News from April 12. Denver signed Jamaal Franklin for the rest of the season and released Shavlik Randolph. The LA Clippers signed Lester Hudson for the rest of the season. Sacramento signed David Stockton for the rest of the season and elected not to sign Sim Bhullar to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Cleveland activated Iman Shumpert and placed Kevin Love (rest) on IL. Dallas activated Rajon Rondo and placed Devin Harris (rest) on IL. San Antonio activated Kyle Anderson and placed Matt Bonner on IL. Washington activated John Wall and placed DeJuan Blair on IL. Dal 120, LAL 106 at LAL Richard Jefferson (Dal) had 17 points. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 20 points including 9-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Dal) had 11 points including 4-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 26 points and 6 assists. Tarik Black (LAL) had 10 points and 19 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Dal, rest), Wayne Ellington (LAL, separated right shoulder), Jeremy Lin (LAL, sore left knee), and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left kneecap) did not play. SA 107, Pho 91 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Cory Joseph (SA) had 13 points. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 20 points and 10 assists. Gerald Green (Pho) had 23 points. Reggie Bullock (Pho, concussion), Alex Len (Pho, broken nose), and Marcus Thornton (Pho, left ankle) did not play. Hou 121, NO 114 at Hou Dwight Howard (Hou) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 20 points including 8-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points on 10-16 FG and 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Hou shot 34-48 FT and NO shot 15-22 FT. Was 108, Atl 99 at Was John Wall (Was) had 24 points, 9 assists, and 10 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. John Jenkins (Atl) had 17 points and 3 steals. Mike Scott (Atl) had 19 points. Al Horford (Atl, rest), DeMarre Carroll (Atl, rest), Kyle Korver (Atl, rest), and Jeff Teague (Atl, rest) did not play. Ind 116, OKC 104 at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 30 points including 9-14 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 19 points and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 54 points on 21-43 FG, 5-15 3-pointers, and 7-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 16 points. C.J. Watson (Ind, sore right elbow) did not play. Den 122, Sac 111 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 30 points including 12-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Darrell Arthur (Den, strained right calf) and Rudy Gay (Sac, concussion) did not play. Det 116, Cha 77 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jodie Meeks (Det) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points and 3 steals. Noah Vonleh (Cha) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Det out-scored Cha 30-10 in the 1st quarter. Det shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Cha shot 34.2% (27-79) FG. Det out-rebounded Cha 56-33 including 12-6 offensive. Al Jefferson (Cha, sore right knee) and Lance Stephenson (Cha, sprained right toe) did not play. Bos 117, Cle 78 at Bos Evan Turner (Bos) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 17 points and 6 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 10 points including 4-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Bos out-scored Cle 34-9 in the 2nd quarter. Bos shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and Cle shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. Kyrie Irving (Cle, rest), LeBron James (Cle, rest), and J.R. Smith (Cle, rest) did not play. Mil 96, Bro 73 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 7 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 12 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 11 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mil shot 49.4% (41-83) FG and Bro shot 32.5% (27-83) FG. Alan Anderson (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. [8 of the 9 home teams won] 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 Schedule for Tuesday, April 14 (All times Central) Toronto @ Boston 6:30 pm Washington @ Indiana 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers @ Phoenix 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