News from March 9. The NBA suspended Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Thursday's Orl-Chi game. Ricky Rubio (Min) suffered a torn left ACL during Friday's LAL-Min game. He is out for the season. New Orleans signed Jeff Foote to a 10-day contract. Miami elected not to sign Mickell Gladness for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. New Jersey elected not to sign Solomon Jones for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Minnesota recalled Malcom Lee from the NBADL. Boston activated E'Twaun Moore and placed Mickael Pietrus on IL. Charlotte activated Cory Higgins and placed DeSagana Diop on IL. Minnesota activated Nikola Pekovic and placed J.J. Barea (sprained left ankle) on IL. New York activated Jerome Jordan and placed Jared Jeffries on IL. Portland activated Chris Johnson and placed Elliot Williams on IL. Sac 110, Dal 97 at Sac Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 17 points. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points. Brendan Haywood (Dal, sprained left ankle) did not play. Den 110, NO 97 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 11 points and 10 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 28 points including 9-13 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Al Harrington (Den) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 17 points. Lance Thomas (NO) had 18 points including 12-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Den shot 56.2% (41-73) FG and NO shot 45.8% (33-72) FG. Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) and Jason Smith (NO, concussion) did not play. LAC 120, SA 108 at SA Blake Griffin (LAC) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 36 points including 12-20 FG, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 33 points including 12-19 FG and 7-9 3-pointers. Gary Neal (SA) had 18 points including 7-10 FT and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA, sore thigh) and T.J. Ford (SA) did not play. Mil 119, NY 114 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 26 points including 9-13 FG. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 22 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 27 points including 11-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (NY) had 20 points, 13 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Jackson (Mil, sore right hamstring) and Tyson Chandler (NY, strained hamstring) did not play. Cle 96, OKC 90 at OKC Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 21 points including 9-25 FG and 8 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Cle) had 14 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points. Phi 104, Uta 91 at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 21 points including 8-10 FT. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Phi shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Uta shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. LAL 105, Min 102 at Min Pau Gasol (LAL) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points including 10-10 FT. Derrick Williams (Min) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Love (Min, back spasms) did not play. Bos 104, Por 86 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 12 points and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 5 turnovers. Luke Babbit (Por) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Det 86, Atl 85 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 19 points including 9-11 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points on 10-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 18 points. Det shot 55.9% (38-68) FG and Atl shot 42.5% (31-73) FG. NJ 83, Cha 74 at Cha Kris Humphries (NJ) had 20 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 17 points. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 7 assists. Corey Maggette (Cha) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Cha) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ, sprained right ankle) did not play. 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 Schedule for Sunday, March 11 (All times Central) Philadelphia at New York 11:00 am NBATV Boston at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Milwaukee at Toronto 5:00 pm Pacers at Orlando 5:00 pm Houston at Cleveland 5:00 pm Memphis at Denver 7:00 pm Atlanta at Sacramento 8:00 pm Golden State at LA Clippers 8:30 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