News from March 12. The NBA named Monta Ellis (GS) and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) as Players of the Week. Ellis averaged 20.5 points and 7.5 assists as Golden State went 3-1. Ilyasova averaged 25 points and 10.8 rebounds as Milwaukee went 3-1. T.J. Ford (SA) announced his retirement from the NBA. Cleveland elected not to sign Manny Harris for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Charlotte activated Boris Diaw and placed Eduardo Najera on IL. Minnesota activated J.J. Barea and placed Darko Milicic on IL. Utah activated Raja Bell and placed DeMarre Carroll on IL. Bos 94, LAC 85 at LAC Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 8-10 FT and 7 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 12 points, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 21 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 4 steals. Chi 104, NY 99 at Chi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 15 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire 9NY) had 20 points. Richard Hamilton (Chi, right shoulder injury) and Luol Deng (Chi, torn ligament left wrist) did not play. SA 112, Was 97 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 31 points including 13-18 FG, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 19 points and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Was, sore left knee) did not play. Uta 105, Det 90 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 33 points including 14-18 FG and 12 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 29 points on 10-17 FG and 9-11 FT and 7 assists. Min 127, Pho 124 at Pho Kevin Love (Min) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derrick Williams (Min) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 10 assists. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 28 points including 10-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Mil 105, NJ 99 at NJ Drew Gooden (Mil) had 23 points on 11-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 34 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Beno Udrih (Mil) had 15 points and 7 assists. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 31 points on 11-15 FG and 9-12 FT and 18 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 17 points and 7 assists. Mil shot 9-11 FT and NJ shot 21-29 FT. Stephen Jackson (Mil, sore right hamstring), Shaun Livingston (Mil, sprained left ankle), Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, sore right knee), Deron Williams (NJ, strained right calf), and Brook Lopez (NJ, sprained right ankle) did not play. Cha 73, NO 71 at NO Bismack Biyombo (Cha) had 12 points on 6-7 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 14 points. Chris Kaman (NO) had 12 points on 6-19 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 15 points, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) and Jason Smith (NO, concussion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, March 14 (All times Central) Philadelphia at Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Toronto at New Jersey 6:30 pm Portland at New York 6:30 pm Cleveland at Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers at New Orleans 7:00 pm Charlotte at Houston 7:00 pm Orlando at San Antonio 7:30 pm Miami at Chicago 8:30 pm ESPN Detroit at Sacramento 9:00 pm Utah at Phoenix 9:30 pm Atlanta at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Boston at Golden State 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