News from April 10. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and Paul George (Ind) as Players of the Week for the week ending April 9. Westbrook averaged 32.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 10.3 assists as Oklahoma City went 3-1. George averaged 31.7 points and 9 rebounds as Indiana went 3-0. Boston activated Amir Johnson and placed Jordan Mickey on IL. Charlotte activated Johnny O'Bryant and placed Marco Belinelli on IL. Cleveland activated Kay Felder. Detroit activated Michael Gbinije and placed Beno Udrih on IL. Houston activated Trevor Ariza and placed Kyle Wiltjer on IL. Miami activated Josh McRoberts. Milwaukee activated Malcolm Brogdon and John Henson and placed Spencer Hawes and Jabari Parker on IL. San Antonio activated Danny Green and placed Joel Anthony on IL. Utah activated Joel Bolomboy and George Hill and placed Raul Neto (sprained left ankle) and Derrick Favors (sore left knee) on IL. Washington placed John Wall (rest) on IL. Uta 105, GS 99 at GS George Hill (Uta) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 17 points and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Joe Johnson (Uta) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 28 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (GS) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta, left quad contusion), Rodney Hood (Uta, sore right knee), Klay Thompson (GS, rest), and Matt Barnes (GS, sprained right foot) did not play. LAC 125, Hou 96 at LAC Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 14 points on 2-9 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 9-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. LAC out-scored Hou 36-12 in the 3rd quarter. LAC shot 50.5% (46-91) FG and Hou 39.3% (33-84). Por 99, SA 98 at Por Shabazz Napier (Por) had 32 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Evan Turner (Por) had 16 points and 7 assists. Noah Vonleh (Por) had 12 points including the game winning layup at the buzzer and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points including 8-11 FG. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points. Allen Crabbe (Por, left foot), Damian Lillard (Por, rest), and C.J. McCollum (Por, strained right hand) did not play. Was 105, Det 101 at Det Markieff Morris (Was) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 33 points including 13-20 FG. Kelly Oubre (Was) had 10 points including 2-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Ish Smith (Det) had 16 points and 9 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Was shot 14-16 FT and Det shot 5-5 FT. Mil 89, Cha 79 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 15 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Mil out-scored Cha 28-13 in the 4th quarter. Mil shot 3-5 FT and Cha shot 8-13 FT. Chi 122, Orl 75 at Chi Robin Lopez (Chi) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Jerian Grant (Chi) had 17 points and 11 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Chi shot 53.9% (48-89) FG and Orl shot 34.5% (29-84) FG. Mia 124, Cle 121 OT at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points including 7-12 FT and 18 rebounds. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 25 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Cle) had 35 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 10 turnovers. Dion Waiters (Mia, sprained left ankle) and Kyrie Irving (Cle, rest), and LeBron James (Cle, rest) did not play. Bos 114, Bro 105 at Bos Al Horford (Bos) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 27 points including 2-10 3-pointers. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 26 points including 16-17 FT and 12 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Ind 120, Phi 111 at Phi Paul George (Ind) had 27 points including 11-20 FG and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Phi) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Richaun Holmes (Phi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ind shot 57.6% (49-85) FG and Phi shot 46.7% (35-75) FG. Al Jefferson (Ind, sprained left ankle), Robert Covington (Phi, right knee injury), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee), and Sergio Rodriguez (Phi, strained left hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, April 11 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Phoenix @ Sacramento 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, April 12 (All times Central) Detroit @ Orlando 7:00 pm Toronto @ Cleveland 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Boston 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ New York 7:00 pm Washington @ Miami 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Chicago 7:00 pm Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Houston 7:00 pm Denver @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 7:00 pm ESPN San Antonio @ Utah 9:30 pm Sacramento @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 pm New Orleans @ Portland 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