News from March 22. Memphis signed Ray McCallum to a 2nd 10-day contract. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a slight tear of the meniscus cartilage. Brooklyn activated Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and placed Sergey Karasev on IL. The LA Lakers activated Kobe Bryant and placed Ryan Kelly on IL. Oklahoma City activated Josh Huestis and placed Kyle Singler on IL. LAL 107, Mem 100 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points. Julius Randle (LAL) had 13 points including 6-8 FG, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Bass (LAL) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 27 points including 12-12 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. P.J. Hairsston (Mem, strained left groin) and Mike Conley (Mem, sore left foot) did not play. OKC 111, Hou 107 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 13 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 16 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mia 113, NO 99 at NO Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 24 points including 10-11 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Luke Babbitt (NO) had 23 points. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 24 points including 7-23 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Mia shot 50% (44-88) FG and NO shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. Norris Cole (NO, lower back), Anthony Davis (NO, knee), Ryan Anderson (NO, groin), and Eric Gordon (NO, fractured right ring finger) did not play. Cha 105, Bro 100 at Bro Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 21 points. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 20 points. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 29 points including 11-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Marvin Williams (Cha, sprained left ankle) 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