News from March 16. Utah has ruled Mehmet Okur out for the rest of the regular season due to continued problems with his lower back and Achilles. Charlotte activated Garrett Temple and placed Eduardo Najera on IL. Boston activated Delonte West and placed Von Wafer (strained right calf) on IL. Denver activated Arron Afflalo and placed Melvin Ely on IL. Dal 112, GS 106 at GS Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 12-12 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 4 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. David Lee (GS) had 22 points including 10-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brendan Haywood (Dal, lower back stiffness) did not play. Bos 92, Ind 80 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points and 5 assists. Nenad Krstic (Bos) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 19 points and 3 blocks. Paul George (Ind) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Josh McRoberts (Ind) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bos shot 26-33 FT and Ind shot 9-13 FT. Det 107, Tor 93 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 20 points. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 18 points. Uta 119, Min 104 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 40 points including 14-18 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Michael Beasley (Min) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Uta shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and Min shot 42% (37-88) FG. Paul Millsap (Uta, left patellar tendinitis) did not play. OKC 96, Mia 85 at Mia Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points including 5-16 FG, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 12 points including 4-12 FG. LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 9-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points including 7-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Orl 93, Mil 89 OT at Mil Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 31 points on 9-12 FG and 13-24 FT, 22 rebounds including 8 offensive, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 13 points and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 23 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Salmons (Mil) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Orl shot 20-35 FT and Mil shot 13-17 FT. Orl out-rebounded Mil 50-31 including 15-11 offensive. J.J. Redick (Orl, lower abdominal strain) and Andrew Bogut (Mil, migraine) did not play. Den 102, Atl 87 at Atl Wilson Chandler (Den) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Aaron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points. Nene (Den) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 13 points including 4-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Den shot 53.4% (39-73) FG and Atl shot 41.5% (34-82) FG. NO 100, Pho 95 at NO David West (NO) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 26 points including 9-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (Pho) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Hou 94, Cha 78 at Hou Chase Budinger (Hou) had 19 points and 5 assists. Chuck Hayes (Hou) had 9 points including 3-11 FG, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 13 points. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Terrence Williams (Hou, lower abdominal distress) did not play. Phi 104, LAC 94 at LAC Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points and 9 assists. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Randy Foye (LAC) had 20 points. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points on 6-6 FG and 4-10 FT and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Cle 97, Sac 93 at Sac Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 20 points on 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 17 points including 5-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Luke Harangody (Cle) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 23 points including 8-22 FG and 4-12 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 11 points including 5-19 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Cle shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Sac shot 38% (38-100) FG. Schedule for Thursday, March 17 (All times Central) Chicago @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Memphis @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Cleveland @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Friday, March 18 (All times Central) Chicago @ Indiana 6:00 pm Denver @ Orlando 6:00 pm Washington @ Toronto 6:00 pm Miami @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New York @ Detroit 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Dallas 7:30 pm Boston @ Houston 7:30 pm New Jersey @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Golden State @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Philadelphia @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Minnesota @ LA Lakers 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