News from April 7. The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Orl) for 1 game for receiving his 18th technical of the season (an automatic suspension). The NBA suspended Quentin Richardson (Orl) for 2 games for shoving Gerald Henderson (Cha) in the face during Wednesday's Orl-Cha game. Acie Law (GS) underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his right wrist. Kyrie Irving (freshman, Duke, guard), Marcus Morris (junior, Kansas, forward), and Markieff Morris (junior, Kansas, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Utah activated Devin Harris and placed Raja Bell (sprained right foot) on IL. Chi 97, Bos 81 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 30 points including 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Por 98, Uta 87 at Uta Nicolas Batum (Por) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 29 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Marcus Camby (Por, sore neck), Kyrylo Fesenko (Uta, fractured right thumb), and Ronnie Price (Uta, strained left calf) did not play. Schedule for Friday, April 8 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm New York @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington @ Boston 6:30 pm Chicago @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Detroit 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Miami 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Saturday, April 9 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Houston 7:30 pm Cleveland @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Utah @ San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Denver 8:00 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