News from April 1. The NBA named Steve Kerr (GS) and David Blatt (Cle) as Coaches of the Month for March. Golden State went 16-2 and Cleveland went 11-4 in March. The LA Lakers signed Jabari Brown for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract and released Steve Nash. Phoenix signed Jerel McNeal to a 10-day contract. Phoenix elected not to signed A.J. Price to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Shabazz Napier (Mia) underwent surgery to repair a spots hernia and is out for the rest of the season. Dallas activated Monta Ellis and J.J. Barea and placed Dwight Powell and Greg Smith on IL. Denver placed Darell Arthur on IL. Houston activated Terrence Jones and placed Donatas Motiejunas (lower back pain) on IL. The LA Lakers placed Ronnie Price (right elbow surgery) on IL. San Antonio activated Jeff Ayres and placed Reggie Williams on IL. Washington activated Kris Humphries and placed Paul Pierce (rest) on IL. Dal 135, OKC 131 at OKC Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points. Nowitzki surpassed 28,000 career points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 26 points including 9-14 FG, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Dal) had 18 points including 8-9 FG. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 30 points on 9-13 FG and 11-12 FT and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 19 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points on 10-32 FG, 2-11 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Morrow (OKC) had 32 points including 11-16 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Dal shot 61.5% (56-91) FG and OKC shot 48.4% (45-93) FG. Andre Roberson (OKC, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 113, LAL 92 at LAL Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 16 points and 8 assists. Norris Cole (NO) had 17 points. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tarik Black (LAL) had 16 points on 8-10 FG. NO shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and LAL shot 44.6% (37-83) FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery) and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left kneecap) did not play. LAC 126, Por 122 at Por Chris Paul (LAC) had 41 points on 13-21 FG, 5-9 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 17 assists, and 4 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 29 points including 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points and 10 assists. Uta 98, Den 84 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 20 points on 7-7 FG and 6-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 13 points. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 15 points. Uta shot 48.1% (37-77) FG and Den shot 34.7% (33-95) FG. Uta shot 15-24 FT and Den shot 11-12 FT. Rodney Hood (Uta, concussion) did not play. Tor 113, Min 99 at Min Terrence Ross (Tor) had 16 points. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points. Louis Williams (Tor) had 18 points and 3 steals. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zach LaVine (Min) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Chase Budinger (Min) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Gary Neal (Min, sprained left ankle), Gorgui Dieng (Min, concussion), Kevin Martin (Min), and Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. Mil 95, Chi 91 at Mil Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 21 points and 10 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 16 points including 6-17 FG. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 14 points including 5-15 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Mil shot 18-20 FT and Chi shot 24-37 FT. Hou 115, Sac 111 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 22 points including 6-14 3-pointers and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 51 points on 16-25 FG, 8-9 3-pointers, and 11-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points, 21 rebounds including 6 offensive, 10 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou, right knee edema) and Rudy Gay (Sac, concussion) did not play. Bro 100, NY 98 at NY Deron Williams (Bro) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 18 points on 9-15 FG including the game winning putback with 2 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Cleanthony Early (NY) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY, sprained right wrist) and Travis Wear (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Bos 100, Ind 87 at Bos Evan Turner (Bos) had 13 points on 6-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 19 points including 8-9 FG. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. George Hill (Ind) had 21 points on 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 16 points. Was 106, Phi 93 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 23 points including 10-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Wall (Was) had 13 points, 15 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ish Smith (Phi) had 23 points on 11-17 FG and 3 steals. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Was shot 57.9% (44-76) FG and Phi shot 39.6% (36-91) FG. SA 103, Orl 91 at Orl Aron Baynes (SA) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 12 points including 4-12 FG. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 13 points. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cha 102, Det 78 at Cha Marvin Williams (Cha) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (Det) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, April 2 (All times Central) Miami @ Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Houston @ Dallas 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 3 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Indiana 6:00 pm New York @ Washington 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Boston 6:30 pm Toronto @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Detroit @ Chicago 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Memphis 7:00 pm ESPN Orlando @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Denver @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Portland @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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