News from April 20. The NBA suspended Larry Sanders (Mil) for 2 games for starting an altercation and failing to leave the court in a timely manner during Thursday's Ind-Mil game. The NBA fined Danny Granger (Ind) and David West (Ind) $25,000 each for their roles in the altercation. Boston signed Sean Williams for the rest of the season and released Jermaine O'Neal. Memphis signed Lester Hudson for the rest of the season. Cleveland had released Hudson after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. New Jersey signed Armon Johnson for the rest of the season after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. New York signed Dan Gadzuric for the rest of the season and released Bill Walker. Utah signed Blake Ahearn for the rest of the season after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. Dwight Howard (Orl) underwent surgery on his back to repair a herniated disc. Boston placed Mickael Pietrus on IL. Dallas activated Kelenna Azubuike and placed Dominique Jones on IL. New York activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Jared Jeffries on IL. Dal 104, GS 94 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 17 points including 8-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Dorell Wright (GS) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Brandon Rush (GS) had 20 points on 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Andris Biedrins (GS, concussion) and David Lee (GS, strained groin) did not play. SA 121, LAL 97 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 10-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 10 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 17 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points. SA shot 61% (47-77) FG and LAL shot 43.4% (33-76) FG. Kevin Garnett (Bos, rest), Paul Pierce (Bos, rest), and Rajon Rondo (Bos, sore lower back) did not play. Atl 97, Bos 92 at Atl Joe Johnson (Atl) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 28 points. Keyon Dooling (Bos) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Cle 98, NY 90 at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points. Manny Harris (Cle) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Samardo Samuels (Cle) had 15 points. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 15 points and 4 blocks. Steve Novak (NY) had 15 points on 5-12 3-pointers (his only attempts). Cle out-rebounded NY 52-32 including 16-11 offensive. Alonzo Gee (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. OKC 103, Sac 92 at Sac Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points on 9-15 FG and 9-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 16 points. OKC shot 53.3% (40-75) FG and Sac shot 40.9% (38-93) FG. Hassan Whiteside (Sac, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 85, Cha 80 at Cha Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 7 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 11 points including 4-13 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 32 points. D.J. Augustin (Cha, right knee tendinitis), DeSagana Diop (Cha, strained left Achilles), Tyrus Thomas (Cha, right knee contusion), and Reggie Williams (Cha, concussion) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, April 21 (All times Central) Denver at Phoenix 4:30 pm ESPN Philadelphia at Indiana 6:00 pm Washington at Miami 6:30 pm Dallas at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm Golden State at Houston 7:00 pm New Jersey at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Orlando at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 22 (All times Central) New York at Atlanta 12:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Sacramento at Charlotte 5:00 pm Houston at Miami 5:00 pm NBATV Toronto at Detroit 5:00 pm Cleveland at San Antonio 6:00 pm Golden State at Minnesota 6:00 pm Orlando at Denver 7:00 pm New Orleans at LA Clippers 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