News from March 12. The NBA named Damien Lillard (Por) and DeMar DeRozan (Tor) as Players of the Week for the week ending March 11. Lillard averaged 34.7 points and 5 assists as Portland went 3-0. DeRozan averaged 24.8 points as Toronto went 4-0. Wesley Matthews (Dal) was diagnosed with a fractured lower right leg. Daniel Theis (Bos) was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Kent Bazemore (Atl) is out for the rest of the season with a bone bruise in his right knee. Jaylen Morris (Atl) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a sprained left ankle. Memphis activated Marc Gasol. Miami placed Dwyane Wade (strained right hamstring) on IL. San Antonio activated Matt Costello and Derrick White and placed LaMarcus Aldridge (sore right knee) and Manu Ginobili (rest) on IL. Hou 109, SA 93 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 28 points on 6-17 FG, 2-11 3-pointers, and 14-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 9 assists. Gerald Green (Hou) had 14 points on 5-14 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Bryn Forbes (SA) had 14 points. Derrick White (SA) had 14 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Ryan Anderson (Hou, sore left hip) did not play. Mil 121, Mem 103 at Mem Khris Middleton (Mil) had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jarrell Martin (Mem) had 16 points and 5 assists. Mil shot 58% (47-81) FG and Mem shot 47.2% (42-89) FG. OKC 106, Sac 101 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Garrett Temple (Sac) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Por 115, Mia 99 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 27 points including 12-18 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points including 7-14 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points and 5 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 23 points including 10-17 FG. Justise Winslow (Mia) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Schedule for Tuesday, March 13 (All times Central) Indiana at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Minnesota at Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Oklahoma City at Atlanta 6:30 pm Toronto at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Dallas at New York 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Chicago 7:00 pm Charlotte at New Orleans 7:00 pm Orlando at San Antonio 7:30 pm Detroit at Utah 8:00 pm Cleveland at Phoenix 9:00 pm Denver at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, March 14 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Orlando 6:00 pm Washington at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Miami at Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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