News from March 8. Golden State signed Malcolm Thomas to a 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Terrel Harris to a 10-day contract. Dallas activated Anthony Morrow and placed Shawn Marion (bruised left calf) on IL. Indiana activated Miles Plumlee and placed Ben Hansbrough on IL. Oklahoma City activated Jeremy Lamb and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Phoenix placed Marcin Gortat (sprained right foot) on IL. Toronto activated Linas Kleiza and placed Mickael Pietrus on IL. Utah activated Al Jefferson and placed Kevin Murphy on IL. Dal 102, Det 99 at Det Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Dal) 14 points on 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 21 points. Dal shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Det shot 40.6% (39-96) FG. OKC 116, Cha 94 at Cha Kevin Durant (OKC) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Derek Fisher (OKC) had 13 points on 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. OKC shot 56.8% (46-81) FG and Cha shot 41.2% (35-85) FG. Por 136, SA 106 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points including 12-18 FG and 5 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 35 points including 12-20 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 9 assists. Eric Maynor (Por) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Por out-scored SA 79-49 in the 2nd half. Por shot 61.6% (53-86) FG and SA shot 52.4% (44-84) FG. Mia 102, Phi 93 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 25 points including 12-15 FG. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Nick Young (Phi, sprained left ankle) did not play. With the win, Miami became the first team to clinch a playoff berth. Bro 95, Was 78 at Bro Reggie Evans (Bro) had 11 points including 5-16 FT and 24 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 42 points including 15-24 FG and 11-16 3-pointers and 5 assists. John Wall (Was) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Mem 103, Cle 92 at Cle Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points on 11-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Jerryd Bayless (Mem) had 17 points. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 10 points including 3-4 FG and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points. Darrell Arthur (Mem, sore neck), Zach Randolph (Mem, sprained left ankle), and Omri Casspi (Cle, appendectomy) did not play. Ind 115, Orl 86 at Orl Paul George (Ind) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Ind) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 19 points. Beno Udrih (Orl) had 12 points and 7 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended) did not play. Bos 107, Atl 102 OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Bos) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 32 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 22 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 26 points and 9 assists. Ivan Johnson (Atl, personal reasons) did not play. Chi 89, Uta 88 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 14 points including 4-13 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Marco Belinelli (Chi) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Uta) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, injured right foot) did not play. LAL 118, Tor 116 OT at LAL Dwight Howard (LAL) had 24 points on 9-15 FG and 6-13 FT, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 41 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 14-16 FT, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 9 turnovers. Steve Nash (LAL) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 17 points including 7-26 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points including 12-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. LAL shot 26-36 FT and Tor shot 12-16 FT, Sac 121, Pho 112 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 27 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 23 points on 9-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 17 points, 16 assists, and 5 steals. Wesley Johnson (Pho) had 19 points. Michael Beasley (Pho) had 24 points. Hou 94, GS 88 at GS Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Omer Asik (Hou) had 6 points and 17 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 20 points on 3-17 FG and 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Hou out-scored GS 21-12 in the 4th quarter. Schedule for Saturday, March 9 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Utah @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Washington 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Denver 8:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 10 (All times Central) Boston @ Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Chicago @ LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Cleveland @ Toronto 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ Orlando 5:00 pm Indiana @ Miami 5:00 pm NBATV Portland @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Dallas @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Detroit @ 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