News from April 21. Stephen Curry (GS) is expected to undergo surgery on his injured right ankle. Andrew Bogut (GS) is expected to undergo surgery to clean out fragments and scar tissue in his injured left ankle. Chicago activated Derrick Rose and placed Brian Scalabrine on IL. Dallas activated Dominique Jones and placed Jason Kidd (rest) on IL. Indiana activated Darren Collison and placed Lance Stephenson on IL. Memphis placed Jeremy Pargo on IL. Milwaukee activated Ersan Ilyasova and placed Jon Leuer on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.9 Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.8 LeBron James (Mia) 27.1 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.5 Kevin Love (Min) 13.3 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 11.9 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.6 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.8 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.0 Chi 93, Dal 83 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Chi) had 19 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal, rest) did not play. Den 118, Pho 107 at Pho Kenneth Faried (Den) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 14 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 29 points including 10-16 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 10 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 19 points. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 18 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 28 points including 6-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Grant Hill (Pho, medial meniscus tear right knee) did not play. Hou 99, GS 96 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 18 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points. Brandon Rush (GS) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Andris Bierdins (GS, concussion), David Lee (GS, strained groin) did not play. Was 86, Mia 84 at Mia Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Cartier Martin (Was) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 6 assists. Mike Miller (Mia) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia, rest), LeBron James (Mia, rest), and Trevor Booker (Was, left foot plantar fasciitis) did not play. Mem 93, Por 89 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Marreese Speights (Mem) had 13 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 14 points including 5-14 FG. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 23 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 21 points including 9-10 FT. Zach Randolph (Mem, rest), LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, injured right hip), Nicolas Batum (Por, left quad tendnitis), Joel Przybilla (Por, bronchitis), and Raymond Felton (Por, personal reasons) did not play. Phi 109, Ind 106 OT at Ind Elton Brand (Phi) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 17 points and 7 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 19 points and 3 blocks. David West (Ind) had 32 points including 13-22 FG and 12 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Mil 106, NJ 95 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 17 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 30 points including 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Gerald Wallace (NJ) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 17 points. Mil shot 26-37 FT and NJ shot 11-15 FT. Carlos Delfino (Mil, right groin injury), Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended), Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin), Deron Willliams (Mil, sore right calf), and Shelden Williams (NJ, hyper extended right knee) did not play. Uta 117, Orl 107 OT at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Devin Harris (Uta) had 21 points and 7 assists. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 23 points and 11 assists. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 21 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta, gastroc strain) and Earl Watson (Uta, knee injury) did not play. 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 Schedule for Monday, April 23 (All times Central) Charlotte at Washington 6:00 pm Detroit at Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia at New Jersey 6:30 pm Toronto at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Cleveland at Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV Portland at San Antonio 7:30 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