News from April 6. The LA Lakers activated Jordan Farmar and placed Xavier Henry on IL. Memphis activated Jamaal Franklin and placed Tayshaun Prince on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Reggie Williams on IL. San Antonio activated Matt Bonner and placed Damion James on IL. Utah activated Brandon Rush and placed Erik Murphy and Malcolm Thomas on IL. Stat Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 32.1 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.5 LeBron James (Mia) 26.8 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.8 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.0 Kevin Love (Min) 12.6 Assists John Wall (Was) 8.7 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.6 Stephen Curry (GS) 8.5 Dal 93, Sac 91 at Sac Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points including 5-17 FG. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points. Vince Carter (Dal) had 17 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 32 points including 12-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac, right quad contusion) did not play. Mia 102, NY 91 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 38 points on 13-22 FG and 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 15 points. J.R. Smith (NY) had 32 points including 10-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 15 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Mia shot 55.7% (34-61) FG and NY shot 37.5% (33-88) FG [including 15-42 3-pointers]. Mia shot 22-30 FT and NY shot 10-13 FT. Chris Andersen (Mia, bruised right knee) and Justin Hamilton (Mia, cold) did not play. LAC 120, LAL 97 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points including 9-13 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points including 8-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (LAC) had 14 points and 6 assists. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Nick Young (LAL) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 2-11 3-pointers. LAC shot 56.6% (47-83) FG and LAL shot 41.9% (36-86) FG. Jamal Crawford (LAC), Jordan Farmar (LAL, strained right groin), Pau Gasol (LAL, vertigo), Chris Kaman (LAL, strained left calf), and Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation) did not play. Atl 107, Ind 88 at Ind Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Pero Antic (Atl) had 18 points including 7-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 25 points. Paul George (Ind) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. David West (Ind) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Atl out-scored Ind 55-23 in the 1st half. Atl shot 56.2% (41-73) FG and Ind shot 41% (32-78) FG. Hou 130, Den 125 OT at Hou Omer Asik (Hou) had 18 points including 6-11 FT, 23 rebounds including 7 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 32 points including 11-12 FT, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Quincy Miller (Den) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Aaron Brooks (Den) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Evan Fournier (Den) had 26 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Patrick Beverley (Hou, sprained right knee), Dwight Howard (Hou, strained left ankle), Wilson Chandler (Den, strained left groin), J.J. Hickson (Den, torn right ACL), Ty Lawson (Den, sprained left ankle), and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. SA 112, Mem 92 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points on 12-13 FG and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 26 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points and 6 assists. James Johnson (Mem) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. SA out-scored Mem 26-10 in the 1st quarter. SA shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Mem shot 44.2% (38-86) FG. GS 130, Uta 102 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 33 points including 7-10 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 5-10 3-pointers, 16 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 24 points and 15 assists. Alec Burks (Uta) had 24 points including 14-16 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. GS shot 57.8% (52-90) FG and Uta shot 45.3% (39-86) FG. GS shot 9-9 FT and Uta shot 20-28 FT. David Lee (GS, right leg nerve inflammation) did not play. Pho 122, OKC 115 at Pho P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 26 points including 11-19 FG and 5 assists. Gerald Green (Pho) had 24 points including 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 38 points including 4-15 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Pho shot 58.3% (45-77) FG and OKC shot 47.6% (40-84) FG. Por 100, NO 94 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points, 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 17 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Schedule for Monday, April 7 (All times Central) No games scheduled [NCCA Championship] Schedule for Tuesday, April 8 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Dallas @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Houston @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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