News from March 19. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and Justin Hamilton and placed LeBron James (back spasms) and Greg Oden on IL. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Jonas Valanciunas on IL. Former NBA player Sam Lacey died at age 66. Lacey played 13 season in the NBA. Min 123, Dal 122 OT at Dal Kevin Love (Min) had 35 points including 11-14 FT and the game winning tough short shot with 17 seconds left and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 19 points including 5-15 FG. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. SA 125, LAL 109 at LAL Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points including 11-16 FG and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Xavier Henry (LAL) had 24 points. Jordan Farmar (LAL, strained right groin), Jordan Hill (LAL, sore right knee), and Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. Pho 109, Orl 93 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 18 points and 6 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gerald Green (Pho) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 23 points including 8-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Pho shot 50.6% (45-89) FG and Orl shot 40% (32-80) FG. Pho shot 8-12 FT and Orl shot 23-30 FT. Den 118, Det 109 at Den Randy Foye (Den) had 22 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Aaron Brooks (Den) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 17 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 22 points including 9-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 18 points. Wilson Chandler (Den, left hip), Ty Lawson (Den, sinus infection), Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL), and Andre Drummond (Det, strained neck) did not play. NY 92, Ind 86 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 34 points including 10-12 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 21 points. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 7 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 20 points including 8-10 FG. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Tor 107, NO 100 at NO DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 31 points including 11-17 FT and 3 steals. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 23 points on 6-18 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 19 points including 7-8 FG and 10 rebounds. Tor shot 41.9% (36-86) FG and NO shot 53.7% (36-67) FG. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Mem 96, Uta 86 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Alec Burks (Uta) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Mem shot 22-25 FT and Utah shot 5-10 FT. Bro 104, Cha 99 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 25 points and 8 assists. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 17 points. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Neal (Cha) had 17 points. Bos 101, Mia 96 at Bos Brandon Bass (Bos) had 18 points. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 23 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 9 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points and 5 assists. Chris Anderson (Mia) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chi 102, Phi 94 at Phi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 19 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 4 steals. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. James Anderson (Phi, right quad contusion) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, March 20 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Houston 7:00 pm Washington @ Portland 9:00 pm Milwaukee @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Friday, March 21 (All times Central) Chicago @ Indiana 6:00 pm New York @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Toronto 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Memphis @ Miami 6:30 pm Denver @ Dallas 7:30 pm Detroit @ Phoenix 9:00 pm San Antonio @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Washington @ LA Lakers 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