News from March 14. The NBA named Tony Parker (SA) and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Week. Parker averaged 23.7 points and 6.3 assists as San Antonio went 3-0. Wade averaged 28.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6.3 assists as Miami went 2-1. Portland signed Chris Johnson for the rest of the season. San Antonio elected not to sign Othyus Jeffers to a 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia activated Jason Kapono and placed Craig Brackins on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Byron Mullens on IL. New Jersey activated Deron Williams and placed Ben Uzoh on IL. Uzoh was assigned to the NBADL. OKC 116, Was 89 at Was Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points, 12 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Daequan Cook (OKC) had 18 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Trevor Booker (Was) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. JaVale McGee (Was) had 14 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Cartier Martin (Was, right patella tendinitis) did not play. NJ 88, Bos 79 at NJ Kris Humphries (NJ) had 16 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 20 points including 9-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (NJ) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 19 points. NJ shot 15-24 FT and Bos shot 7-8 FT. Von Wafer (Bos, strained right calf) did not play. Mia 110, SA 80 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 30 points on 10-16 FG and 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 5 assists. Mia shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and SA shot 38.3% (31-81) FG. LAL 97, Orl 84 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 10 points including 3-10 FG, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 22 points including 6-11 FT, 15 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Den 114, NO 103 at NO Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 23 points and 10 assists. Raymond Felton (Den) had 22 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 12 assists. Chris Paul (NO) had 27 points including 9-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 steals. Willie Green (NO) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Hou 95, Pho 93 at Hou Chuck Hayes (Hou) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 23 points. Vince Carter (Pho) had 21 points. Josh Childress (Pho) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Hou shot 19-25 FT and Pho shot 8-11 FT. Terrence Williams (Hou, lower abdomen distress) and Steve Nash (Pho, pelvic instability) did not play. Uta 112, Phi 107 OT at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 30 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. Devin Harris (Uta) had 19 points. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points. Louis Williams (Phi) had 22 points. Gordon Hayward (Uta, sprained left foot) and Paul Millsap (Uta, left patellar tendinitis) did not play. Mem 105, LAC 82 at Mem Sam Young (Mem) had 14 points and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 13 points and 5 assists. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 19 points. Mem shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and LAC shot 40% (32-80) FG. Sac 129, GS 119 at Sac Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 42 points on 13-20 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 12-14 FT and 4 steals. Samuel Dalembert (Sac) had 27 points on 10-16 FG and 7-10 FT, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Al Thornton (GS) had 23 points on 7-8 FG and 9-12 FT. Sac out-rebounded GS 46-24 including 11-4 offensive. Schedule for Tuesday, March 15 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Atlanta 6:00 pm New York @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Chicago 7:00 pm Dallas @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, March 16 (All times Central) Denver @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Indiana @ Boston 6:30 pm Toronto @ Detroit 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Orlando @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Houston 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Cleveland @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Dallas @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Philadelphia @ LA Clippers 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