News from March 20.

Boston signed Chris Babb for the rest of the season.

New York signed Shannon Brown for the rest of the season after he
completed his 2nd 10-day contract.

New York elected not to sign Earl Clark for the rest of the season after
he completed his 2nd 10-day contract.

Milwaukee announced that Larry Sanders will miss the rest of the season
with a fractured right orbital bone.

Carl Landry (Sac) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.  He is
out for the rest of the season.

Golden State activated Andrew Bogut and placed Nemanja Nedovic on IL.


OKC 102, Cle 95  at Cle
Kevin Durant (OKC) had 35 points including 12-21 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 13 points and 6 assists.
Spencer Hawes (Cle) had 20 points including 3-10 3-pointers.
Dion Waiters (Cle) had 30 points including 6-12 FT and 3 steals.
Russell Westbrook (OKC, rest), Luol Deng (Cle, sprained left ankle), and
C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Hou 129, Min 106  at Hou
Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 9-16 FG and 6-10 3-pointers, 5
rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers.
Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds.
Gorgui Deng (Min) had 22 points including 10-11 FT and 21 rebounds
including 8 offensive.
Kevin Love (Min) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Hou shot 57.6% (49-85) FG and Min shot 43.7% (38-87) FG.
Dwight Howard (Hou, sprained left ankle) and Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore
right ankle) did not play.

Por 116, Was 104  at Por
Wesley Matthews (Por) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5
assists.
Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Nicolas Batum (Por) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points including 6-18 FG.
John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 14 assists.
Drew Gooden (Was) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Marcin Gortat (Was, sore back) did not play.

GS 115, Mil 110  at GS
David Lee (GS) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 12 rebounds.
Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points including 3-11 3-pointers.
Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points on 9-14 FG and 10-10 FT and 11 assists.
Brandon Knight (Mil) had 27 points including 8-12 FT and 6 assists.
Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 18 points.


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
  
Schedule for Saturday, March 22  (All times Central)
  Portland @ Charlotte           6:00 pm
  Houston @ Cleveland            6:30 pm
  Philadelphia @ Chicago         7:00 pm
  Indiana @ Memphis              7:00 pm
  Miami @ New Orleans            7:00 pm
  Orlando @ Utah                 8:00 pm
  San Antonio @ Golden State     9:30 pm  NBATV
  Detroit @ LA Clippers          9:30 pm


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