News from March 23. Dallas elected not to signed Chris Wright to a 2nd 10-day contract. Arron Afflalo (Orl) is out for the season with a strained right hamstring. Marc Gasol (Mem) is out indefinitely with an abdominal tear. The LA Clippers activated Eric Bledsoe and Ronny Turiaf and placed DaJuan Summers and Chauncey Billups on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.4 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.6 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.0 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.5 Omer Asik (Hou) 11.7 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.6 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.1 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.7 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.3 Det 92, Cha 91 at Cha Jason Maxiell (Det) had 14 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 13 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and the game winning layup with 15 seconds left. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 25 points and 4 steals. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Cha, stress reaction left foot) did not play. NY 110, Tor 84 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 28 points including 10-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NY) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY, bulging disc) and Rudy Gay (Tor, jammed back) did not play. Chi 87, Ind 84 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points including 6-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Nazr Mohammed (Chi) had 11 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Paul George (Ind) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi, plantar fasciitis right foot) did not play. Mem 110, Bos 106 at Mem Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jerryd Bayless (Mem) had 30 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem, abdominal tear), Kevin Garnett (Bos, sprained left ankle) and Courtney Lee (Bos, sprained left ankle) did not play. Den 101, Sac 95 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Igudoala (Den) had 15 points including 5-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. John Salmons (Sac) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Ty Lawson (Den, sore heel) and James Johnson (Sac, personal reasons) did not play. LAC 101, Bro 95 at LAC Chris Paul (LAC) had 29 points including 12-13 FT and 11 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 13 points including 6-6 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Willie Green (LAC) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 18 points and 9 assists. Reggie Evans (Bro) had 7 points and 16 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 18 points on 9-14 FG. GS 101, Was 92 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 35 points including 13-18 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 18 points. David Lee (GS) had 11 points and 15 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 14 points. Cartier Martin (Was) had 23 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Trevor Ariza (Was, flu) and Bradley Beal (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, March 24 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Milwaukee 2:00 pm Charlotte @ Miami 5:00 pm San Antonio @ Houston 6:00 pm Portland @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Chicago @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Utah @ Dallas 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Philadelphia @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Schedule for Monday, March 25 (All times Central) Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Miami @ Orlando 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Denver @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ 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