News from April 12. Houston activated Dexter Pittman and placed Francisco Garcia on IL. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Justin Hamilton on IL. Washington activated Chris Singleton and placed Nene on IL. Dal 101, Pho 98 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Monte Ellis (Dal) had 37 points including 15-23 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Wright (Dal) had 12 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Channing Frye (Pho) had 21 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 29 points including 11-15 FG, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. LAC 117, Sac 101 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 9 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 21 points on 9-13 FG and 3-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 32 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Reggie Evans (Sac) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Sac, right quad contusion) did not play. Den 101, Uta 94 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 24 points including 11-19 FG, 21 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Randy Foye (Den) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Evan Fournier (Den) had 23 points including 9-10 FT. Gordan Hayward (Den) had 23 points including 9-10 FT. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 22 points and 14 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den), Ty Lawson (Den, sprained left ankle), Anthony Randolph (Den, personal reasons), and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Hou 111, NO 104 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 33 points including 10-10 FT and 13 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4 steals. Luke Babbitt (NO) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Austin Rivers (NO) had 20 points including 8-24 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hou out-scored NO 39-22 in the 4th quarter. Chandlers Parsons (Hou, sore wrist), Anthony Davis (NO, back spasms), Tyreke Evans (NO), Eric Gordon (NO, left knee surgery), and Brian Roberts (NO, left ankle) did not play. Bos 111, Cle 99 at Cle Jeff Green (Bos) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Cle) had 15 points and 6 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Bos, hyperextended right knee), Rajon Rondo (Bos), Jared Sullinger (Bos), Anthony Bennett (Cle, strained left patellar tendon), C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle), and Luol Deng (Cle) did not play. Atl 98, Mia 85 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 25 points and 4 steals. Louis Williams (Atl) had 23 points including 7-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 10-14 FG. Was 104, Mil 91 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points and 5 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 15 points and 8 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 8 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mil, sprained right ankle) and Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended) did not play. Cha 111, Phi 105 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 29 points including 13-19 FG and 12 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points. Luke Ridnour (Cha) had 12 points and 8 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 23 points on 7-11 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Henry Sims (Phi) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Cha shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Phi shot 44.1% (41-93) FG. Kemba Walker (Cha, sore right groin) and Jarvis Varnado (Phi, sore right heel) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, April 13 (All times Central) Chicago @ New York 12:00 pm Toronto @ Detroit 2:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Indiana 2:30 pm ABC Orlando @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm NBATV Golden State @ Portland 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Memphis @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, April 14 (All times Central) Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Toronto 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Orlando @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Houston 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 8:00 pm Memphis @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Minnesota @ 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