News from April 2. Chicago activated Cameron Bairstow and placed Derrick Rose (bruised left elbow) on IL. Denver activated Jusuf Nurkic. Portland activated Chris Kaman and placed Cliff Alexander on IL. Sacramento activated Duje Dukan and placed Omri Casspi on IL. San Antonio activated Andre Miller and David West and placed Jonathon Simmons and Matt Bonner on IL. Toronto placed Kyle Lowry (rest) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Stephen Curry (GS) 30.0 James Harden (Hou) 28.5 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.0 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 14.9 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.9 Dwight Howard (Hou) 11.9 Assists Rajon Rondo (Sac) 11.6 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.4 John Wall (Was) 10.2 Por 110, Mia 93 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 24 points on 9-15 FG and 6-6 3-pointers, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points on 5-14 FG and 8-10 FT. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 17 points including 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Luol Deng (Mia) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 20 points including 8-11 FT, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Por shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Mia shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia, sore neck) did not play. Sac 115, Den 106 at Den Rudy Gay (Sac) had 25 points including 10-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Willie Cauley-Stein (Den) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Seth Curry (Den) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 5 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Joffrey Lauvergne (Den) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Sac out-scored Den 31-18 in the 4th quarter. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, rest) and Rajon Rondo (Sac, rest) did not play. SA 102, Tor 95 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 33 points on 10-17 FG and 11-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 15 rebounds. Norman Powell (Tor) had 17 points. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 16 points and 7 assists. SA shot 27-30 FT and Tor shot 9-10 FT. DeMar DeRozan (Tor, rest) did not play. Det 94, Chi 90 at Chi Tobias Harris (Det) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 11 points including 1-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 22 points on 6-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 6 turnovers. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 28 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Det shot 20-34 FT and Chi shot 13-15 FT. Taj Gibson (Chi, rib contusion) did not play. Ind 115, Phi 102 at Phi Paul George (Ind) had 20 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 5 assists. Jordan Hill (Ind) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carl Landry (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 24 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Ind shot 52.4% (44-84) FG and Phi shot 41% (34-83) FG. Richaun Holmes (Phi, right Achilles strain), Nerlens Noel (Phi, right knee contusion), and Hollis Thompson (Phi, upper respiratory infection) did not play. ---- 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