News from April 11. Ricky Rubio (Min) is scheduled to undergo exploratory surgery on his left ankle on Monday. Phoenix signed Jerrel McNeal for the rest of the season after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Chicago activated Jimmy Butler and placed Cameron Bairstow on IL. Portland placed Aaron Afflalo (strained shoulder) on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 27.5 LeBron James (Cle) 25.3 Stephen Curry (GS) 24.0 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.9 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.5 Pau Gasol (Chi) 11.8 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 10.3 John Wall (Was) 10.0 Ty Lawson (Den) 9.6 NY 80, Orl 79 at Orl Cole Aldrich (NY) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Jason Smith (NY) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 13 points including 4-16 FG. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 21 points including 8-25 FG and 1-8 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (NY, ill) and Travis Wear (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Tor 107, Mia 104 at Mia DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points including 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Louis Williams (Tor) had 29 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 12 points including 3-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 22 points and 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 16 points including 4-16 FT, 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 blocks. Chi 114, Phi 107 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 24 points including 8-11 FT, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 15 points on 3-11 FG and 8-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 22 points and 5 assists. Jason Richardson (Phi) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers. JaKarr Sampson (Phi) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Canann (Phi, sprained right foot), Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi, strained left shoulder), Nerlens Noel (Phi, sprained right ankle), and Ish Smith (Phi, strained left groin) did not play. LAC 94, Mem 86 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points including 6-21 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 6-7 FG, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 18 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Green (Mem) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Uta 111, Por 105 at Por Trevor Booker (Uta) had 36 points on 12-15 FG, 4-4 3-pointers, and 8-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 21 points and 8 assists. Jeremy Evans (Uta) had 12 point and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Robin Lopez (Por) had 21 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Uta shot 33-42 FT and Por shot 17-22 FT. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, sprained left foot) did not play. GS 110, Min 101 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zach LaVine (Min) had 37 points on 13-21 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Gary Neal (Min, sprained left ankle), Anthony Bennett (Min, sprained right ankle), Gorgui Dieng (Min, concussion), and Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, April 12 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Milwaukee 2:00 pm Cleveland @ Boston 2:00 pm Charlotte @ Detroit 2:30 pm Sacramento @ Denver 4:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Indiana 5:00 pm Atlanta @ Washington 5:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Houston 6:00 pm Phoenix @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Dallas @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, April 13 (All times Central) Houston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Chicago @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ Miami 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Portland @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV 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