News from April 4. Oklahoma City recalled D.J. White and Kyle Weaver from the NBADL. Denver activated Sonny Weems and placed Kenyon Martin (sore ribs) on IL. Miami activated Dorell Wright and placed Udonis Haslem (injured right thumb) on IL. Detroit activated Walter Sharpe and placed Allen Iverson (sore back) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Dwyane Wade (Mia) 29.8 LeBron James (Cle) 28.3 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.2 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.0 David Lee (NY) 11.8 Troy Murphy (Ind) 11.8 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.0 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.6 Steve Nash (Pho) 9.7 Den 120, LAC 104 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nene (Den) had 14 points including 4-5 FG and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 34 points including 12-20 FG and 7-14 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (LAC) had 22 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 21 points including 8-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Mardy Collins (LAC, right foot plantar Fasicitis), Chris Kaman (LAC, flu), and Al Thornton (LAC, bone bruise left foot) did not play. Orl 88, Atl 82 at Atl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 16 points including 5-14 FG. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 21 points including 9-12 FT, 23 rebounds including 7 offensive, 5 assists, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 21 points including 6-20 FG and 1-8 3-pointers. Mickael Pietrus (Orl, sprained right knee) did not play. Mem 107, Mil 102 at Mil Rudy Gay (Mem) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 11-14 FT and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Charlie Bell (Mil) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Quinton Ross (Mem, strained left quad) and Francisco Elson (Mil, strained right hip flexor) did not play. Phi 95, Det 90 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 31 points including 13-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 15 points. Kwame Brown (Det) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 23 points. Phi shot 48% (36-75) FG and Det shot 37% (30-81) FG. Thaddeus Young (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 103, NJ 94 at Chi John Salmons (Chi) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 15 points and 5 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 18 points on 3-14 FG and 10-12 FT. Ryan Anderson (NJ) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mia 118, Was 104 at Was Yakhouba Diawara (Mia) had 16 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 33 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 15-17 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Caron Butler (Was) had 27 points including 10-16 FG. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 23 points including 6-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Brandan Haywood (Was) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Was, rest) did not play. Tor 102, NY 95 at NY Chris Bosh (Tor) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 13 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Harrington (NY) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Duhon (NY) had 22 points and 5 assists. Eddy Curry (NY, left knee pain) and Larry Hughes (NY, strained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, April 5 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Cleveland 12:00 pm ABC Phoenix @ Dallas 2:30 pm ABC Charlotte @ Detroit 5:00 pm New York @ Toronto 5:00 pm Portland @ Houston 6:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Indiana @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Golden State @ Sacramento 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm On the lighter side: Elephants and Lions beat Raptors. When Toronto arrived at Madison Square Garden, they found that they couldn't use their usual entrance to the arena because the circus was in town and elephants were in the area. The Raptors found an alternate route, but then they couldn't get off the elevator on the floor they wanted because that was where the lions were. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html