News from March 23. The NBA named Chris Paul (LAC) and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Week for the week ending March 22. Paul averaged 26 points and 11.3 assists as the Clippers went 4-0. Wade averaged 24.5 points as Miami went 3-1. Washington signed Toure Murry to a 2nd 10-day contract. Golden State activated Klay Thompson and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. Indiana activated Shayne Whittington and placed Rodney Stuckey on IL. Minnesota activated Jimmy Butler and placed Joakim Noah (general soreness) and Cameron Bairstow on IL. Utah activated Grant Jerrett and placed Gordon Hayward (sprained shoulder) on IL. GS 107, Was 76 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Marreese Speights (GS) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 11 points including 4-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. GS out-scored Was 29-8 in the 3rd quarter. GS out-rebounded Was 62-38 including 19-5 offensive. Min 106, Uta 104 OT at Uta Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 27 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 7 turnovers. Chase Budinger (Min) had 15 points including 4-8 3-pointers (and 0-5 2-pointers) and 5 assists. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 17 rebounds including 11 offensive, and 6 blocks. Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore right ankle), Kevin Garnett (Min, sore left knee), Justin Hamilton (Min, ill), Gary Neal (Min, sprained left ankle), Kevin Martin (Min), and Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle) did not play [Minnesota only played 7 players]. Chi 98, Cha 86 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 27 points including 11-19 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points on 6-20 FG and 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 28 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 29 points. Maurice Williams (Cha) had 15 points including 4-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chi shot 45.1% (37-82) FG and Cha shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. Mem 103, NY 82 at NY Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points including 9-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Vince Carter (Mem) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 18 points. Langston Galloway (NY) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cleanthony Early (NY, sprained left ankle), Tim Hardaway (NY, sprained right wrist), Alexey Shved (NY, rib contusion), and Travis Wear (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Bos 110, Bro 91 at Bro Evan Turner (Bos) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 31 points including 12-19 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Bos shot 51.1% (47-92) FG and Bro shot 36% (32-89) FG. Bos shot 10-14 FT and Bro shot 26-30 FT. Hou 110, Ind 100 at Ind Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 17 points and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 44 points including 21-22 FT and 7 assists. Josh Smith (Hou) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 20 points on 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Terrence Jones (Hou, partially collapsed lung) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 24 (All times Central) Toronto @ Detroit 6:30 pm Miami @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Dallas 7:00 pm TNT Philadelphia @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Golden State @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, March 25 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Charlotte 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ New York 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Orlando 6:00 pm Indiana @ Washington 6:00 pm Miami @ Boston 6:30 pm Chicago @ Toronto 6:00 pm ESPN Cleveland @ Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Denver 8:00 pm Portland @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Sacramento @ Phoenix 9:00 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