News from March 20. Memphis signed Gilbert Arenas for the rest of the season. Cleveland released Ryan Hollins. Philadelphia released Andres Nocioni. The LA Clippers elected not to sign Bobby Simmons for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. New Orleans elected not to sign Jeff Foote to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Chris Johnson for the rest of the season. Indiana activated Leandro Barbosa and placed Jeff Foster (sore lower back) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Travis Leslie. Milwaukee placed Jon Leuer on IL. New York activated Toney Douglas and placed Baron Davis on IL. Sacramento activated Tyreke Evans. Toronto activated Jose Calderon. Utah placed Josh Howard on IL. Howard is expected to undergo surgery on his left knee and is out for the season. Uta 97, OKC 90 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 18 points including 6-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Hou 107, LAL 104 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 23 points including 9-13 FG. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points including 10-14 FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 29 points including 10-27 FG. Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. Mia 99, Pho 95 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 29 points including 12-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Grant Hill (Pho) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Joel Anthony (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. NY 106, Tor 87 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (NY) had 18 points and 10 assists. Andrea Bargani (Tor) had 15 points. Demar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Ind 102, LAC 89 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points on 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 16 points and 8 assists. Mil 116, Por 87 at Por Drew Gooden (Mil) had 19 points and 5 assists. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 16 points on 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 14 points and 9 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Mil shot 57.8% (48-83) FG and Por shot 35.4% (29-82) FG. Mil shot 9-13 FT and Por shot 22-26 FT. Sac 119, Mem 110 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 23 points on 9-16 FG and 5-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. 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 Schedule for Thursday, March 22 (All times Central) Indiana at Washington 6:00 pm Boston at Milwaukee 7:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers at New Orleans 7:00 pm Golden State at Houston 7:00 pm Utah at Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis at Portland 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