News from February 28. The NBA suspended Festus Ezeli (GS) for 1 game for initiating an altercation with Tyler Hansbrough (Tor) during Friday's GS-Tor game. Russell Westbrook (OKC) underwent surgery on his right cheek to repair a fracture. Dallas activated Rajon Rondo and placed Tyson Chandler (strained left hip) on IL. Miami placed Chris Andersen on IL. San Antonio activated Jeff Ayres and placed Reggie Williams on IL. Toronto activated Lucas Nogueira and placed Kyle Lowry (rest) on IL. Washington activated Bradley Beal and placed Kris Humphries (strained left groin) on IL. Former NBA player Anthony Mason died at age 48. Mason played in the NBA for 13 seasons. Bro 104, Dal 94 at Dal Deron Williams (Bro) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 5 assists. Uta 82, Mil 75 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points including 3-3 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Trey Burke (Uta) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. SA 101, Pho 74 at Pho Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Danny Green (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Arron Baynes (SA) had 12 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 6-6 FT and 10 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. SA shot 44.6% (41-92) FG and Pho shot 29.8% (25-84) FG. Mem 101, Min 97 at Min Marc Gasol (Mem) had 27 points including 11-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points. Jeff Green (Mem) had 13 points. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 13 points including 3-12 FG, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Mem shot 59.4% (38-64) FG and Min shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Robbie Hummel (Min, broken right hand) did not play. NY 103, Tor 98 at NY Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 19 points. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Alexey Shved (NY) had 15 points and 5 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Louis Williams (Tor) had 22 points including 2-10 3-pointers. Jose Calderon (NY, strained left Achilles) did not play. Atl 93, Mia 91 at Mia Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 15 points and 3 steals. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 24 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl, family reasons) did not play. Was 99, Det 95 at Was Nene (Was) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Spencer Dinwiddie (Det) had 20 points and 8 assists. Schedule for Sunday, March 1 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Portland @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Golden State @ Boston 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ Indiana 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Orlando 5:00 pm Cleveland @ Houston 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Denver 7:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, March 2 (All times Central) Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Golden State @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:30 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