News from March 7. The NBA suspended Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) for 1 game for punching Reggie Evans (Sac) in the stomach during Wednesday's Mil-Sac game. Orlando signed Adonis Thomas and DeWayne Dedmon to 2nd 10-day contracts. Atlanta activated Pero Antic and placed Gustavo Ayon (right shoulder surgery) on IL. Golden State placed Nemanja Nedovic on IL. Indiana activated Solomon Hill and placed C.J. Watson on IL. Portland activated Thomas Robinson and placed Allen Crabbe on IL. Toronto activated Terrence Ross and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Dal 103, Por 98 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 19 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 71 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 31 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 26 point on 11-19 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mem 85, Chi 77 at Chi Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 14 points on 5-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 18 points. Cha 101, Cle 92 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 28 points including 12-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points and 14 assists. Chris Douglas-Roberts (Cha) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Luol Deng (Cle) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gerald Henderson (Cha, strained right calf) and C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. Tor 99, Sac 87 at Tor Terrence Ross (Tor) had 18 points on 6-8 3-pointers (and 0-4 2-pointers). DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points on 4-13 FG and 7-10 FT and 6 assists. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bos 91, Bro 84 at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 15 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Jerryd Bayless (Bos) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 21 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 20 points. Bos out-rebounded Bro 51-28 including 12-9 offensive. Gerald Wallace (Bos, torn meniscus left knee) and Kevin Garnett (Bro, rest) did not play. NY 108, Uta 81 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 29 points and 8 assists. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 11 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Alec Burks (Uta) had 18 points including 6-8 FG. Min 114, Det 101 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 28 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 17 points on 5-14 FG and 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 24 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Peyton Siva (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 112, Mil 104 at NO Tyreke Evans (NO) had 25 points including 10-10 FT and 7 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 16 points. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points including 10-17 FG. Jeff Adrien (Mil) had 20 points including 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, suspended) did not play. Den 134, LAL 126 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 32 points including 14-20 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ty Lawson (Den) had 30 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 17 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 27 points including 12-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Ryan Kelly (LAL) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL), Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee), and Jordan Hill (LAL, sore right knee) did not play. Hou 112, Ind 86 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. David West (Ind) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. GS 111, Atl 97 at GS David Lee (GS) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 13 points and 7 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (GS) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Mike Scott (Atl) had 14 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Schedule for Saturday, March 8 (All times Central) New York @ Cleveland 6:30 pm NBATV Utah @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Memphis 7:00 pm Washington @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Orlando @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Atlanta @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 9 (All times Central) Miami @ Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Denver @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Detroit @ Boston 5:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Portland @ Houston 6:00 pm Toronto @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Indiana @ Dallas 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Golden State 8:00 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