News from March 4. Philadelphia elected not to sign Francisco Elson for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Oklahoma City recalled Lazar Hayward from the NBADL. Bill Walker (NY) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with an injured left elbow. Boston activated Ray Allen and placed E'Twaun Moore on IL. Charlotte activated Cory Higgins and placed Reggie Williams on IL. San Antonio activated Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard. Den 99, SA 94 at SA Ty Lawson (Den) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Al Harrington (Den) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 7 assists. Rudy Fernandez (Den, lower back strain) and Danilo Gallinari (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAL 93, Mia 83 at LAL Metta World Peace (LAL) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points including 14-23 FG. LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. LAL shot 49.3% (35-71) FG and Mia shot 37.5% (33-88) FG. NJ 104, Cha 101 at Cha Kris Humphries (NJ) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 57 points on 16-29 FG, 4-11 3-pointers, and 21-21 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Sheldon Williams (NJ) had 10 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 2-2 FT and 5 rebounds. Corey Maggette (Cha) had 24 points on 4-12 FG and 15-16 FT and 7 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Bos 115, NY 111 OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 34 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points including 8-22 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 18 points including 7-20 FG, 17 rebounds, 20 assists, and 4 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points on 8-21 FG and 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Chi 96, Phi 91 at Phi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 35 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 14 points, 13 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. LAC 105, Hou 103 OT at Hou Blake Griffin (LAC) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 10 assists. Randy Foye (LAC) had 15 points on 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Samuel Dalembert (Hou) had 17 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 25 points on 6-22 FG and 10-10 FT and 8 assists. Tor 83, GS 75 at Tor James Johnson (Tor) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 18 points. David Lee (GS) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 7 assists. Stephen Curry (GS, right foot injury) did not play. Pho 96, Sac 88 at Pho Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 17 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points and 7 assists. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 21 points including 9-23 FG and 5 rebounds. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, March 6 (All times Central) Orlando at Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta at Pacers 6:00 pm Houston at Boston 6:30 pm New Jersey at Miami 6:30 pm LA Lakers at Detroit 6:30 pm New York at Dallas 7:30 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