News from March 10. Utah released Raja Bell. Indiana activated Ben Hansbrough and placed Miles Plumlee on IL. The LA Clippers placed Eric Bledsoe (sore left calf) on IL. Milwaukee activated Ersan Ilyasova and placed Larry Sanders (injured knee) on IL. Toronto activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Andrea Bargnani (strained right elbow) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.4 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 28.2 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.7 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.3 Omer Asik (Hou) 11.8 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.6 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.1 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.6 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.3 Dal 100, Min 77 at Min Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Elton Brand (Dal) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Derrick Williams (Min) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 16 points. Dal out-rebounded Min 59-40 including 15-8 offensive. Andrei Kirilenko (Min, strained left calf), Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery), and Nikola Pekovic (Min, abdominal strain) did not play. LAC 129, Det 97 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 14 assists. Caron Butler (LAC) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jose Calderon (Det) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. LAC shot 62.5% (50-80) FG and Det shot 46.9% (30-64) FG. Mil 115, Sac 113 at Sac Monta Ellis (Mil) had 29 points on 9-24 FG and 11-12 FT and 9 assists. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 8 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. NO 98, Por 96 at NO Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 20 points on 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and the game winning 3-point play with 1.8 seconds left and 13 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 24 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 8 assists. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (NO, rest) and Victor Claver (Por, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 105, Ind 91 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points including 11-15 FG and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 6 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 26 points including 7-9 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. David West (Ind) had 24 points on 7-10 FG and 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 16 points. Mia shot 55.9% (38-68) FG and Ind shot 41.3% (26-63) FG. Orl 99, Phi 91 at Orl Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 24 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 17 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 17 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 26 points on 13-17 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 steals. Damien Wilkins (Phi) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended) and Nick Young (Phi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Tor 100, Cle 96 at Tor Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points, 9 rebounds 5 assists, and 3 steals. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 18 points. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 21 points. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 15 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Tor, stiff back) and Omri Casspi (Cle, appendectomy) did not play. LAL 90, Chi 81 at LAL Dwight Howard (LAL) had 16 points, 21 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Steve Nash (LAL) had 16 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 18 points, 17 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 3 blocks. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, injured right foot) did not play. OKC 91, Bos 79 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points including 11-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 12 points including 4-12 FG. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 10 points on 5-19 FG and 11 rebounds. Schedule for Monday, March 11 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Detroit @ Utah 8:00 pm Denver @ Phoenix 9:00 pm New York @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, March 12 (All times Central) Boston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm LA Lakers @ Orlando 6:00 pm Washington @ Cleveland 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Miami 6:30 pm Dallas @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis @ 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