News from March 14. Charlotte released Justin Hamilton after he completed a 10-day contract. Miami signed Justin Hamilton for the rest of the season and released DeAndre Liggins. Hamilton was placed on IL. Milwaukee signed Chris Wright to a 10-day contract and released Tony Mitchell after he completed a 10-day contract. Philadelphia signed Darius Johnson-Odom to a 10-day contract and released Lorenzo Brown. Indiana activated C.J. Watson and Ian Mahinmi and placed Andrew Bynum and Donald Sloan on IL. Toronto activated Julyan Stone and placed Dwight Buycks on IL. Utah activated Andris Biedrins and placed Marvin Williams on IL. Washington activated Kevin Seraphin. Cle 103, GS 94 at GS Spencer Hawes (Cle) had 22 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 16 points, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 18 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Anthony Bennett (Cle, strained left patellar tendon) and Klay Thompson (GS, personal reasons) did not play. LAC 96, Uta 87 at Uta Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 15 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Jamal Crawford (LAC, strained left calf) did not play. SA 119, LAL 85 at SA Danny Green (SA) had 15 points on 5-8 3-pointers (and 0-3 2-pointers) and 5 rebounds. Matt Bonner (SA) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Aron Baynes (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 15 points including 5-17 FG. SA shot 49% (48-98) FG and LAL shot 34.1% (31-91) FG. SA out-rebounded LAL 64-37 including 18-8 offensive. Jordan Hill (LAL, sore right knee) and Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. Por 111, NO 103 at NO Nicolas Batum (Por) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Robin Lopez (Por) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 3 blocks. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 20 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 27 points including 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 36 points and 9 rebounds. Brian Roberts (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, lower back contusion), Maurice Williams (Por, strained right hip), and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Den 111, Mia 107 at Mia Kenneth Faried (Den) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ty Lawson (Den) had 13 points on 2-7 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Darrell Arthur (Den) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 4 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ray Allen (Mia) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Pho 87, Bos 80 at Bos Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 20 points. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Chris Johnson (Bos) had 11 points. Pho shot 42.5% (34-80) FG and Bos shot 30.9% (29-94) FG. Tor 99, Mem 86 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 23 points including 11-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 10 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ind 101, Phi 94 at Phi Paul George (Ind) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. David West (Ind) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. George Hill (Ind) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 25 points including 10-31 FG and 0-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 12 points including 5-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ind shot 58.2% (39-67) FG and Phi shot 38.9% (35-90) FG. Was 105, Orl 101 OT at Orl Trevor Ariza (Was) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points. John Wall (Was) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Was shot 23-29 FT and Orl shot 8-10 FT. Cha 105, Min 93 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 25 points and 16 rebounds. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Gary Neal (Cha) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Kevin Martin (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Schedule for Saturday, March 15 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ New York 11:00 am Brooklyn @ Washington 6:00 pm Denver @ Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Indiana @ Detroit 6:30 pm Memphis @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Chicago 7:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 16 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Milwaukee 12:00 pm Phoenix @ Toronto 12:00 pm Houston @ Miami 2:30 pm ABC Boston @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Dallas @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Utah @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Golden State @ Portland 8:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Clippers 8:30 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