News from April 6.

Utah signed Jerel McNeal for the rest of the season.

Brooklyn activated Tyshawn Taylor and placed Kris Humphries on IL.

Charlotte placed DeSagana Diop on IL.

Denver placed Danilo Gallinari (torn left ACL) on IL.

Indiana activated Miles Plumlee and placed Ben Hansbrough on IL.

Milwaukee activated Gustavo Ayon and placed Ekpe Udoh on IL.

San Antonio activated Stephen Jackson and placed Tony Parker (sore neck)
and Aron Baynes on IL.


Den 132, Hou 114  at Den
Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds.
Andre Iguodala (Den) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists.
Corey Brewer (Den) had 22 points.
Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 23 points and 8 assists.
James Harden (Hou) had 14 points on 2-10 FG and 10-10 FT and 5 assists.

SA 99, Atl 97  at SA
Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 23 points on 7-10 FG and 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points including 12-21 FG, 14 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
DeJuan Blair (SA) had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Mike Scott (Atl) had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
John Jenkins (Atl) had 23 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.

Mil 100, Tor 83  at Mil
Monta Ellis (Mil) had 22 points on 5-14 FG and 10-10 FT, 9 assists, 6
steals, and 5 turnovers.
Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 16 points and 7 assists.
Larry Sanders (Mil) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Quincy Acy (Tor) had 13 points.
John Lucas (Tor) had 14 points.
Mil shot 47.4% (36-76) FG and Tor shot 36.1% (30-83) FG.

Min 107, Det 101  at Min
Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive.
J.J. Barea (Min) had 20 points on 9-13 FG and 6 assists.
Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 steals.
Brandon Knight (Det) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers
and 6 assist.
Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
It was Rick Adelman's (Min) 1,000th NBA coaching win, the 8th coach to
reach that milestone.
Will Bynum (Det, strained right hand) did not play.

Mia 106, Phi 87  at Mia
LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 5 assists.
Rashard Lewis (Mia) had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Chris Andersen (Mia) had 7 points including 2-7 FG and 15 rebounds.
Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6
assists, and 5 turnovers.
Evan Turner (Phi) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Chris Bosh (Mia, sore right knee) did not play.

Bro 105, Cha 96  at Bro
Reggie Evans (Bro) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 20 rebounds.
Brook Lopez (Bro) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Deron Williams (Bro) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 6 assists.
Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 22 points and 5 assists.
Ben Gordon (Cha) had 27 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 5 turnovers.

Was 104, Ind 85  at Was
John Wall (Was) had 37 points on 16-25 FG and 5-10 FT and 5 assists.
Martell Webster (Was) had 13 points.
Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 15 points on 7-10 FG.
Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 10 rebounds.
David West (Ind) had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Was shot 22-31 FT and Ind shot 12-15 FT.

[All 7 home teams won.]


Schedule for Sunday, April 7  (All times Central)
  New York @ Oklahoma City      12:00 pm  ABC
  LA Lakers @ LA Clippers        2:30 pm  ABC
  Washington @ Boston            5:00 pm
  Orlando @ Cleveland            5:00 pm
  Memphis @ Sacramento           5:00 pm
  Chicago @ Detroit              6:30 pm
  Utah @ Golden State            7:00 pm
  New Orleans @ Phoenix          8:00 pm
  Dallas @ Portland              8:00 pm  NBATV

Schedule for Monday, April 8  (All times Central)
  No games scheduled  [NCAA Finals]


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