News from March 6. Dallas activated Salah Mejri and placed JaVale McGee on IL. The LA Lakers activated Kobe Bryant and placed Anthony Brown (stress reaction right foot) on IL. Oklahoma City placed Mitch McGary on IL. Philadelphia activated Elton Brand and placed Joel Embiid on IL. Den 116, Dal 114 OT at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 20 rebounds including 11 offensive. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. David Lee (Dal) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Det 123, Por 103 at Det Marcus Morris (Det) had 19 points including 5-14 FG. Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 18 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 9 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 26 points including 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Anthony Tolliver (Det, sprained right knee) did not play. Mia 103, Phi 98 at Mia Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points on 5-15 FG and 13-14 FT. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 14 points on 4-11 FG and 6-10 FT, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 blocks. Carl Landry (Phi) had 18 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ish Smith (Phi) had 21 points and 5 assists. Kendall Marshall (Phi, upper respiratory infection), Nerlens Noel (Phi, right knee contusion), and Jahlil Okafor (Phi, right shin contusion) did not play. Hou 113, Tor 107 at Tor Dwight Howard (Hou) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 11 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 40 points including 15-19 FT, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Luis Scola (Tor) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points including 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Pho 109, Mem 100 at Mem Alex Len (Pho) had 19 points including 9-13 FT, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 27 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 9 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points. Matt Barnes (Mem) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 52.1% (37-71) FG and Mem shot 40% (32-80) FG. Brandon Knight (Pho, left abductor strain) did not play. LAL 112, GS 95 at LAL Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 21 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Julius Randle (LAL) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) 18 points including 6-20 FG and 1-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 9 points including 2-7 FG, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. OKC 104, Mil 96 at Mil Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points including 8-11 FT, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 16-18 FT, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 26 points including 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points including 6-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left knee patellar tendinitis) and John Henson (Mil, sore lower back) 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