News from March 13. The NBA fined Derrick Rose (Chi) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Monday's Chi-NY game. Maalik Wayns (junior, Villanova, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Underclassmen have until April 10 to declare themselves eligible. Dallas activated Brandan Wright and placed Sean Williams on IL. Williams was assigned to the NBADL. Denver activated Rudy Fernandez and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Miami activated Terrel Harris and placed Mike Miller on IL. Orlando activated Justin Harper and placed Jason Richardson on IL. Sacramento activated J.J. Hickson and placed Tyler Honeycutt on IL. Dal 107, Was 98 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 10-14 FG. Jason Terry (Dal) had 24 points. Rodrigue Beaaubois (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Trevor Booker (Was) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 18 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Dal shot 13-15 FT and Was shot 26-38 FT. Orl 104, Mia 98 OT at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 16 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 24 points on 9-13 FG and 6-18 FT, 25 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Orl shot 21-37 FT and Mia shot 10-11 FT. LAL 116, Mem 111 2OT at Mem Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 37 points including 15-18 FG and 16 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points including 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists in 52 minutes. Marreese Speights (Mem) had 25 points including 12-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Luke Walton (LAL, gastroenteritis) and Rudy Gay (Mem, mild concussion) did not play. Hou 104, OKC 103 at OKC Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 21 points on 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points. Ind 92, Por 75 at Ind David West (Ind) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Louis Amundson (Ind) had 21 points including 10-11 FG and 8 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Nolan Smith (Por) had 10 points. Ind shot 48.8% (40-82) FG and Por shot 31.3% (20-64) FG. Ind shot 8-15 FT and Por shot 30-38 FT. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back) did not play. Den 118, Atl 117 OT at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 19 points. Nene (Den) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Al Harrington (Den) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 34 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 33 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Atl) had 22 points including 7-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Tor 96, Cle 88 at Cle Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 17 points. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 20 points. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 16 points and 6 assists. Tor shot 50% (37-74) FG and Cle shot 38.2% (29-76) FG. GS 115, Sac 89 at Sac David Lee (GS) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Brandon Rush (GS) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Nate Robinson (GS) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 16 points. GS shot 50.5% (46-91) FG and Sac shot 40.2% (33-82) FG. Stephen Curry (GS, sprained right ankle), Monta Ellis (GS, pending trade), and Ekpe Udoh (GS, pending trade) did not play. 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 Schedule for Thursday, March 15 (All times Central) Washington at New Orleans 7:00 pm Charlotte at Dallas 7:30 pm Oklahoma City at Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota at Utah 8:00 pm Phoenix at 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