News from March 19. The NBA named Andrew Bynum (LAL) had Drew Gooden (Mil) as Players of the Week. Bynum averaged 27.5 points and 14.8 rebounds as the Lakers went 3-1. Gooden averaged 18 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 8 assists as Milwaukee went 3-0. The NBA fined Patrick Patterson (Hou) $25,000 for criticizing the refs in comments he made on Twitter. Jermaine O'Neal (Bos) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left wrist and is out for the season. Danilo Gallinari (Den) suffered a fractured right thumb during Monday's Dal-Den game. Jannero Pargo (Atl) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks after undergoing an appendectomy. Houston reached a buyout agreement with Derek Fisher and released him. Sacramento released J.J. Hickson. Golden State retired Chris Mullin's #17 during halftime of the Min-GS game. Charlotte activated DeSagana Diop and placed Corey Maggette on IL. Denver activated JaVale McGee and placed Julyan Stone and Jordan Hamilton on IL. Minnesota activated Nikola Pekovic and placed Darko Milicic on IL. Orlando activated Ish Smith and placed Von Wafer on IL. Moe Harkless (freshman, St. John's, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 112, Den 95 at Den Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points including 12-19 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 14 points and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 24 points including 7-10 FG. Al Harrington (Den) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Dal shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and Den shot 43.4% (36-83) FG. Shawn Marion (Dal, sore left knee) did not play. Chi 85, Orl 59 at Orl Luol Deng (Chi) had 14 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 24 points on 12-18 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Lucas (Chi) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi, strained groin) did not play. Bos 79, Atl 76 at Atl Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 10 points including 4-14 FG, 13 assists, and 6 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Vladimir Radmanovic (Atl, sore back) did not play. Cle 105, NJ 100 at NJ Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 13 points including 5-20 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 27 points including 12-16 FG and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gerald Wallace (NJ) had 27 points including 10-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 28 points including 8-23 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin) did not play. Phi 105, Cha 80 at Cha Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points on 10-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 13 points and 5 assists. Phi shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and Cha shot 38.7% (29-75) FG. Phi shot 8-9 FT and Cha shot 20-28 FT. Min 97, GS 93 at GS Kevin Love (Min) had 36 points including 7-10 FT and 17 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 11 points and 10 assists. Derrick Williams (Min) had 6 points including 2-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. David Lee (GS) had 25 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (GS) had 19 points. Stephen Curry (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. All 6 home teams lost. Schedule for Tuesday, March 20 (All times Central) LA Clippers at Indiana 6:00 pm Toronto at New York 6:30 pm Phoenix at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV LA Lakers at Houston 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Utah 8:00 pm Memphis at Sacramento 9:00 pm Milwaukee at Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, March 21 (All times Central) Chicago at Toronto 6:00 pm New York at Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN Phoenix at Orlando 6:00 pm Washington at New Jersey 6:30 pm Cleveland at Atlanta 6:30 pm Golden State at New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota at San Antonio 7:30 pm Detroit at Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers at Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN ---- 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