News from March 8. Miami signed Michael Beasley to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas activated Chandler Parsons and placed Dwight Powell on IL. Oklahoma City activated Steven Adams. The LA Clippers placed Jamal Crawford (right calf contusion) on IL. Dal 100, LAL 93 at LAL Monta Ellis (Dal) had 31 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Al-Farouq Aminu (Dal) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 steals. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery), Ronnie Price (LAL, right elbow surgery), and Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. OKC 108, Tor 104 at OKC Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 21 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 11-13 FT, 11 rebounds, 17 assists, and 9 turnovers. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 20 points including 6-9 3-pointers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points and 9 assists. OKC shot 18-25 FT and Tor shot 9-9 FT. Orl 103, Bos 98 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 21 points. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 19 points on 9-14 FG and 17 rebounds including 10 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points on 5-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Willie Green (Orl, sore right Achilles) and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sore left ankle) did not play. Cha 108, Det 101 at Det Al Jefferson (Cha) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Cha) had 21 points and 9 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Uta 95, Bro 88 at Bro Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Dante Exum (Uta) had 14 points on 5-6 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 19 points and 4 steals. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Uta shot 17-21 FT and Bro shot 4-11 FT. GS 106, LAC 98 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 23 points and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points on 9-13 FG. Shaun Livingston (GS) had 21 points including 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 18 points. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 22 points. SA 116, Chi 105 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points including 13-19 FG. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 15 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 22 points. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 19 points. Schedule for Monday, March 9 (All times Central) Washington @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston @ Miami 6:30 pm Memphis @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm New York @ Denver 8:00 pm Golden State @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Minnesota @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, March 10 (All times Central) Orlando @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Toronto @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New York @ Utah 8:00 pm Detroit @ LA Lakers 9:30 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