News from March 14.

Oklahoma City activated Kevin Durant.

The LA Clippers activated Alex Acker and placed Mardy Collins on IL.

Minnesota activated Randy Foye and placed Kevin Ollie (personal reasons)
on IL.

Miami activated Luther Head and placed Brian Cook on IL.


Stats Leaders
Points
Dwyane Wade (Mia)      30.0
LeBron James (Cle)     28.6
Kobe Bryant (LAL)      28.0
Kevin Durant (OKC)     28.0

Rebounds
Dwight Howard (Orl)    13.9
David Lee (NY)         12.1
Troy Murphy (Ind)      11.9

Assists
Chris Paul (NO)        11.1
Deron Williams (Uta)   10.6
Steve Nash (Pho)        9.8


Mia 140, Uta 129 3OT  at Mia
Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 28 points including 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 5 steals
in 53 minutes.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 50 points including 19-39 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 10
rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers in 52 minutes.
Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Deron Williams (Uta) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5
turnovers in 51 minutes.
Kyle Korver (Uta) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 7
rebounds, and 6 assists.
Mia out-scored Uta 15-4 in the 3rd overtime.

SA 88, Hou 85  at Hou
Michael Finley (SA) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points and 8 assists.
Yao Ming (Hou) had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Ron Artest (Hou) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds.

Pho 106, OKC 95  at Pho
Grant Hill (Pho) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 18 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers.
Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers
and 5 rebounds.
Kevin Durant (OKC) had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8
turnovers.

Min 108, Cha 100  at Min
Ryan Gomes (Min) had 21 points and 6 rebounds.
Kevin Love (Min) had 22 points and 7 rebounds including 6 offensive.
Rodney Carney (Min) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 26 points on 8-11 FG and 10-12 FT and 10
rebounds.
Raja Bell (Cha) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers.

Chi 97, NO 79  at Chi
John Salmons (Chi) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers.
Ben Gordon (Chi) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists.
Brad Miller (Chi) had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
David West (NO) had 10 points including 4-14 FG.
Chris Paul (NO) had 29 points including 13-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6
assists.

Den 107, LAC 94  at Den
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 18 points.
Renaldo Balkman (Den) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 11 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Nene (Den) had 17 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals.
Al Thornton (LAC) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 9-13 FT and 7 rebounds.
Steve Novak (LAC) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers.
Den out-rebounded LAC 56-30 including 17-5 offensive.
Kenyon Martin (Den, lower back strain) and Zach Randolph (LAC, father's
funeral) did not play.


Schedule for Sunday, March 15  (All times Central)
  Indiana @ Toronto           11:30 am
  Portland @ Atlanta          12:00 pm
  Memphis @ Detroit           12:00 pm
  Boston @ Milwaukee          12:00 pm
  Miami @ Philadelphia        12:00 pm
  Dallas @ LA Lakers           2:30 pm  ABC
  New York @ Cleveland         5:00 pm
  Utah @ Orlando               5:00 pm
  Sacramento @ Washington      5:00 pm
  Phoenix @ Golden State       8:00 pm  ESPN
  New Jersey @ LA Clippers     8:30 pm


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