News from April 6. Atlanta activated Malcolm Delaney and placed Kris Humphries on IL. Brooklyn activated Isaiah Whitehead and placed Sean Kilpatrick on IL. Chicago activated Cameron Payne and placed Rajon Rondo (sprained wrist) on IL. New York activated Kristaps Porzingis and placed Chasson Randle on IL. Portland activated Tim Quarterman and placed Jusuf Nurkic (right leg injury) on IL. Orlando placed Evan Fournier (sore right wrist) on IL. Washington activated Chris McCullough and placed Markieff Morris (sore right ankle) on IL. Chi 102, Phi 90 at Phi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 22 points on 8-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jerian Grant (Chi) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Justin Anderson (Phi) had 17 points. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Phi) had 18 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Robert Covington (Phi, right knee injury), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee), and Sergio Rodriguez (Phi, strained left hamstring) did not play. Orl 115, Bro 107 at Orl Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jodie Meeks (Orl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 20 points. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 32 points including 11-20 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ind 104, Mil 89 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 15 points and 7 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 25 points including 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mirza Teletovic (Mil) had 15 points on 5-8 3-pointers (his only attempts). Al Jefferson (Ind, sprained left ankle) and Malcolm Brogdon (Mil, sore back) did not play. Was 106, NY 103 at NY Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points including 7-7 FG. Bradley Beal (Was) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points and 6 rebounds Justin Holiday (NY) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY, sore lower back) and Joakim Noah (NY, suspended) did not play. Atl 123, Bos 116 at Atl Taurean Prince (Atl) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 26 points including 9-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points and 5 assists. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 35 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 11-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 18 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Por 105, Min 98 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points including 7-21 FG and 1-9 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 25 points including 8-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 36 points and 8 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 24 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Por out-scored Min 25-11 in the 4th quarter. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, foot surgery) did not play. Schedule for Friday, April 7 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Cleveland 6:30 pm NBATV Miami @ Toronto 6:30 pm New York @ Memphis 7:00 pm Detroit @ Houston 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 9:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, April 8 (All times Central) Chicago @ Brooklyn 4:00 pm NBATV Boston @ Charlotte 5:00 pm Indiana @ Orlando 5:00 pm Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ San Antonio 7:30 pm ABC Utah @ Portland 9:00 pm New Orleans @ Golden State 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