News from March 11. The NBA suspended P.J. Tucker (Pho) for 1 game for elbowing Blake Griffin (LAC) in the chin during Monday's Pho-LAC game. Dallas activated Gal Mekel and placed Jae Crowder (strained abdominal muscle) on IL. Mekel was recalled from the NBADL. Golden State activated Nemanja Nedovic. Indiana activated Andrew Bynum and placed Ian Mahinmi on IL. GS 108, Dal 85 at GS Andrew Bogut (GS) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 14 points and 5 turnovers. Jordan Crawford (GS) had 19 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 15 points. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. GS shot 51.3% (41-80) FG and Dal shot 36.6% (30-82) FG. OKC 06, Hou 98 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 42 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 13-16 FT and 5 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points including 11-14 Ft, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Min 112, Mil 101 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Martin (Min) had 26 points. J.J. Barea (Min) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 21 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Jeff Adrien (Mil) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Mem 109, Por 99 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points on 8-21 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 12-13 FT and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points including 8-23 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mem shot 56% (47-84) FG and Por shot 40.7% (35-86) FG. SA 104, Chi 96 at Chi Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 9 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points on 9-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 24 points including 7-10 FG. SA out-scored Chi 61-33 in the 1st half. Det 99, Sac 89 at Det Josh Smith (Det) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 23 points. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Peyton Siva (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 94, Bos 83 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 12 points and 5 turnovers. David West (Ind) had 24 points including 11-13 FG and 5 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 12 points including 4-11 FG. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ind shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and Bos shot 35.2% (32-91) FG. Avery Bradley (Bos, sore left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, March 12 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Denver @ Orlando 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Detroit @ Toronto 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Washington 6:00 pm New York @ Boston 6:30 pm Memphis @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas @ Utah 8:00 pm Portland @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Cleveland @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Golden State @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, March 13 (All times Central) Houston @ Chicago 6:00 pm TNT Milwaukee @ Atlanta 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City 8:30 pm TNT ---- 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