News from March 31. The NBA named Tim Duncan (SA) and Nikola Vucevic (Orl) as Players of the Week. Duncan averaged 20 points and 8.5 rebounds as San Antonio went 4-0. Vucevic averaged 22.7 points and 14.3 rebounds as Orlando went 2-1. The NBA suspended Arnett Moultrie (Phi) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. Charlotte signed D.J. White to a 2nd 10-day contract. Cleveland signed Scotty Hopson to a 2 year, $3.94 million contract with a team option for 14-15. Sacramento signed Jared Cunningham to a 10-day contract. Toronto activated Patrick Patterson and placed Dwight Buycks on IL. NY 92, Uta 83 at Uta Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 34 points including 11-19 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 12 points and 6 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points including 5-14 FG. Alec Burks (Uta) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Toure Murry (NY, stomach virus) and Amare Stoudemire (NY, recovery) did not play. Mem 94, Den 92 at Den Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points including 9-15 FG. Tomofey Mozgov (Den) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 17 points, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Wilson Chandler (Den, strained left groin), J.J. Hickson (Den, torn right ACL), and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Sac 102, NO 97 at NO Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 35 points on 13-18 FG and 9-12 FT and 14 rebounds. Ray McCallum (Sac) had 22 points and 10 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 22 points including 12-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Aaron Gray (Sac, ill) and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. LAC 114, Min 104 at Min Matt Barnes (LAC) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 11 points, 24 rebounds including 10 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Darren Collison (LAC) had 28 points, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 14 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 6-6 FT and 3 steals. LAC shot 26-32 FT and Min shot 12-14 FT. Danny Granger (LAC, strained left hamstring), Blake Griffin (LAC, back injury), and Jamal Crawford (LAC, calf injury) did not play. Chi 94, Bos 80 at Chi Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 22 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assist. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 18 points. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jerryd Bayless (Bos) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mia 93, Tor 83 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points. Chris Andersen (Mia) had 13 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 3-3 FT and 7 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points and 7 assists. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 17 points. Mia shot 18-22 FT and Tor shot 5-10 FT. Dwyane Wade (Mia, strained left hamstring) did not play. Det 116, Mil 111 at Det Josh Smith (Det) had 26 points including 11-19 FG. Greg Monroe (Det) had 28 points including 12-21 FG and 14 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 20 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 13 assists. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 20 points including 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 25 points on 7-21 FG and 11-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, sore right ankle) and Nate Wolters (Mil, fractured left hand) did not play. Atl 103, Phi 95 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 28 points on 9-15 FG and 9-13 FT, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 5 assists. Louis Williams (Atl) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. James Anderson (Phi) had 19 points. Arnett Moltrie (Phi, suspended) did not play. SA 103, Ind 77 at Ind Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points. Boris Diaw (SA) had 14 points. Paul George (Ind) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Cha 100, Was 94 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points on 6-22 FG, 0-10 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Douglas-Roberts (Cha) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points and 5 assists. Drew Gooden (Was) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Cha shot 29-34 FT and Was shot 9-13 FT. Schedule for Tuesday, April 1 (All times Central) Houston at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Golden State at Dallas 7:30 pm Portland at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, April 2 (All times Central) Detroit at Indiana 6:00 pm Brooklyn at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Cleveland at Orlando 6:00 pm Charlotte at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Houston at Toronto 6:00 pm Boston at Washington 6:00 pm Chicago at Atlanta 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Miami 6:30 pm Memphis at Minnesota 7:00 pm Golden State at San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans at Denver 8:00 pm LA Clippers at Phoenix 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Sacramento 9:00 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