News from April 14. The NBA named Monta Ellis (Dal) and Jeff Teague (Atl) as Players of the Week. Ellis averaged 25.7 points and 4.7 assists as Dallas went 2-1. Teague averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 assists as Atlanta went 3-1. The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for collecting his 16th technical of the season (an automatic suspension for reaching 16 technicals). Chicago signed Greg Smith for the rest of the season. Chicago released Tornike Shengelia. New Orleans signed Melvin Ely. New Orleans released Greg Stiemsma. Detroit fired Joe Dumars as GM. Golden State activated Ognjen Kuzmic and Nemanja Nedovic and placed Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala on IL. Bogut is out indefinitely with a fractured right rib. Houston activated Francisco Garcia and Dwight Howard and placed Robert Covington and Isaiah Canaan on IL. Miami activated Justin Hamilton and Greg Oden and placed Chris Bosh and Lebron James on IL. Oklahoma City activated Andre Roberson and placed Russell Westbrook (rest) on IL. San Antonio activated Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili and placed Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard on IL. Toronto activated Julyan Stone and placed Dwight Buycks on IL. Washington activated Nene and placed Chris Singleton on IL. GS 130, Min 120 at GS David Lee (GS) had 25 points including 12-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 2-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 32 points including 7-13 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Corey Brewer (Min) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 40 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 13-16 FT, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chase Budinger (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 97, Pho 91 at Pho Zach Randolph (Mem) had 32 points including 15-25 FG and 9 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 21 points including 10-16 FG. LAL 119, Uta 104 at Uta Jordan Hill (LAL) had 21 points including 10-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 23 points. Nick Young (LAL) had 41 points including 14-23 FG and 6-11 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 19 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Alec Burks (Uta) had 22 points including 8-10 FG. Kent Bazemore (LAL, torn tendon right foot), Pau Gasol (LAL, vertigo), Chris Kaman (LAL, strained right calf), and Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation) did not play. NO 101, OKC 89 at NO Tyreke Evans (NO) had 41 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 12-16 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Darius Miller (NO) had 10 points on 4-12 FG, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Luke Babbitt (NO) had 12 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 9-23 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Caron Butler (OKC) had 19 points. Anthony Davis (NO, back spasms), Eric Gordon (NO, left knee tendinitis), and Brian Roberts (NO, left ankle) did not play. Hou 104, SA 98 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 17 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA, rest) did not play. Chi 108, Orl 95 at Chi Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle O'Quinn (Orl) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Andrew Nicholson (Orl) had 19 points on 8-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. D.J. Augustin (Chi, birth of child), Jameer Nelson (Orl, strained left groin), and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sore left Achilles) did not play. Cha 95, Atl 93 at Atl Al Jefferson (Cha) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 15 rebounds. Gary Neal (Cha) had 17 points. Luke Ridnour (Cha) had 10 points. Mike Scott (Atl) had 20 points including 8-23 FG and 6 rebounds. Louis Williams (Atl) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cha out-scored Atl 30-13 in the 4th quarter. Paul Millsap (Atl) did not play. Was 114, Mia 93 at Was Trevor Ariza (Was) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Nene (Was) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (Was) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Toney Douglas (Mia) had 14 points. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Was out-scored Mia 43-22 in the 2nd quarter. Was shot 59% (46-78) FG and Mia shot 45% (36-80) FG. Tor 110, Mil 100 at Tor Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Adrien (Mil) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 21 points and 5 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor), O.J. Mayo (Mil, sprained right ankle), and Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended) did not play. Phi 113, Bos 108 at Phi Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 20 points and 7 turnovers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 15 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Jeff Green (Bos) had 27 points including 10-10 FG and 3 steals. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 28 points and 9 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 23 points including 2-11 3-pointers. Arnett Moultrie (Phi, suspended), Jerryd Bayless (Bos, hyperextended right knee), Kris Humphries (Bos, sore right knee), and Jared Sullinger (Bos) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, April 15 (All times Central) New York @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm Denver @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, April 16 (All times Central) Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Utah @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Detroit @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ San Antonio 7:00 pm Washington @ Boston 7:00 pm Chicago @ Charlotte 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Cleveland 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Miami 7:00 pm Toronto @ New York 7:00 pm Indiana @ Orlando 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Portland 9:30 pm Phoenix @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Golden State @ Denver 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