News from March 22. Golden State signed Mickell Gladness to a 10-day contract. Dallas released Sean Williams. Rudy Fernandez (Den) is expected to undergo surgery on his lower back and is out for the season. Portland placed Elliot Williams on IL. Bos 100, Mil 91 at Mil Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 0-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 10 points, 14 assists and 3 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Bos shot 7-10 FT and Mil shot 16-20 FT. NO 97, LAC 90 at NO Jason Smith (NO) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Chris Kaman (NO) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 17 points and 9 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points including 7-13 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 9 assists. NO shot 57.6% (34-59) FG and LAC shot 38.9% (35-90) FG. NO out-scored LAC 21-11 in the 4th quarter. Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) did not play. Hou 109, GS 83 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 7 assists. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 17 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. David Lee (GS) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (GS) had 14 points. Hou shot 23-27 FT and GS shot 9-10 FT. Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) and Stephen Curry (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 85, Was 83 at Was Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 19 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Paul George (Ind) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Wall (Was) had 16 points on 4-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 assists. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 21 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Andray Blatche (Was, conditioning) did not play. Por 97, Mem 93 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 17 points and 6 assists. Uta 103, Sac 102 at Sac Al Jefferson (Uta) had 26 points on 13-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 19 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points including 9-28 FG and 18 rebounds including 10 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 25 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. 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 Schedule for Saturday, March 24 (All times Central) Memphis at LA Clippers 2:00 pm Atlanta at Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte at New Jersey 6:30 pm Detroit at New York 6:30 pm Toronto at Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio at New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas at Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Indiana at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Sacramento at Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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