News from March 5. The NBA named Ty Lawson (Den) and Derrick Rose (Chi) as Players of the Week. Lawson averaged 20.7 points, 11.7 assists, and 7 rebounds as Denver went 3-0. Rose averaged 28.8 points and 7.5 assists as Chicago went 4-0. Sacramento signed head coach Ketih Smart to a contract extension. Smart is now signed through 12-13. Brook Lopez (NJ) is expected to be out 3 weeks with a sprained right ankle. Dallas activated Sean Williams and placed Brandan Wright (concussion) on IL. Williams was recalled from the NBADL. Denver activated Nene and placed Kosta Koufos on IL. Minnesota activated Anthony Randolph and placed Nikola Pekovic (sore right foot) on IL. Orlando activated Quentin Richardson and placed DeAndre Liggins on IL. Portland activated Kurt Thomas and placed Chris Johnson on IL. Toronto activated Solomon Alabi and placed Anthony Carter on IL. Utah activated Raja Bell and placed DeMarre Carroll on IL. OKC 95, Dal 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 22 points on 6-18 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points on 6-20 FG and 10-12 FT and 6 rebounds. James Harden (OKC) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. OKC shot 29-33 FT and Dal shot 10-10 FT. Min 95, LAC 94 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 39 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8-11 FT and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Darko Milicic (Min) had 13 points including 6-7 FG. Derrick Williams (Min) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 6-13 FT and 2 rebounds including 6 offensive. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 19 points. Chi 92, Ind 72 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 9 points and 17 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 13 points on 5-16 FG and 9 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 21 points. George Hill (Ind) had 17 points. Chi out-rebounded Ind 60-32 including 18-7 offensive. C.J Watson (Chi, injured left ankle) and Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back) did not play. Den 119, Sac 116 OT at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 16 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 4 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 32 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10-11 FT. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 27 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Rudy Fernandez (Den, lower back strain) did not play. Orl 92, Tor 88 at Tor Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 19 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 36 points on 16-20 FG and 4-14 FT and 13 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 13 points including 3-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Joe Johnson (Tor) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points. Mil 97, Phi 93 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 11 points including 3-11 FG and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 33 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 26 points including 11-15 FT. Stephen Jackson (Mil, sore right hamstring) and Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, sore right knee) did not play. Uta 109, Cle 100 at Cle Paul Millsap (Uta) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 25 points including 9-16 FG, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 22 points and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 22 points. GS 120, Was 100 at Was Beno Udoh (GS) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jason Thompson (GS) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 14 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Rashard Lewis (Was, sore left knee) did not play. Por 86, NO 74 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points. Marcus Camby (Por) had 6 points and 16 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Kaman (NO) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) and Jason Smith (NO, concussion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, March 7 (All times Central) Houston at Toronto 6:00 pm Boston at Philadelphia 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Washington 6:00 pm Utah at Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers at New Jersey 7:00 pm Chicago at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Phoenix at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Portland at Minnesota 7:00 pm New York at San Antonio 7:30 pm Cleveland at Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans at Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis at Golden State 9:30 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