News from March 6. Wesley Matthews (Por) suffered a torn left Achilles and is out for the season. The LA Clippers signed Jordan Hamilton to a 2nd 10-day contract. Milwaukee signed Chris Johnson to a 10-day contract. Utah signed Bryce Cotton a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Utah elected not to sign Jack Cooley to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Utah signed Jerrelle Benimon to a 10-day contract. Boston activated Shavlik Randolph and placed Avery Bradley on IL. Dallas activated Dwight Powell and placed Devin Harris (hip injury) on IL. Houston activated Kostas Papanikolaou and placed Nick Johnson on IL. Indiana activated Roy Hibbert and placed Shayne Whittington on IL. Memphis activated Vince Carter. Toronto activated Kyle Lowry and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. GS 104, Dal 89 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 16 points including 9-14 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 14 points including 5-16 FG. Rajon Rondo (Dal) had 14 points and 6 assists. SA 120, Den 111 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 7 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 3 blocks. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 23 points and 9 assists. Jusuf Nurkic (Den, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bos 104, NO 98 at NO Brandon Bass (Bos) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Evan Turner (Bos) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL) did not play. Mem 97, LAL 90 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 13 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Jeff Green (Mem) had 16 points on 3-12 FG and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 25 points on 12-18 FG and 6 assists. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Mem shot 28-33 FT and LAL shot 7-9 FT. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery), Ronnie Price (LAL, right elbow surgery), and Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. Hou 103, Det 93 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 38 points including 16-18 FT, 12 rebounds, 12 assists, and 7 turnovers. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 15 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 17 points and 7 assists. Kostas Papanikolaou (Hou, sprained right ankle) did not play. Pho 108, Bro 100 OT at Bro Marcus Morris (Pho) had 19 points including 1-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 19 points including 8-11 FT, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 19 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Cory Jefferson (Bro) had 12 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Atl 106, Cle 97 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dennis Schroeder (Atl) had 15 points and 8 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 9 turnovers. Was 99, Mia 97 at Was Nene (Was) had 20 points. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 14 points and 17 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 17 points. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shabazz Napier (Mia) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia), Mario Chalmers (Mia), and Luol Deng (Mia) did not play. Uta 89, Phi 83 at Phi Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 9 points and 15 rebounds. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 16 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Thomas Robinson (Phi) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Uta shot 29-41 FT and Phi shot 9-18 FT. Orl 119, Sac 114 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Channing Frye (Orl) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 32 points including 14-24 FG, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 39 points including 16-26 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 29 points including 11-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Orl shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Sac shot 44.7% (38-85) FG. Orl shot 10-12 FT and Sac shot 28-38 FT. Willie Green (Orl, sore right Achilles) and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sore left ankle) did not play. Ind 98 Chi 84 at Ind Solomon Hill (Ind) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. David West (Ind) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 14 points including 6-10 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Cha 103, Tor 94 at Cha Maurice Williams (Cha) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cha out-rebounded Tor 56-32 including 11-5 offensive. Schedule for Saturday, March 7 (All times Central) Memphis @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Cleveland 6:30 pm NBATV Sacramento @ Miami 6:30 pm Indiana @ New York 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Washington @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Houston @ Denver 8:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 8 (All times Central) Chicago @ San Antonio 12:00 pm ABC LA Clippers @ Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Utah @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Detroit 5:00 pm Boston @ Orlando 5:00 pm Toronto @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ LA Lakers 8:30 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