News from March 1. Philadelphia retired Allen Iverson's #3. Oklahoma City signed Caron Butler for the rest of the season. Philadelphia signed Jarvis Varnado to a 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Shavlik Randolph for the rest of the season and released Sasha Kravtsov. Detroit activated Charlie Villanueva and placed Josh Harrellson on IL. The LA Clippers placed Danny Granger on IL. Miami activated LeBron James and placed DeAndre Liggins and James Jones on IL. Minnesota activated Kevin Martin and placed Robbie Hummel on IL. Portland activated Meyers Leonard and placed Thomas Robinson on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 31.6 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 28.2 LeBron James (Mia) 26.9 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.9 Kevin Love (Min) 13.1 Andre Drummond (Det) 12.9 Assists Stephen Curry (GS) 8.9 John Wall (Was) 8.7 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.5 Mia 112, Orl 98 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 10-14 FG. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 20 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mia shot 58.1% (43-74) FG and Orl shot 43.4% (36-83) FG. Was 122, Phi 103 at Phi John Wall (Was) had 17 points and 16 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Was) had 40 points including 14-23 FG and 8-12 3-pointers and 4 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 19 points including 9-12 FT. Kevin Seraphin (Was, sore right knee) did not play. Hou 118, Det 110 at Hou Terrence Jones (Hou) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 10 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Det) had 21 points including 8-24 FG and 6 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 17 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 23 points including 10-17 FG. Chandler Parsons (Hou, ill) and Greg Smith (Hou, right knee surgery) did not play. Ind 102, Bos 97 at Bos Paul George (Ind) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Evan Turner (Ind) had 17 points. Jeff Green (Bos) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos, sprained left big toe) and Gerald Wallace (Bos, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. Bro 107, Mil 98 at Mil Paul Pierce (Bro) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 19 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Marcus Thornton (Bro) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 16 points. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 16 points including 11-11 FT. Kevin Garnett (Bro, back spasms) did not play. Mem 110, Cle 96 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points including 11-17 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points and 7 assists. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 3 steals. C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle) and Dion Waiters (Cle, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Por 102, Den 96 at Por Robin Lopez (Por) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 9 points including 3-10 FG, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Evan Fournier (Den) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den, fractured left rib) and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Min 108, Sac 97 at Sac Kevin Love (Min) had 22 points on 4-12 FG and 12-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kevin Martin (Min) had 26 points. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 22 points and 8 assists. LAC 108, NO 76 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (LAC) had 15 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 8 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Austin Rivers (NO) had 19 points. LAC shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and NO shot 32.9% (28-85) FG. Jamal Crawford (LAC, strained left calf) and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, March 2 (All times Central) New York @ Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Golden State @ Toronto 3:00 pm Utah @ Indiana 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ Orlando 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Dallas @ San Antonio 6:00 pm NBATV Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Schedule for Monday, March 3 (All times Central) Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Chicago @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm NBATV New York @ Detroit 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Miami 6:30 pm Utah @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:00 pm New Orleans @ Sacramento 9:00 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