News from March 16. Charlotte signed Johnny O'Bryant for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Jordan Crawford to a 2 year contract after he completed a 10-day contract. Philadelphia signed Shawn Long for the rest of the season after he completed a 10-day contract. Nemanja Bjelica (Min) is out for the season with an injured left foot. Atlanta activated Ryan Kelly and placed DeAndre Bembry on IL. Brooklyn placed Sean Kilpatrick on IL. Cleveland activated Kevin Love and placed Kyle Korver (sore left foot) on IL. Denver activated Kenneth Faried and placed Danilo Gallinari on IL. The LA Clippers activated Wesley Johnson and place DeAndre Jordan (rest) on IL. New York activated Maurice Ndour and placed Kristaps Porzingis (injured left thigh) on IL. Cle 91, Uta 83 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points on 13-20 FG and 5-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points. Kevin Love (Cle) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 5 rebounds Derrick Williams (Cle, right quad contusion) and Rodney Hood (Uta, sore right knee) did not play. OKC 123, Tor 102 at Tor Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 11 points and 6 assists. Bro 121, NY 110 at NY Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 8 assists. Derrick Rose (NY) had 22 points. Kyle O'Quinn (NY) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Trevor Booker (Bro, rest) did not play. Mem 103, Atl 91 at Atl Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points and 12 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 18 points. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Chandler Parsons (Mem, left knee) did not play. Den 129, LAC 114 at Den Nikola Jokic (Den) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 20 points. Will Barton (Den) had 35 points including 12-18 FG and 7-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 22 points including 8-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points and 14 assists. Darrell Arthur (Den, sore left knee) and Blake Griffin (LAC, rest) did not play. GS 122, Orl 92 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points on 12-20 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 8 rebounds. GS shot 57.5% (50-87) FG and Orl shot 37.2% (35-94) FG. 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 Schedule for Saturday, March 18 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Oklahoma City 2:00 pm Portland @ Atlanta 5:00 pm Washington @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Clippers 7:30 pm ABC Utah @ Chicago 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Memphis 8:00 pm Houston @ Denver 8:30 pm Milwaukee @ Golden State 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