News from March 29. Rudy Fernandez (Den) underwent back surgery. He is out for the rest of the regular season. Dallas activated Delonte West and placed Dominique Jones on IL. Washington placed Andray Blatche on IL. Harrison Barnes (sophomore, UNC, forward), John Henson (junior, UNC, forward), and Kendall Marshall (sophomore, UNC, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Mia 106, Dal 85 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 16 points and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Lamar Odom (Dal) had 12 points. Mia shot 23-27 FT and Dal shot 10-13 FT. OKC 102, LAL 93 at LAL Kevin Durant (OKC) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 36 points including 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Kendrick Perkins (OKC) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points on 7-25 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Ind 93, Was 89 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 14 points. Nene (Was) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Por 99, NO 93 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 12 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points. Luke Babbitt (Por) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Carl Landry (NO) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 27 points including 7-11 FG. Nolan Smith (NO, ear infection), Trevor Ariza (NO, sore right ankle), Gustavo Ayon NO, personal reasons), Jarrett Jack (NO, sore right ankle), Chris Kaman (NO, ill), and Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) did not play. 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 Schedule for Saturday, March 31 (All times Central) New Orleans at LA Lakers 2:30 pm NBATV Cleveland at New York 6:30 pm Atlanta at Philadelphia 6:30 pm NBATV Charlotte at Detroit 6:30 pm Memphis at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Indiana at San Antonio 7:30 pm New Jersey at Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Utah at LA Clippers 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