News from March 4. The NBA named Ty Lawson (Den) and Monta Ellis (Mil) as Players of the Week. Lawson averaged 21 points and 7 assists as Denver went 3-0. Ellis averaged 24 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals as Milwaukee went 3-0. Toronto activated Linas Klinas and placed Quincy Acy on IL. Acy was assigned to the NBDAL. Golden State activated Andrew Bogut. New Orleans placed Jason Smith (torn labrum right shoulder) on IL. NY 102, Cle 97 at Cle Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Steve Novak (NY) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Marreese Speights (Cle) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 22 point, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Omri Casspi (Cle, appendectomy), Dion Waiters (Cle, ill), and Tyler Zeller (Cle, ill) did not play. Den 104, Atl 88 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assist. Corey Brewer (Den) had 22 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 8 assists. Den shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and Atl shot 40.4% (36-89) FG. Kyle Korver (Atl, sprained right big toe) and Zaza Pachulia (Atl, sore right Achilles) did not play. Mia 97, Min 81 at Min LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 15-23 FG, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Williams (Min) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Mia shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Min shot 37.5% (33-88) FG. Andrei Kirilenko (Min, strained left calf), Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery), and Nikola Pekovic (Min, abdominal strain) did not play. Orl 105, NO 102 at NO Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 15 points and 7 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Antonio Davis (NO) had 17 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 17 points and 8 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended) did not play. Mil 109, Uta 108 OT at Mil Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 17 assists, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 34 points including 15-21 FG, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Mil) had 17 points. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 22 points including 8-12 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 23 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Alec Burks (Uta) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 6 turnovers. Mil shot 9-13 FT and Uta shot 24-31 FT. Al Jefferson (Uta, sprained left ankle) and Jamaal Tinsley (Uta, personal reasons) did not play. GS 125, Tor 118 at GS David Lee (GS) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 26 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 26 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 23 points including 10-10 FG and 15 rebounds including 12 offensive. GS shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and Tor shot 43.6% (41-94) FG. Por 122, Cha 105 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 23 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points and 7 assists. Michaeal Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 18 points including 8-11 FG. Por shot 59.8% (49-82) FG and Cha shot 46.4% (45-97) FG. Schedule for Tuesday, March 5 (All times Central) Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT Denver @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, March 6 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Utah @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Boston @ Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Orlando @ Miami 6:30 pm New York @ Detroit 6:30 pm Portland @ Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ Dallas 7:30 pm Chicago @ San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Toronto @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 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