News from April 2. The NBA fined John Wall (Was) $15,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Friday's Was-Uta game. Milwaukee signed Gary Payton to a 2 year contract. Philadelphia signed Alex Poythress. Derrick Rose (NY) is expected to unergo surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus and is out for the season. Atlanta activated Paul Millsap and placed Malcolm Delaney on IL. Brooklyn activated Quincy Acy and placed Andrew Nicholson on IL. Cleveland activated Larry Sanders and placed Kay Felder on IL. Dallas activated A.J. Hammons and placed Seth Curry (left shoulder injury) on IL. Denver activated Malik Beasley and placed Darrell Arthur on IL. Houston activated Troy Williams and Isaiah Taylor and placed James Harden (ill) on IL. Indiana placed Georges Niang on IL. The LA Lakers activated Luol Deng and placed Tarik Black on IL. Oklahoma City activated Taj Gibson and placed Kyle Singler on IL. Phoenix activated Dragan Bender and placed T.J. Warren on IL. San Antonio activated Joel Anthony and placed Danny Green on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Cabaclo and placed P.J. Tucker on IL. Washington activated Daniel Ochefu and placed Sheldon McClellan on IL. Dal 109, Mil 105 at Mil Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 31 points on 9-13 FG and 10-10 FT. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 15 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 31 points including 11-12 FT, 15 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Matthew Delladova (Mil) had 14 points and 6 assists. SA 109, Uta 103 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 25 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (SA) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Uta) had 19 points a perfect 9-9 FG and 1-1 3-pointers. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 19 points including 9-15 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, 5 assists, and 6 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA, sprained right thumb) and Raul Neto (Uta, strained right groin) did not play. Chi 117, NO 110 at NO Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 39 points on 14-26 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 10 points on 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points including 13-14 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 26 points, 18 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Omer Asik (NO, ill) did not play. Tor 113, Phi 105 at Tor Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 24 points including 11-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points and 9 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Phi) had 23 points. Dario Saric (Phi) had 16 points. Robert Covington (Phi, right knee injury), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee), and Sergio Rodriguez (Phi, strained left knee) did not play. Bro 91, Atl 82 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 16 points on 7-20 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Den 116, Mia 113 at Mia Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 22 points and 6 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Den, calf) and Dion Waiters (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 135, Ind 130 2OT at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 41 points on 16-29 FG, 3-10 3-pointers, and 6-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in 52 minutes. Kevin Love (Cle) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points on 5-20 FG and 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 43 points including 16-33 FG and 6-13 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 27 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 139, Was 115 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 42 points including 15-22 FG and 9-14 3-pointers and 8 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points and 5 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic (Was) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kevon Looney (GS, strained left hip) did not play. Hou 123, Pho 116 at Pho Troy Williams (Hou) had 21 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 22 points including 9-24 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 26 points on 11-19 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Louis Williams (Hou) had 23 points. Devin Booker (Pho) had 27 points on 7-22 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 turnovers. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 34 points including 15-22 FG, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Trevor Ariza (Hou, personal reasons) did not play. LAL 108, Mem 103 at LAL Julius Randle (LAL) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Larry Nance (LAL) had 12 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 12 assists. Troy Daniels (Mem) had 20 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Cha 113, OKC 101 at OKC Kemba Walker (Cha) had 29 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 4 steals. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 18 points. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 40 points including 7-15 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 19 points and 6 assists. Cha shot 28-32 FT and OKC shot 11-12 FT. Bos 110, NY 94 at NY Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 14 points and 5 assists. Courtney Lee (NY) had 16 points and 5 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 14 points. Bos shot 38.8% (33-85) FG and NY shot 55.6% (40-72) FG. Schedule for Monday, April 3 (All times Central) Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, April 4 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Washington 6:00 pm Orlando @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto @ Indiana 6:00 pm Denver @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Chicago @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Golden State 9:30 pm Dallas @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Portland @ Utah 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