News from March 28. The NBA fined Glenn Davis (Orl) $35,000 for making an obscene gesture during Monday's Orl-Tor game. Houston signed Malcolm Thomas to a 10-day contract. Washington signed Cartier Martin to a 10-day contract. Charlotte activated Eduardo Najera and placed Cory Higgins on IL. Denver activated Kosta Koufos and placed Danilo Gallinari (fractured left thumb) on IL. Orlando activated Von Wafer and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Sacramento activated Jason Thompson and placed John Salmons on IL. San Antonio activated Tiago Splitter and placed Justin Dentmon on IL. Toronto placed Jerryd Bayless (partially torn left oblique muscle) on IL. Arnett Moultrie (junior, Mississippi State, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. LAC 103, Pho 86 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 27 points including 13-19 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 15 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Channing Frye (Pho) had 16 points including 2-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LAC shot 50% (41-82) FG and Pho shot 37.5% (30-80) FG. Grant Hill (Pho, right knee inflammation) and Markieff Morris (Pho, flu) did not play. NY 108, Orl 86 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 25 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Steve Novak (NY) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 15 points. NY shot 10-12 FT and Orl shot 15-26 FT. NY out-scored Orl 65-30 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Jeremy Lin (NY, sore right knee) did not play. Chi 98, Atl 77 at Atl Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 8 assists. Chi shot 13-20 FT and Atl shot 8-9 FT. Derrick Rose (Chi, strained groin) and Vladimir Radmanovic (Atl, sore back) did not play. SA 117, Sac 112 at Sac Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 10 assists. Bos 94, Uta 82 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 19 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ray Allen (Bos, sore right ankle) did not play. Det 87, Cle 75 at Cle Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 29 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 16 points and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 17 points including 7-21 FG and 3 blocks. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Daniel Gibson (Cle, torn tendon left ankle) did not play. Min 88, Cha 83 at Cha Kevin Love (Min) had 40 points on 14-31 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Anthony Tolliver (Min) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Corey Maggette (Cha) had 22 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points. J.J. Barea (Min, bruised right quad) and Michael Beasley (Min, sprained toe) did not play. Tor 105, Den 96 at Tor Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 15 points including 4-12 FG. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 26 points including 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points on 6-20 FG and 5-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 26 points and 9 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points. James Johnson (Tor, upper respiratory infection) did not play. NJ 100, Ind 84 at NJ Kris Humphries (NJ) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 9 assists. Marshon Brooks (NJ) had 17 points. David West (Ind) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Jordan Farmar (NJ, sore right groin) and Anthony Morrow (NJ, bruised right shoulder) did not play. NO 102, GS 87 at GS Carl Landry (NO) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 22 points on 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 20 points and 9 assists. David Lee (GS) had 28 points including 12-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 13 points and 5 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (NO, sore right ankle), Gustavo Ayon (NO, personal reasons), Chris Kaman (NO, ill), Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee), and Andris Biedrins (GS, strained right groin) did not play. 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 Schedule for Friday, March 30 (All times Central) Miami at Toronto 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Washington 6:00 pm Denver at Charlotte 6:00 pm New York at Atlanta 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Cleveland 6:30 pm Dallas at Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN Detroit at Chicago 7:00 pm Memphis at Houston 7:00 pm Boston at Minnesota 7:00 pm Sacramento at Utah 8:00 pm Portland at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN New Jersey at Golden State 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