News from April 7. With Golden State's win over Minnesota, Don Nelson achieved his 1,333th career coaching win to surpass Lenny Wilkens (1,332) for most coaching wins in NBA history. Chris Paul (NO) is expected to miss the rest of the season with a ligament tear in his right middle finger. Shane Battier (Hou) is expected to miss the rest of the season with a hyperextended left knee. Al Harrington (NY) is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on Thursday. He is expected to be out 3 to 4 months. Oklahoma City assigned Kyle Weaver to the NBADL. Miami elected not to sign Alade Aminu to a 2nd 10-day contract. Toronto activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Chris Bosh on IL. Bosh underwent surgery to repair a facial fracture. A time table has not been set for Bosh's return, but he is expected to be out "weeks". Phoenix placed Taylor Griffin on IL. Portland activated Juwan Howard and placed Patrick Mills on IL. Charlotte activated DeSagana Diop and Nazr Mohammed and placed Theo Ratliff and Tyrus Thomas on IL. Minnesota activated Darko Milicic and placed Al Jefferson (personal reasons) on IL. Miami activated Jermaine O'Neal and placed Yakhouba Diawara and Shavlik Randolph on IL. Eric Bledsoe (freshman, Kentucky, guard), DeMarcus Cousins (freshman, Kentucky, center), Jordan Crawford (sophomore, Xavier, guard), Xavier Henry (freshman, Kansas, guard), Daniel Orton (freshman, Kentucky, center), Patrick Patterson (junior, Kentucky, forward), Lance Stephenson (freshman, Cincinnati, guard), Evan Turner (junior, Ohio State, guard), John Wall (freshman, Kentucky, guard), and Chris Wright (junior, Dayton, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 110, Mem 84 at Dal Caron Butler (Dal) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points and 5 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Dal, strained left oblique muscle) and Ronnie Brewer (Mem, sore right hamstring) did not play. Pho 112, SA 101 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 29 points including 13-22 FG and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 20 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 18 points and 12 assists. Richard Jefferson (SA) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Roger Mason (SA) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Den 98, OKC 94 at OKC Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 24 points on 7-21 FG and 10-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 31 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points including 14-15 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points and 7 turnovers. Chris Andersen (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 115, Tor 104 at Tor Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points including 9-11 FT and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 19 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Sonny Weems (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Antonio Wright (Tor) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Bos shot 28-33 FT and Tor shot 12-12 FT. Hou 113, Uta 96 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 28 points and 5 assists. Kevin Brooks (Hou) had 28 points. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Kyrylo Fesenko (Uta, sore throat and migraine) did not play. Det 90, Atl 88 at Det Austin Daye (Det) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Will Bynum (Det) had 17 points and 4 steals. Ben Gordon (Det) had 22 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Richard Hamilton (Atl, sprained right ankle), Tayshaun Prince (Det, personal reasons), and Jason Collins (Atl, sore right foot) did not play. Orl 121, Was 94 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 16 points. Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 16 points including 4-5 FG. Mike Miller (Was) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Por 93, LAC 85 at LAC LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Brandon Roy (Por) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 6 assists. Andre Miller (Por) had 13 points, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Blake (LAC) had 14 points and 6 assists. Mil 108, NJ 89 at Mil John Salmons (Mil) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 5 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Mil) had 18 points. Devin Harris (NJ) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Courtney Lee (NJ) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Mil shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and NJ shot 39.5% (30-76) FG. Cha 104, NO 103 at NO Tyson Chandler (Cha) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 29 points and 5 assists. Darren Collison (NO) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 36 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Sean Marks (NO, strained right shoulder), Chris Paul (NO, torn ligament right middle finger), and Peja Stojakovic (NO, lower abdominal strain) did not play. Mia 99, Phi 95 at Mia Carlos Arroyo (Mia) had 15 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 6-11 FT. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 19 points including 8-9 FG, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rodney Carney (Phi, right big toe contusion) and Thaddeus Young (Phi, fractured right thumb) did not play. Ind 113, NY 105 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 33 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Toney Douglas (NY) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind, strained groin), Jonathan Bender (NY, fractured 4th metacarpal), and Al Harrington (NY, right shoulder surgery) did not play. GS 116, Min 107 at Min Anthony Tolliver (GS) had 34 points including 14-22 FG and 8 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points on 12-22 FG, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, and 7 steals. Reggie Williams (GS) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS, flu), Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), Andris Biedrins (GS, back surgery), and Wayne Ellington (Min, strep throat) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, April 8 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Lakers @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 9 (All times Central) New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Toronto @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Washington @ Boston 6:30 pm Indiana @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Chicago @ New Jersey 7:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Houston 7:30 pm Memphis @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV ---- 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