News from March 27. Houston signed Courtney Fortson for the rest of the season after he completed a 10-day contract. Toronto signed Ben Uzoh to a 10-day contract. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) is expected to be out the rest of the season with a partially torn left oblique muscle. Golden State placed Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) on IL. Philadelphia activated Craig Brackins. San Antonio activated Patrick Mills and placed Tiago Splitter (back spasms) on IL. Hollis Thompson (junior, Georgetown, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 90, Hou 81 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points on 5-17 FG and 11-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 14 points and 5 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Brandan Haywood (Dal, sprained right knee) and Kevin Martin (Hou, strained right shoulder) did not play. OKC 109, Por 95 at Por Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 16-26 FG, 8 assists, and 3 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 21 points including 6-7 FG and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 3 steals. Raymond Felton (Por, personal reasons) did not play. OKC shot 57% (45-79) FG and Por shot 43% (34-79) FG. LAL 104, GS 101 at GS Pau Gasol (LAL) had 19 points and 17 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points on 9-24 FG and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Matt Barnes (LAL) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brandon Rush (GS) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Jordan Hill (LAL, sprained right knee) and Andris Biedrins (GS, strained right groin) did not play. SA 107, Pho 100 at Pho Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points and 7 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 5-10 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Grant Hill (Pho, right knee inflammation) did not play. Phi 103, Cle 85 at Phi Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 31 points including 11-16 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Louis Williams (Phi) had 11 points on 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Cle) had 14 points. Phi shot 3-5 FT and Cle shot 20-28 FT. Andre Iguodala (Phi, left patella tendinitis) and Daniel Gibson (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 108, Atl 101 at Mil Drew Gooden (Mil) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 18 points and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 33 points including 15-24 FG and 8 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 30 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ivan Johnson (Atl) had 17 points including 7-7 FG. Carlos Delfino (Mil, right groin injury) and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, back spasms) did not play. Mem 93, Min 86 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points including 7-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Dante Cunningham (Mem) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Marreese Speights (Mem) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Derrick Williams (Min) had 14 points including 4-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mem shot 25-28 FT and Min shot 11-13 FT. J.J. Barea (Min, bruised right thigh) and Marc Gasol (Mem, sore right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, March 28 (All times Central) Denver at Toronto 6:00 pm Orlando at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Minnesota at Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Utah at Boston 6:30 pm Indiana at New Jersey 6:30 pm Chicago at Atlanta 6:30 pm San Antonio at Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Phoenix at LA Clippers 9:30 pm New Orleans at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, March 29 (All times Central) Washington at Indiana 6:00 pm Dallas at Miami 7:00 pm TNT New Orleans at Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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