News from March 13. Atlanta signed Damion Lee to a 10-day contract. The LA Lakers signed Travis Wear to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. New York signed Troy Williams for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Shaquille Harrison for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Avery Bradley (LAC) underwent surgery to repair muscles in his pubic area and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Atlanta activated Tyler Cavanaugh and placed Kent Bazemore (bone bruise right knee) and Jaylen Morris (sprained left ankle) on IL. Chicago activated Omer Asik and placed Lauri Markkanen (back spasms) on IL. Dallas activated Dorian Finney-Smith and placed Wesley Matthews (fractured right leg) on IL. Detroit activated Stanley Johnson and placed Reggie Hearn on IL. New York activated Lance Thomas and placed Isaiah Hicks on IL. Oklahoma City activated Daniel Hamilton and placed Steven Adams (left hip contusion) on IL. Philadelphia placed Jerryd Bayless on IL. Phoenix activated Josh Jackson and T.J. Warren and placed Alec Peterson IL. San Antonio activated LaMarcus Aldridge and Manu Ginobili and placed Derrick White and Matt Costello on IL. Utah activated Georges Niang and placed Raul Neto (fractured left wrist) and Tony Bradley (concussion) on IL. Dal 110, NY 97 at NY Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 30 points. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 17 points including 6-19 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Michael Beasley (NY) had 21 points including 10-13 FG. LAC 112, Chi 106 at Chi Tobias Harris (LAC) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 29 points on 11-12 FG and 7-12 FT, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lou Williams (LAC) had 26 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 13-14 FT, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kris Dunn (Chi) had 19 points and 6 assists. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. LAC shot 30-41 FT and Chi shot 13-15 FT. Uta 110, Det 79 at Uta Joe Ingles (Uta) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jonas Jerebko (Uta) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Luke Kennard (Det) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Uta shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Det shot 37.5% (30-80) FG. Uta out-rebounded Det 52-32 including 11-8 offensive. NO 119, Cha 115 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 31 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 17 assists. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 22 points including 9-12 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points and 7 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. NO shot 6-8 FT and Cha shot 18-22 FT. SA 108, Orl 72 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 13 points. Dejounte Murray (SA) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 10 points on 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 10 points including 3-13 FG. SA shot 47.6% (40-84) FG and Orl shot 34.1% (28-82) FG. Aaron Gordon (Orl, concussion) did not play. Cle 129, Pho 107 at Pho LeBron James (Cle) had 28 points including 13-15 FT, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 22 points including 6-7 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson (Cle) had 23 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 19 points and 4 steals. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Cle shot 49.4% (43-87) FG and Pho shot 38.8% (38-98) FG. LAL 112, Den 103 at LAL Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 26 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 26 points including 11-17 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (LAL) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 26 points on 11-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Jamal Murray (Den) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Tor 116, Bro 102 at Bro Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 26 points including 12-20 FG and 14 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 11 points including 4-13 FG and 1-8 3-pointers and 11 assists. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 32 points including 7-12 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. OKC 119, Atl 107 at Atl Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 21 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points on 12-20 FG and 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jerami Grant (OKC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points and 8 assists. Min 116, Was 111 at Was Nemanja Bjelica (Min) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 37 points including 13-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 16 points. Markieff Morris (Was) had 27 points including 10-15 FG. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points and 5 assists. Tomas Satoransky (Was) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ind 101, Phi 98 at Phi Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Myles Turner (Ind) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Cory Joseph (Ind) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dario Saric (Phi) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 turnovers. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. 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 Schedule for Thursday, March 15 (All times Central) Toronto at Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia at New York 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Chicago at Memphis 7:00 pm New Orleans at San Antonio 7:30 pm Detroit at Denver 8:00 pm Phoenix at Utah 8:00 pm Cleveland at Portland 9:00 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