News from March 15. Boston activated James Young and placed Jae Crowder (sprained ankle) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Robert Sacre and placed Kobe Bryant (shoulder injury) on IL. Sac 106, LAL 98 at LAL Rudy Gay (Sac) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points on 4-10 FG and 13-15 FT, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Darren Collison (Sac) had 22 points including 10-14 FG. Julius Randle (LAL) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Louis Williams (LAL) had 17 points on 3-9 FG and 9-11 FT. Brandon Bass (LAL, right eye injury) did not play. SA 108, LAC 87 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 14 rebounds. Paul Pierce (LAC, sore right big toe) did not play. Tor 107, Mil 89 at Mil Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 13 rebounds. Norman Powell (Tor) had 17 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 11-13 FT and 11 assists. Giannis Antetkounmpo (Mil) had 18 points including 6-11 FT, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 18 points. DeMar DeRozan (Tor, rest), Jonas Valanciunas (Tor, left head contusion), and Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left hip surgery) did not play. Bro 131, Phi 114 at Bro Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 44 points including 17-27 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 14 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Ish Smith (Phi) had 18 points and 6 assists. Willie Reed (Bro, sore left knee) and Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right Achilles) did not play. Orl 116, Den 110 at Orl Evan Fournier (Orl) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 23 points and 6 assists. Jason Smith (Orl) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 13 rebounds. Gary Harris (Den) had 18 points and 3 steals. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl, sprained right elbow) did not play. Ind 103, Bos 98 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points including 5-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Ind, sprained left foot) did not play. ---- 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