News from April 8. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) passed Oscar Robertson (26,710) for #10 on the NBA All-Time scoring list. Steve Nash (LAL) passed Mark Jackson (10,334) for #3 on the NBA All-Time assist list. Minnesota signed Othyus Jeffers for the rest of the season. Oklahoma City signed Grant Jerrett. Brooklyn activated Marquis Teague and placed Kevin Garnett on IL. Minnesota placed Shabazz Muhammad (sprained right MCL) on IL. San Antonio activated Damion James and placed Tony Parker (back spasms) on IL. Dal 95, Uta 83 at Uta Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 16 points and 5 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 13 points. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 15 points and 19 rebounds including 9 offensive. Dal shot 56.6% (40-72) FG and Uta shot 41.4% (36-87) FG. Hou 145, LAL 130 at LAL Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 19 points and 8 assists. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 33 points including 13-18 FG and 7 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points on 10-15 FG and 10-11 FT and 12 assists. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 30 points including 12-21 FG and 6 assists. Nick Young (LAL) had 32 points including 11-19 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Hou out-scored LAL 49-29 in the 3rd quarter. Hou shot 57.7% (56-97) FG and LAL shot 46.3% (44-95) FG. Patrick Beverley (Hou, sprained right knee), Dwight Howard (Hou, sprained left ankle), Kent Bazemore (LAL, torn tendon right foot), Pau Gasol (LAL, vertigo), and Chris Kaman (LAL, strained right calf) did not play. OKC 107, Sac 92 at Sac Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 19 points. Caron Butler (OKC) had 23 points including 8-10 FG and 6-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Travis Outlaw (Sac) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac, strained lower back) and Reggie Evans (Sac, sore lower back) did not play. Bro 88, Mia 87 at Mia Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 14 points. Marcus Thornton (Bro) had 16 points on 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points including 11-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Bro, ill) and Udonis Haslem (Mia, stomach virus) did not play. Min 110, SA 91 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 19 points including 5-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 7 assists. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 12 points including 4-15 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Boris Diaw (SA) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cory Joseph (SA) had 13 points including 4-5 FG and 3 steals. Chase Budinger (Min, sprained right ankle) and Kevin Martin (Min) did not play. Det 102, Atl 95 at Atl Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Andre Drummond (Det) had 19 points on 7-9 FG and 5-11 FT and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 29 points including 12-14 FT and 8 turnovers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 24 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, April 9 (All times Central) Detroit @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Orlando 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Washington 6:00 pm Boston @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Miami @ Memphis 7:00 pm ESPN Indiana @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Chicago @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston @ Denver 8:00 pm Sacramento @ Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, April 10 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Dallas 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ Golden State 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