News from April 3. The University of Utah named New Jersey assistant Larry Krystkowiak as head coach. Dallas activated Corey Brewer and placed Tyson Chandler (sore back) on IL. Portland activated Luke Babbitt. New Orleans activated DJ Mbenga and placed Ryan Andersen on IL. Toronto activated Joey Dorsey and placed Andrea Bargnani (sore right ankle) on IL. Miami activated Mario Chalmers and Mike Miller and placed Jamaal Magloire and Dexter Pittman on IL. Detroit activated Tracy McGrady and placed DaJuan Summers on IL. Boston activated Shaquille O'Neal and placed Avery Bradley on IL. Denver activated Kosta Koufos and placed Chris Andersen on IL. Por 104, Dal 96 at Por Gerald Wallace (Por) had 19 points including 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 15 points. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 20 points. Den 95, LAL 90 at LAL Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 22 points including 5-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Den) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points including 10-27 FG and 3 steals. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tor 102, Orl 98 at Tor Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 23 points and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Reggie Evans (Tor) had 4 points on 2-3 FG and 17 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 31 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 21 points and 7 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Orl, ill), J.J. Redick (Orl, lower abdominal strain), and Chris Duhon (Orl, right thumb injury) did not play. Bos 101, Det 90 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 5 assists. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points including 4-11 FG. Will Bynum (Det) had 20 points and 3 steals. Bos shot 64.1% (41-64) FG and Det shot 42.5% (34-80) FG. Hou 114, Atl 109 at Hou Jarvis Hayes (Hou) had 19 points including 8-9 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 17 points and 8 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 35 points on 11-19 FG and 12-13 FT and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points including 11-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. SA 114, Pho 97 at SA George Hill (SA) had 29 points including 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Matt Bonner (SA) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Gary Neal (SA) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Aaron Brooks (Pho) had 14 points and 6 assists. Chris Dudley (Pho) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho, flu) did not play. NY 123, Cle 107 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 28 points including 10-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (NY) had 23 points and 7 assists. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Baron Davis (Cle) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mia 108, NJ 94 at NJ LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points including 13-18 FG, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 18 points and 5 assists. Deron Williams (NJ) had 18 points and 12 assists. Travis Outlaw (NJ) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mia shot 56% (42-75) FG and NJ shot 40% (34-85) FG. Mia out-rebounded NJ 50-30 including 8-6 offensive. Sac 106, Uta 97 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 24 points and 10 assists. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Raja Bell (Uta, sprained right foot) and Ronnie Price (Uta, left shin contusion) did not play. NO 108, Ind 96 at NO Trevor Ariza (NO) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Carl Landry (NO) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 14 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 18 points and 8 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 15 points. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 15 points. Was 97, Cha 91 at Cha Andray Blatche (Was) had 25 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 21 points and 7 assists. Matt Carroll (Cha) had 26 points including 11-16 FG. Hamady N'Diaye (Was, strained left patella tendon), Nick Young (Was, bruised left knee), Stephen Jackson (Cha, strained left hamstring), Eduardo Najera (Cha, lower back spasms), and Tyrus Thomas (Cha, sore left knee) did not play. Schedule for Monday, April 4 (All times Central) No games scheduled (NCAA finals) Schedule for Tuesday, April 5 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Minnesota @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Orlando 6:00 pm Detroit @ Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Boston 6:30 pm Toronto @ New York 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Chicago 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Houston 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm Golden State @ Portland 9:00 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 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