News from March 21. Miami signed Ronny Turiaf. Oklahoma City signed Derek Fisher and released Ryan Reid. Portland claimed J.J. Hickson off waivers and released Mehmet Okur. Sacramento signed Terrence Williams to a 10-day contract. San Antonio signed Patrick Mills. Charlotte reached a buyout agreement with Boris Diaw and released him. Jeff Foster (Ind) announced his retirement from the NBA due to his back problems. Ricky Rubio (Min) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a torn MCL. He is out for the season. Elliott Williams (Por) is expected to undergo surgery on his left shoulder and is out for the season. Houston assigned Greg Smith to the NBADL. Atlanta activated Marvin Williams and placed Jannero Pargo (appendectomy) on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and Jordan Hamilton and placed Rudy Fernandez (strained lower back) and Kosta Koufos on IL. The LA Clippers placed Daequan Cook on IL. New York activated Baron Davis and placed Jerome Jordan on IL. Orlando activated Justin Harper and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Royce White (sophomore, Iowa State, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. LAL 109, Dal 93 at Dal Pau Gasol (LAL) had 27 points on 13-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (LAL) had 17 points on 7-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points. LAL shot 58.4% (45-77) FG and Dal shot 42.7% (35-82) FG. Shawn Marion (Dal, sore left knee) did not play. OKC 114, LAC 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 11-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 13 points including 3-12 FG, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Randy Foye (LAC) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-10 3-pointers. OKC shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and LAC shot 36.7% (29-79) FG. Caron Butler (LAC) did not play. SA 116, Min 100 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Stephen Jackson (SA) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 18 points and 11 assists. Chi 94, Tor 82 at Tor Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 10 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 15 points. Ronnie Brewer (Chi) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. James Johnson (Tor) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Chi shot 15-23 FT and Tor shot 11-11 FT. Derrick Rose (Chi, strained groin) did not play. NY 82, Phi 79 at Phi Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 10 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (NY) had 18 points on 4-17 FG and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 12 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 16 points and 6 assists. Den 116, Det 115 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 25 points including 10-12 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 23 points. Al Harrington (Den) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ben Gordon (Det) had 45 points on 13-22 FG, 9-9 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT. Orl 103, Pho 93 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 29 points including 9-16 FG and 7-12 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 28 points on 11-16 FG and 6-10 FT, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Glen Davis (Orl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Pho) had 14 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Was 108, NJ 89 at NJ Nene (Was) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 23 points including 8-10 FT and 3 steals. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 17 points. Was shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and NJ shot 36.9% (31-84) FG. Andray Blatche (Was, conditioning) and Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin) did not play. GS 101, NO 92 at NO David Lee (GS) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Rush (GS) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Chris Kaman (NO) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Stephen Curry (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) did not play. Atl 103, Cle 102 OT at Atl Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 32 points on 10-29 FG and 12-14 FT, 17 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Ivan Johnson (Atl, personal reasons), Vladimir Radmanovic (Atl, sore back), Marvin Williams (Atl), and Daniel Gibson (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. 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 Schedule for Friday, March 23 (All times Central) New York at Toronto 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland at Orlando 6:00 pm Phoenix at Indiana 6:00 pm New Jersey at Atlanta 6:30 pm Miami at Detroit 6:30 pm Boston at Philadelphia 7:00 pm ESPN Minnesota at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Dallas at San Antonio 7:30 pm Denver at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Portland at LA Lakers 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