News from March 11. Detroit assigned Vernon Macklin to the NBADL. Boston activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Chris Wilcox (cardiac ailment) on IL. Wilcox is scheduled to undergo more tests. Atlanta activated Joe Johnson and placed Jason Collins on IL. Houston activated Greg Smith and placed Terrence Williams on IL. Orlando activated Von Wafer and placed Jason Richardson (sprained left ankle) on IL. Toronto activated Andrea Bargnani and placed Jose Calderon (sprained right ankle) on IL. Orl 107, Ind 94 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 30 points on 11-14 FG and 8-12 FT, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 steals. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 18 points and 9 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 19 points. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended), Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), and George Hill (Ind, sprained left shoulder) did not play. Phi 106, NY 94 at NY Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Evan Turner (Phi) had 24 points including 9-14 FG, 15 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Louis Williams (Phi) had 28 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 22 points including 11-12 FT and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jeremy Lin (NY) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. LAL 97, Bos 94 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 20 points including 9-16 FG, 14 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 24 points and 10 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points and 6 assists. LAL shot 17-26 FT and Bos shot 10-12 FT. Mem 94, Den 91 at Den Mike Conley (Mem) had 13 points and 7 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Dante Cunningham (Mem) had 12 points and 8 assists. Nene (Den) had 15 points including 4-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Corey Brewer (Den) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Mem shot 50.7% (37-73) FG and Den shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Kosta Koufos (Den, strained left knee) did not play. GS 97, LAC 93 at LAC Dorell Wright (GS) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 27 points including 7-15 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Cle 118, Hou 107 at Cle Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 15 points and 7 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 30 points on 15-25 FG and 8 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Atl 106, Sac 99 at Sac Joe Johnson (Atl) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Josh Smith (Atl) had 28 points including 13-23 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points on 10-17 FG and 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Salmons (Sac) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Mil 105, Tor 99 at Tor Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 31 points including 11-16 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 21 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 16 points and 6 assists. Demar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Mil, sore right hamstring), Shaun Livingston (Mil, sprained left ankle), Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, sore right knee) did not play. Schedule for Monday, March 12 (All times Central) Milwaukee at New Jersey 6:30 pm New York at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Charlotte at New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington at San Antonio 7:30 pm Detroit at Utah 8:00 pm Minnesota at Phoenix 9:00 pm Boston at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Tuesday, March 13 (All times Central) Miami at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm Portland at Indiana 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Memphis 7:00 pm Houston at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Washington at Dallas 7:30 pm Atlanta at Denver 8:00 pm Golden State at Sacramento 9:00 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