News from March 24. Marquis Daniels (Sac) is scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday. He is expected to be out 3 to 4 months. Dallas activated Shawn Marion and placed Corey Brewer on IL. Minnesota activated Sebastian Telfair and placed Kevin Love (strained left groin) on IL. Dal 104, Min 96 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points. Anthony Randolph (Min) had 31 points including 14-20 FG and 11 rebounds. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 13 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. NO 121, Uta 117 OT at Uta Trevor Ariza (NO) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. David West (NO) had 29 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 24 points and 12 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 33 points including 13-20 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 22 points on 11-17 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, nerve damage knee) did not play. Schedule for Friday, March 25 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Orlando 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Boston 6:30 pm Detroit @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Miami 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ New York 6:30 pm Memphis @ Chicago 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Washington @ Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Phoenix 9:00 pm NBATV San Antonio @ Portland 9:00 pm Toronto @ Golden State 9:30 pm LA Clippers @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, March 26 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Atlanta 6:00 pm New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Indiana @ Detroit 6:30 pm Chicago @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Dallas @ Utah 8:00 pm Toronto @ 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