News from March 15. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had been medically cleared to play after missing 2 games with a heart arrhythmia. New Orleans elected not to sign Hollis Thompson for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Chicago activated Isaiah Canaan and placed Cameron Payne on IL. Dallas activated Nelens Noel and placed Wesley Matthews (strained right calf) on IL. Indiana activated Joe Young and placed Lavoy Allen on IL. San Antonio activated LaMarcus Aldridge and placed Tony Parker (sore lower back) on IL. Washington activated Daniel Ochefu and placed Sheldon McClellan on IL. Dal 112, Was 107 at Was Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points. Seth Curry (Dal) had 19 points. Bradley Beal (Was) had 24 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 5 assists. John Wall (Was) had 26 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Bojan Bogdanovic (Was) had 19 points including 4-5 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Dal out-scored Was 39-27 in the 4th quarter. Ind 98, Cha 77 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 39 points including 15-21 FG and 6-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 16 points. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 11 points. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 20 points including 1-8 3-pointers. Ind shot 53.4% (39-73) FG and Cha shot 40% (32-80) FG. Nicolas Batum (Cha, migraine) and Johnny O'Bryant (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bos 117, Min 104 at Bos Al Horford (Bos) had 20 points including 9-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 23 points and 7 assists. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 21 points. Bos shot 54.4% (43-79) FG and Min shot 44% (40-91) FG. Mia 120, NO 112 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 33 points including 11-18 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points including 13-18 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Omer Asik (NO, ill) did not play. Uta 97, Det 83 at Det Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. George Hill (Uta) had 17 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points including 5-6 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Ish Smith (Det) had 16 points. Aron Baynes (Det) had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Uta out-scored Det 54-35 in the 1st half. Mem 98, Chi 91 at Chi Marc Gasol (Mem) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tony Allen (Mem) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 14 points including 4-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Chandler Parsons (Mem, left knee) did not play. Hou 139, LAL 100 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 18 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, and 9 turnovers. Louis Williams (Hou) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 7-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 32 points including 13-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Hou out-scored LAL 46-25 in the 4th quarter. Por 110, SA 106 at SA C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 36 points. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 34 points including 12-21 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Ed Davis (Por, left shoulder) did not play. Sac 107, Pho 101 at Pho Willie Cauley-Steibn (Sac) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. Kosta Koufos (Sac) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Skal Labissiere (Sac) had 32 points on 11-15 FG and 9-11 FT and 11 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 24 points on 12-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 19 points including 6-26 FG. Sac shot 25-34 FT and Pho shot 9-14 FT. Brandon Knight (Pho, back spasms) did not play. Mil 97, LAC 96 at LAC Khris Middleton (Mil) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 12 points and 6 rebounds Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 17 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, March 16 (All times Central) Utah @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Toronto 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ New York 6:30 pm Memphis @ Atlanta 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Denver 8:00 pm Orlando @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Friday, March 17 (All times Central) Dallas @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Chicago @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Boston @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Toronto @ Detroit 6:30 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Miami 7:00 pm Orlando @ Phoenix 9:00 pm NBATV Milwaukee @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ---- 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