News from March 24. The NBA suspended Arron Afflalo (Den) for 1 game for throwing an elbow to Gordon Hayward's (Uta) head during Friday's Den-Uta game. Chicago elected not to sign Mike James for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Golden State signed Keith Benson to a 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed Bobby Simmons for the rest of the season and placed Travis Leslie on IL. San Antonio signed Justin Dentmon to a 10-day contract and released Eric Dawson. Golden State assigned Chris Wright to the NBADL. Oklahoma City assigned Reggie Jackson to the NBADL. Detroit activated Charlie Villanueva. New Orleans activated Carl Landry. Sacramento placed Jason Thompson (sprained left ankle) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.5 Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.9 LeBron James (Mia) 27.0 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.8 Kevin Love (Min) 13.7 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 12.5 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.2 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 10.7 Chris Paul (LAC) 8.6 Dal 101, Hou 99 OT at Hou Shawn Marion (Dal) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 15 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points including 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 24 points. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 14 points on 7-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brendan Haywood (Dal, sprained right knee) and Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. Chi 102, Tor 101 OT at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points including the game winning basket (catching a short, blocked shot next to the bucket) at the buzzer and 10 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 24 points including 11-19 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 23 points. James Johnson (Tor) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi, strained groin), Jerryd Bayless (Tor, left hip pointer), and DeMar DeRozan (Tor, sore left ankle) did not play. NY 101, Det 79 at NY Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 15 points including 5-10 FT and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.R. Smith (NY) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Eric Gordon (Det) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. NY shot 48.7% (38-78) FG and Det shot 28-76) FG. NY out-rebounded Tor 54-30 including 18-8 offensive. Will Bynum (Det, virus) and Rodney Stuckey (Det, sore left big toe) did not play. Ind 125, Mil 104 at Mil David West (Ind) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 24 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 22 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ind shot 32-39 FT and Mil shot 14-18 FT. LAC 101, Mem 85 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points including 8-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points and 13 assists. Randy Foye (LAC) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 13 points and 6 assists. LAC shot 24-33 FT and Mem shot 10-14 FT. Maurice Williams (LAC, sprained left big toe) and Josh Selby (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Atl 95, Was 92 at Was Joe Johnson (Atl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 13 points. Nene (Was) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 20 points. SA 89, NO 86 at NO Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points and 10 assists. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carl Landry (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tiago Splitter (SA, back spasms), Manu Ginobili (SA, sore hip), Trevor Ariza (NO, sore right ankle), Chris Kaman (NO, ill), Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee), and Jason Smith (NO, suspended) did not play. NJ 102, Cha 89 at NJ Gerald Wallace (NJ) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 20 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Deron Williams (NJ) had 19 points and 14 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 10 points including 4-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (NJ, flu) and DeSagana Diop (Cha, strained right hamstring) did not play. GS 111, Sac 108 at GS David Lee (GS) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 31 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Nate Robinson (GS) had 10 points and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points including 10-11 FT, 18 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. John Salmons (Sac) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Sunday, March 25 (All times Central) Phoenix at Cleveland 2:00 pm NBATV Denver at Minnesota 2:30 pm Washington at Boston 5:00 pm Utah at Atlanta 5:00 pm Philadelphia at San Antonio 6:00 pm Miami at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Golden State at Portland 8:00 pm Memphis at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, March 26 (All times Central) Orlando at Toronto 6:00 pm Detroit at Washington 6:00 pm Boston at Charlotte 6:00 pm Miami at Indiana 6:00 pm Utah at New Jersey 6:30 pm Milwaukee at New York 6:30 pm Denver at Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Sacramento at Houston 7:00 pm New Orleans at LA Clippers 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