News from April 1. Atlanta signed Jeremy Evans to a 10-day contract. Atlanta signed Damian Lee for the rest of the season. Dallas signed Aaron Harrison for the rest of the season after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. Atlanta activated DeAndre Bembry and placed Dennis Schroder (sprained left ankle) on IL. Charlotte placed Treveon Graham (concussion) on IL. Cleveland activated London Perrentes and placed George Hill (sprained left ankle) on IL. Dallas activated Salah Mejri and placed Jalen Jones on IL. Denver activated Kenneth Faried and placed Wilson Chandler (nasal fracture) on IL. Golden State placed Patrick McCaw (lumber spine contusion) on IL. Indiana activated Trevor Booker and placed Alex Poythress on IL. The LA Lakers activated Travis Wear and placed Brandon Ingram (concussion) on IL. Milwaukee activated John Henson and placed Xavier Munford on IL. Philadelphia activated Demetrius Jackson and placed Dario Saric (sore right elbow) on IL. Portland activated Georgios Papagiannis and Ed Davis (right ankle) on IL. Cle 98, Dal 87 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 16 points including 5-21 FG, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 13 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 15 points. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 30 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 14 points including 6-17 FG, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Cle out-scored Dal 25-10 in the 4th quarter. Cle shot 17-23 FT and Dal shot 10-11 FT. OKC 109, NO 104 at NO Paul George (OKC) had 27 points including 3-11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points including 8-11 FT, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 25 points including 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Uta 121, Min 97 at Min Derrick Favors (Uta) had 16 points. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 21 points on 10-15 FG and 5 turnovers. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Den 128, Mil 125 OT at Den Paul Millsap (Den) had 26 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 35 points including 14-24 FG, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Jamal Murray (Den) had 27 points including 10-10 FT and 7 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 31 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 35 points including 14-23 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. GS 117, Pho 107 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 29 points including 12-19 FG, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points. Quinn Cook (GS) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 22 points and 5 assists. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Por 113, Mem 98 at Por Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 20 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 27 points including 11-11 FT and 9 assists. Wayne Selden (Mem) had 17 points. Dillon Brooks (Mem) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (Mem, left ankle), JaMychal Green (Mem, sore knee), and Chandler Parsons (Mem, rest) did not play. Sac 84, LAL 83 at LAL Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 15 points including 6-7 FG. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 14 points including 6-18 FG and 6 assists. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 19 points and 4 steals. Julius Randle (LAL) had 19 points including 9-14 FT. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 16 points including 0-6 3-pointers. Lonzo Ball (LAL, left knee contusion) did not play. Phi 119, Cha 102 at Cha Robert Covington (Phi) had 17 points including 7-21 FG and 1-9 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 7 steals. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 20 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 15 assists. Marco Belinelli (Phi) had 22 points including 9-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Willy Hernangomez (Cha) had 15 points including 11-14 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Phi shot 51% (48-94) FG and Cha shot 40.2% (33-82) FG. Phi shot 9-10 FT and Cha shot 27-34 FT. Dwayne Bacon (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 113, Was 94 at Chi Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Sean Kilpatrick (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Otto Porter (Was) had 17 points. Bradley Beal (Was) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 0-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was, rest) did not play. SA 100, Hou 83 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 23 points including 11-19 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Patty Mills (SA) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gay (SA) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 18 points. James Harden (Hou) had 25 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nene (Hou, lower back pain) and Chris Paul (Hou, sore left leg) did not play. Ind 111, LAC 104 at LAC Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 30 points including 11-17 FG, 12 assists, and 5 steals. Tobias Harris (LAC) had 21 points and 7 assists. Montrezl Harrell (LAC) had 19 points including 9-12 FG. Lou Williams (LAC) had 20 points. Jawun Evans (LAC, athletic publagia) did not play. Atl 94, Orl 88 at Atl Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Tyler Dorsey (Atl) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Mike Muscala (Atl) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 10 points including 3-19 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. D.J. Augustin (Orl) had 20 points and 7 assists. Atl shot 48.2% (41-85) FG and Orl shot 34.4% (33-96) FG. Atl shot 1-1 FT and Orl shot 12-13 FT. Det 108, Bro 96 at Bro Stanley Johnson (Det) had 17 points and 4 steals. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 29 points including 11-13 FT and 5 turnovers. Jarrett Allen (Bro) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Harris (Bro) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Det shot 25-32 FT and Bro shot 10-15 FT. James Ennis (Det, right hand contusion) did not play. Schedule for Monday, April 2 (All times Central) No games scheduled Schedule for Tuesday, April 3 (All times Central) Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm Brooklyn at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta at Miami 6:30 pm Orlando at New York 6:30 pm Charlotte at Chicago 7:00 pm Washington at Houston 7:00 pm Boston at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Golden State at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Portland at Dallas 7:30 pm Indiana at Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm Sacramento at Phoenix 9:00 pm San Antonio at LA Clippers 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