News from April 4. Atlanta activated Antonius Cleveland and placed DeAndre Bembry (abdominal strain) on IL. Boston activated Terry Rozier. Dallas activated Jalen Jones and Dorian Finney-Smith and placed Harrison Barnes (rest), Dirk Nowitzki (injured left ankle), Dwight Powell (left knee bursitis), and Dennis Smith (sore left knee) on IL. The LA Lakers placed Lonzo Ball (left knee contusion) on IL. Memphis activated Myke Henry and placed Wayne Selden (sore right knee) and Chandler Parsons (rest) on IL. Miami activated Derrick Walton, Luke Babbitt, and Derrick Jones and placed Goran Dragic (sprained right ankle), James Johnson (sprained left ankle), and Dwyane Wade (left wrist injury) on IL. San Antonio placed Manu Ginboili (rest) on IL. Orl 105, Dal 100 at Orl Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 20 points. Bismack Biyombo (Orl) had 12 points including 4-4 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Jamel Artis (Orl) had 18 points. Jalen Jones (Dal) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Kyle Collinsworth (Dal) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jonathan Isaac (Orl, sprained left ankle) and Nerlens Noel (Dal, suspended) did not play. Phi 115, Det 108 at Det J.J. Redick (Phi) had 25 points on 10-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Marco Belinelli (Phi) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Stanley Johnson (Det) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Tolliver (Det) had 25 points on 9-11 FG and 7-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Mia 115, Atl 86 at Atl Josh Richardson (Mia) had 19 points and 4 blocks. Justise Winslow (Mia) had 18 points and 5 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 20 points. Tyler Dorsey (Atl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tor 96, Bos 78 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Greg Monroe (Bos) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Tor shot 43.5% (40-92) FG and Bos shot 33.3% (25-75) FG. Tor shot 6-8 FT and Bos shot 25-28 FT. NO 123, Mem 95 at NO E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 30 points including 11-16 FG and 7-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 25 points including 10-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points including 11-13 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. MarShon Brooks (Mem) had 25 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Ivan Rabb (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. NO shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Mem shot 39.8% (37-93) FG. JaMychal Green (Mem, sore knees) did not play. LAL 122, SA 112 OT at LAL Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kentavius Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 21 points including 7-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Channing Frye (LAL) had 19 points on 8-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 28 points including 12-20 FG and 9 assists. Dejounte Murray (SA) had 23 points including 9-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. LAL out-scored SA 14-4 in overtime. LAL shot 54.7% (47-86) FG and SA shot 43.3% (42-97) FG. Schedule for Thursday, April 5 (All times Central) Golden State at Indiana 6:00 pm Washington at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Portland at Houston 7:00 pm Brooklyn at Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Utah 8:00 pm Minnesota at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 6 (All times Central) Dallas at Detroit 6:00 pm Charlotte at Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland at Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Atlanta at Washington 6:00 pm Chicago at Boston 6:30 pm Miami at New York 6:30 pm Indiana at Toronto 6:30 pm Sacramento at Memphis 7:00 pm New Orleans at Phoenix 9:00 pm Minnesota at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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