News from March 9. Brooklyn signed Sean Kilpatrick to a 2nd 10-day contract after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. Cleveland signed Jordan McRae for the rest of the season after he completed a 10-day contract. Houston signed Andrew Goudelock for the rest of the season. New Orleans signed Orlando Johnson to a 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Alan Williams to a 10-day contract. San Antonio signed Kevin Martin for the rest of the season and released Rasual Butler. Washington signed Marcus Thornton for the rest of the season and released Gary Neal. Golden State activated Andre Iguodala and placed Kevon Looney on IL. Memphis activated R.J. Hunter and placed Coty Clarke on IL. New Orleans placed Bryce Dejean-Jones (right wrist fracture) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Mitch McGary and placed Dion Waiters (death in family) on IL. Philadelphia activated Nik Stauskas and placed Jahlil Okafor (knee injury) on IL. Det 102, Dal 96 at Dal Tobias Harris (Det) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Morris (Det) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 25 points including 5-14 FT and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 25 points and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Det shot 17-30 FT and Dal shot 9-11 FT. Anthony Tolliver (Det, sprained right knee) and Stanley Johnson (Det, sprained right shoulder) did not play. GS 115, Uta 94 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Marreese Speights (GS) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 18 points. GS shot 57.1% (48-84) FG and Uta shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. GS shot 6-10 FT and Uta shot 22-31 FT. Rodney Hood (Uta, lower back soreness) did not play. Cle 120, Sac 111 at Sac LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 30 points. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 29 points on 8-22 FG and 12-18 FT and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov (Cle, ill), Marco Belinelli (Sac, back spasms), Seth Curry (Sac, right foot sprain), and Ben McLemore (Sac, injured right ring finger) did not play. OKC 120, LAC 108 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 20 assists, and 7 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (LAC) had 23 points on 10-13 FG. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 12 points including 5-15 FG, 16 assists, and 5 steals. Luc Mbah a Moute (LAC, left eyelid laceration) did not play. NY 128, Pho 97 at Pho Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Sasha Vujacic (NY) had 23 points including 7-8 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Derrick Williams (NY) had 18 points on 8-10 FG. Devin Booker (Pho) had 32 points. Alex Len (Pho) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. NY shot 56.1% (46-82) FG and Pho shot 43.8% (39-89) FG. Mil 114, Mia 108 at Mil Giannis Antetkounmpo (Mil) had 24 points on 9-15 FG and 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 23 points including 8-11 FT. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Luol Deng (Mia) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points including 9-13 FG, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left hip surgery), John Henson (Mil, sore lower back), and O.J. Mayo (Mil, stomach virus) did not play. Bos 116, Mem 96 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 15 points. Evan Turner (Bos) had 16 points and 8 assists. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Vince Carter (Mem) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Andersen (Mem, left shoulder subluxation), Mike Conley (Mem, sore left foot), and Zach Randolph (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Hou 118, Phi 104 at Phi Dwight Howard (Hou) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 18 rebounds including 9 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points on 8-26 FG, 0-8 3-pointers, and 13-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ish Smith (Phi) had 21 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 8 offensive. Cha 122, NO 113 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 35 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 12-16 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Courtney Lee (Cha) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 40 points including 10-12 FT, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 38 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Alexis Ajinca (NO, fractured sternum), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), and Eric Gordon (NO, fractured right ring finger) 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