News from March 8. The LA Clippers signed Bobby Simmons to a 2nd 10-day contract. New Jersey signed Gerald Green to a 2nd 10-day contract. New York recalled Jerome Jordan from the NBADL. Orlando activated DeAndre Liggins and placed Justin Harper on IL. Pho 96, Dal 94 at Pho Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Grant Hill (Pho) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Dal, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 99, Chi 94 at Chi Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 13 points including 3-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29 points on 11-19 FG and 7-10 FT, 18 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 26 points including 12-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 17 points including 6-22 FG and 9 assists. Richard Hamilton (Chi, sore right shoulder) and C.J. Watson (Chi, sore left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Friday, March 9 (All times Central) Utah at Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV New Jersey at Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland at Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta at Detroit 6:30 pm Cleveland at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Minnesota 7:00 pm New York at Milwaukee 7:30 pm LA Clippers at San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans at Denver 8:00 pm Dallas at Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Saturday, March 10 (All times Central) Portland at Washington 6:00 pm Pacers at Miami 6:30 pm Toronto at Detroit 6:30 pm Houston at New Jersey 7:00 pm Utah at Chicago 7:00 pm Charlotte at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm New Orleans at Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Memphis at Phoenix 8:00 pm Dallas 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