News from March 3. Minnesota activated J.J. Barea and placed Anthony Randolph on IL. Washington activated Andray Blatche. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.8 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.2 LeBron James (Mia) 27.9 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 15.0 Kevin Love (Min) 13.6 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 12.8 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.0 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.8 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.8 Dal 102, Uta 96 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 40 points on 14-21 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Lamar Odom (Dal) had 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 22 points. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 24 points including 11-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Wright (Dal, concussion) did not play. Atl 97, OKC 90 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 30 points including 9-13 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 35 points on 9-23 FG and 14-17 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points. Jason Collins (Atl, sprained left elbow) and Willie Green (Atl, lower back spasms) did not play. Ind 102, NO 84 at NO Danny Granger (Ind) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. David West (Ind) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 13 points. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 18 points. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 15 points. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), Trevor Ariza (NO, ill), Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee), and Jason Smith (NO, concussion) did not play. Orl 114, Mil 98 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 28 points on 11-17 FG and 6-14 FT, 14 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 27 points including 8-12 FT and 5 assists. Stephen Jackson (Mil, sore right hamstring) did not play. Was 101, Cle 98 at Was JaVale McGee (Was) had 9 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 31 points on 13-22 FG and 5-11 3-pointers. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points and 6 assists. Rashard Lewis (Was, sore left knee) and Nick Young (Was, bruised right knee) did not play. Mem 100, Det 83 at Mem Marreese Speights (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Brandon Knight (Det) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points including 6-22 FG. Mem shot 49.3% (37-75) FG and Det shot 38.2% (29-76) FG. Min 122, Por 110 at Por Kevin Love (Min) had 42 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Martell Webster (Min) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Derrick Williams (Min) had 15 points. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 steals. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 29 points. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 23 points. Schedule for Sunday, March 4 (All times Central) New York at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Miami at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Golden State at Toronto 5:00 pm New Jersey at Charlotte 5:00 pm Chicago at Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers at Houston 6:00 pm Sacramento at Phoenix 7:00 pm Denver at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, March 5 (All times Central) Orlando at Toronto 6:00 pm Golden State at Washington 6:00 pm Utah at Cleveland 6:00 pm Pacers at Chicago 7:00 pm Philadelphia at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers at Minnesota 7:00 pm Sacramento at Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans at Portland 9:00 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