News from April 5. Milwaukee signed Chris Wright to a 2nd 10-day contract. Milwaukee elected not to sign D.J. Stephens to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed a 10-day contract. Utah claimed Erik Murphy off waivers after Chicago released him on Thursday. Utah released Andris Biedrins. Golden State fired assistant coach Darren Erman. Brooklyn activated Kevin Garnett and placed Marquis Teague on IL. Minnesota activated Dante Cunningham. Bro 105, Phi 101 at Phi Deron Williams (Bro) had 19 points and 9 assists. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 11 points and 5 assists. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 18 points on 6-8 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Arnett Moultrie (Phi, suspended) did not play. Det 115, Bos 111 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 19 points including 9-11 FG and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 26 points including 10-12 FT. Jeff Green (Bos) had 23 points including 8-21 FG. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Bos) had 25 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Det out-scored Bos 30-16 in the 4th quarter. Det shot 30-36 FT and Bos shot 13-16 FT. Avery Bradley (Bos, strained right Achilles), Kris Humphries (Bos, strained right patella tendon), and Rajon Rondo (Bos, rest) did not play. Cha 96, Cle 94 OT at Cle Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points including 7-23 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 24 points and 15 rebounds. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 44 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 3 blocks. Josh McRoberts (Cha, sprained left ankle) did not play. Chi 96, Was 78 at Was Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 12 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 25 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 19 points including 9-11 FG and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 20 points and 6 assists. Chi out-scored Was 52-26 in the 1st half. Orl 100, Min 92 at Orl Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Kyle O'Quinn (Orl) had 14 points including 6-7 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 18 points. Corey Brewer (Min) had 15 points and 5 steals. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 18 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Orl out-scored Min 28-15 in the 4th quarter. Orl shot 5-9 FT and Min shot 19-28 FT. Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sore left Achilles), Kevin Love (Min, back spasms), and Kevin Martin (Min) did not play. Tor 102, Mil 98 at Mil Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 26 points on 10-15 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 20 points. Jeff Adrien (Mil) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. John Henson (Mil) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, sore right ankle), O.J. Mayo (Mil, sprained right ankle), and Nate Wolters (Mil, fractured left hand) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, April 6 (All times Central) New York @ Miami 12:00 pm ABC LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Dallas @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 5:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Houston 6:00 pm Memphis @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Utah @ Golden State 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Portland 8:00 pm Schedule for Monday, April 7 (All times Central) No games scheduled [NCCA Championship] ---- 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