News from April 13. Detroit announced that Joe Dumars will not return as president for 14-15. San Antonio signed Damion James for the rest of the season. Brooklyn activated Deron Williams and placed Shaun Livingston on IL. Memphis activated Tayshaun Prince and placed Jamaal Franklin on IL. Portland activated Joel Freeland and placed Victor Claver on IL. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 32.0 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.4 LeBron James (Mia) 27.1 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.7 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.2 Kevin Love (Min) 12.5 Assists John Wall (Was) 8.7 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.6 Stephen Curry (GS) 8.5 Ind 102, OKC 97 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 12 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 38 points including 10-10 FT. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points including 7-23 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tor 116, Det 107 at Det Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points including 8-10 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 23 points including 7-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Josh Smith (Det, left patella tendinitis) did not play. Bro 97, Orl 88 at Bro Deron Williams (Bro) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 17 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andrew Nicholson (Orl) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Bro, sore abdominal muscle), Jameer Nelson (Orl, strained left groin), and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sore left Achilles) did not play. NY 100, Chi 89 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 17 points. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 20 points and 3 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points including 9-11 FT, 17 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points. Por 119, GS 117 OT at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 24 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8-10 FT. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 47 points including 16-29 FG and 7-14 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Por shot 23-32 FT and GS shot 12-16 FT. Sac 106, Min 103 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 35 points on 13-21 FG and 9-13 FT, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 19 points. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 14 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 43 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 15-17 FT and 11 rebounds. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Sac shot 50% (41-82) FG and Min shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Rudy Gay (Sac, lower back strain) and Chase Budinger (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 102, LAL 90 at LAL Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 8 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 20 points. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 15 points and 15 rebounds. Mem out-rebounded LAL 52-32 including 16-5 offensive. Kent Bazemore (LAL, torn tendon right foot), Pau Gasol (LAL, vertigo), Chris Kaman (LAL, strained right calf), and Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation) did not play. Schedule for Monday, April 14 (All times Central) Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Toronto 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Orlando @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Houston 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 8:00 pm Memphis @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Minnesota @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, April 15 (All times Central) New York @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm Denver @ LA Clippers 9:30 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