News from April 8. The NBA fined New Jersey $50,000 for co-owner Jay-Z having been in the University of Kentucky locker room during the NCAA tournament, which violated the NBA rule restricting contact between NBA personnel and underclassmen. Detroit announced the sale of the team to Tom Gores. The sale has to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors to be finalized. Deron Williams (NJ) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right wrist on Monday to remove bone fragments and scar tissue. Dallas activated Tyson Chandler and placed Jason Kidd (rest) on IL. Atlanta activated Pape Sy and placed Jason Collins on IL. New York activated Roger Mason and placed Amare Stoudemire (sprained ankle) on IL. Boston activated Avery Bradley and placed Jermaine O'Neal (rest) on IL. Milwaukee activated Jon Brockman and Ersan Ilyasova and placed Chris Douglas-Roberts and Andrew Bogut on IL. Bogut will need to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow to remove loose particles. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL. With Memphis' win over Sacramento, the last playoff berth was clinched. Dal 107, LAC 96 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 15 points including 6-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Dal) had 20 points, 6 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points including 11-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Chris Kaman (LAC, sprained right knee) did not play. Chi 93, Cle 82 at Cle Luol Deng (Chi) had 10 points including 3-10 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 24 points on 12-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 22 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 14 points. Samardo Samuels (Cle, strained left groin) did not play. Por 93, LAL 86 at Por Gerald Wallace (Por) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Por, strained neck) did not play. NY 116, NJ 93 at NJ Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (NY) had 22 points. Toney Douglas (NY) had 10 points including 3-10 FG and 9 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 27 points including 11-17 FG. Travis Outlaw (NJ) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Anthony Morrow (NJ, left knee tendnitis) did not play. Ind 114, Atl 102 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 28 points including 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 10 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 21 points including 7-10 FG. NO 109, Pho 97 at NO Trevor Ariza (NO) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carl Landry (NO) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Willie Green (NO) had 31 points including 12-17 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho, strained right hamstring) did not play. Bos 104, Was 88 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points on 5-14 FG and 12-13 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kevin Barnett (Bos) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points, 14 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Andray Blatche (Was) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 20 points, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 19 points. Nick Young (Was, bruised left knee) and Hamad N'Diaye (Was, strained left patella tendon) did not play. Mem 101, Sac 96 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 27 points including 7-10 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 4 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Sac) had 17 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 18 points including 8-23 FG. Mem shot 24-35 FT and Sac shot 13-18 FT. Phi 98, Tor 93 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points. Elton Brand (Phi) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points and 3 steals. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 24 points and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points including 11-12 FT and 3 steals. Jose Calderon (Tor, sore left hamstring) did not play. Mia 112, Cha 103 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points including 15-16 FT and 3 steals. Derrick Brown (Cha) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Garrett Temple (Cha) had 17 points. Stephen Jackson (Cha, strained left hamstring), Eduardo Najera (Cha, lower back spasms), and Tyrus Thomas (Cha, sore left knee) did not play. OKC 104, Den 89 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points, 8 assists, and 6 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 17 points on 3-10 FG and 10-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tomfey Mozgov (Den, sprained left knee and ankle) did not play. Det 110, Mil 100 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Wilcox (Det) had 27 points including 12-18 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 22 points and 5 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 31 points including 13-21 FG and 3 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 18 points and 18 points and 6 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det, strained right knee) did not play. 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 Schedule for Sunday, April 10 (All times Central) Chicago @ Orlando 12:00 pm ABC Boston @ Miami 2:30 pm ABC Detroit @ Charlotte 5:00 pm New Jersey @ Toronto 5:00 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 5:00 pm New York @ Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Dallas 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm NBATV ---- 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