News from April 11. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Week. Durant averaged 30 points and 6.8 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 4-0. Anthony averaged 28.3 points and 9.5 rebounds as New York went 4-0. Houston signed Marcus Cousin and released DeMarre Carroll. Houston assigned Cousin to the NBADL and recalled Hasheem Thabeet from the NBADL. Houston activated Thabeet and placed Cousins on IL. Atlanta signed Magnum Rolle and place him on IL. Deron Williams (NJ) underwent surgery on his right wrist to remove loose bodies and scar tissue. Dallas activated Ian Mahinmi and placed Brendan Haywood on IL. Denver activated Chris Andersen and Arron Afflalo and placed Timofey Mozgov (sprained left knee and ankle) and Wilson Chandler (sore left ankle) on IL. Toronto activated Solomon Alabi and placed Linas Kleiza on IL. Boston activated Von Wafer and Avery Bradley and placed Kevin Garnett (rest) and Rajon Rondo (rest) on IL. Philadelphia activated Darius Songaila and placed Andre Iguodala (knee tendinitis) on IL. Atlanta activated Josh Smith and placed Pape Sy on IL. Dal 98, Hou 91 OT at Hou Shawn Marion (Dal) had 21 points including 10-14 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 8-22 FG and 12 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 turnovers. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists in 53 minutes. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 28 points and 7 turnovers. Kyle Lowry (Hou, sore left foot) and Luis Scola (Hou, sore left knee) did not play. Was 95, Bos 94 OT at Was JaVale McGee (Was) had 13 points including 4-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 24 points on 5-17 FG and 14-15 FT and 9 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Green (Bos) had 20 points and 15 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 20 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Bos) had 15 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Nick Young (Was, bruised left knee), Hamad N'Diaye (Was, strained left patella tendon), Ray Allen (Bos, rest), and Paul Pierce (Bos, rest) did not play. OKC 120, Sac 112 at Sac Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 15-17 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 12-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 30 points including 18-21 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 21 points including 8-23 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 steals. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. OKC shot 57.3% (43-75) FG and Sac shot 41.2% (35-85) FG. Tyreke Evans (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 98, Atl 90 at Atl LeBron James (Mia) had 34 points including 12-14 FT, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 13 points. Den 134, GS 111 at Den Raymond Felton (Den) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 22 points including 6-17 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kosta Koufos (Den) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Dorell Wright (GS) had 27 points including 8-23 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 10-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari (Den, sprained right ankle), Al Harrington (Den, rest), and Monta Ellis (GS, concussion) did not play. Orl 95, Phi 85 at Phi Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Elton Brand (Phi) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points and 11 assists. Orl shot 14-21 FT and Phi shot 10-11 FT. Orl out-rebounded Phi 56-31 including 19-8 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Orl, sore left knee), J.J. Redick (Orl, lower abdominal strain), and Quentin Richardson (Orl, suspended) did not play. Cle 110, Det 101 at Det J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 17 points and 9 assists. Chris Wilcox (Det) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 29 points including 13-13 FT and 14 assists. Anthony Parker (Cle, back spasms), Will Bynum (Det, strained right knee), and Tracy McGrady (Det, rest) did not play. Uta 90, NO 78 at NO Paul Millsap (Uta) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 18 points and 5 assists. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Smith (NO) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Uta shot 55.2% (37-67) FG and NO shot 37.8% (28-74) FG. Kyrylo Fesenko (Uta, fractured right thumb), Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, left knee contusion), and Ronnie Price (Uta, strained left calf) did not play. Mil 93, Tor 86 at Mil Drew Gooden (Mil) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Salmons (Mil) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Joey Dorsey (Tor) had 10 points and 20 rebounds including 10 offensive. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Reggie Evans (Tor, sore left index finger), Amir Johnson (Tor, sore left ankle), and Sonny Weems (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. Cha 105, NJ 103 at NJ Boris Diaw (Cha) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 6 assists. Dante Cunningham (Cha) had 21 points including 10-16 FG. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 19 points and 11 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 31 points. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 20 points and 9 assists. Sasha Vujacic (NJ) had 19 points. Stephen Jackson (Cha, strained left hamstring), Eduardo Najera (Cha, lower back spasms), Tyrus Thomas (Cha, sore left knee), Damion James (NJ, sore right foot), Anthony Morrow (NJ, left knee tendinitis), and Mario West (NJ) did not play. Pho 135, Min 127 OT at Pho Grant Hill (Pho) had 21 points and 8 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 33 points on 12-18 FG and 9-14 3-pointers. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 5-5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Michael Beasley (Min) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Toliver (Min) had 22 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 21 points including 10-13 FG, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Randolph (Min) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (Pho, left hip contusion), Sebastian Telfair (Min). and Darko Milicic (Min, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, April 12 (All times Central) Chicago @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Memphis @ Portland 9:00 pm San Antonio @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 13 (All times Central) New York @ Boston 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Charlotte 7:00 pm Washington @ Cleveland 7:00 pm Indiana @ Orlando 7:00 pm Detroit @ Philadelphia 7:00 pm Miami @ Toronto 7:00 pm New Jersey @ Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Houston @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Denver @ Utah 7:00 pm Portland @ Golden State 9:30 pm Memphis @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN San Antonio @ Phoenix 9:30 pm LA Lakers @ 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