahinmi (SA) had 14 points including 6-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Keith Bogans (SA) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 13 points and 10 assists. Sasha Pavlovic (Min) had 16 points on 6-7 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. SA shot 58% (47-81) FG and Min shot 47.6% (39-82) FG. Den 123, Mem 101 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 21 points. Nene (Den) had 20 points including 12-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 26 points including 6-15 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points. Marc Gasol (Mem, partially torn neck muscle) did not play. Orl 118, Ind 98 at Ind Matt Barnes (Orl) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Vince Carter (Orl) had 21 points including 11-11 FT. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. A.J. Price (Ind) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. T.J. Ford (Ind, strained left groin) did not play. Tor 111, Det 97 at Det Amir Johnson (Tor) had 26 points including 10-12 FG. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 33 points including 13-22 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 15 points and 12 assists. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Det) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Tor shot 60% (45-75) FG and Det shot 46.8% (37-79) FG. Atl 104, Mil 96 at Mil Marvin Williams (Atl) had 18 points. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 21 points including 8-23 FG and 5 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 28 points. Atl shot 52.7% (39-74) FG and Mil shot 38.7% (36-93) FG. Jamal Crawford (Atl, rest) did not play. Mia 107, Phi 105 at Phi Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Carlos Arroyo (Mia) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 7 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 12-19 FG. Jason Kapono (Phi) had 24 points on 10-12 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Cha 105, NJ 95 at NJ Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 12 points and 8 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 22 points on 6-18 FG and 7-10 FT. NY 114, Was 103 at NY Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 26 points including 12-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Toney Douglas (NY) had 16 points and 5 assists. Andray Blatche (Was) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Miller (Was) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jonathan Bender (NY, fractured 4th metacarpal), Tracy McGrady (NY, sore left knee), and Al Harrington (NY, right shoulder surgery) did not play. Hou 117, Sac 107 at Sac Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 39 points including 16-16 FT. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 14 points and 11 assists. Carl Landry (Sac) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 24 points on 8-23 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dominic McGuire (Sac, torn right plantar fascia) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, April 13 (All times Central) Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Utah @ Golden State 9:30 pm Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Denver @ Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html