News from March 31. The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for receiving his 16th technical of the season. Memphis signed Jordan Farmar for the rest of the season after he completed a 10-day contract. Boston activated Jae Crowder and placed James Young on IL. Cleveland activated LeBron James and placed Sasha Kaun on IL. Oklahoma City activated Serge Ibaka and placed Josh Huestis on IL. Orlando activated Nikola Vucevic and placed Shabazz Napier on IL. Cle 107, Bro 87 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points on 8-11 FG and 8-10 FT, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Channing Frye (Cle) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro, rest) did not play. Orl 114, Ind 94 at Ind Evan Fournier (Orl) had 25 points including 10-14 FG. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 24 points including 12-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Lavoy Allen (Ind) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Orl shot 53.3% (48-90) FG and Ind shot 41.9% (36-86) FG. Chi 103, Hou 100 at Hou Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points and 8 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Beasley (Hou) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chi out-scored Hou 32-20 in the 4th quarter. Taj Gibson (Chi, rib contusion) did not play. NO 101, Den 95 at NO Luke Babbitt (NO) had 22 points including 9-25 FG and 10 rebounds. Toney Douglas (NO) had 20 points and 10 assists. Tim Frazier (NO) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 16 points. Darrell Arthur (Den) had 24 points on 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO, sport hernia), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), Alonz Gee (NO, right quad), and Jrue Holiday (NO, right orbital wall fracture) did not play. OKC 119, LAC 117 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 32 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 7-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jeff Green (LAC) had 19 points. DeAndre Jordan (LAC, rest), Chris Paul (LAC, rest), J.J. Redick (LAC, rest), and Paul Pierce (LAC, sprained right ankle) did not play. Por 116, Bos 109 at Por Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 6-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Gerald Henderson (Por) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points including 6-21 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points. ---- 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