News from March 14. Atlanta signed Antonius Cleveland for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed Sean Kilpatrick to a 2nd 10-day contract. Memphis signed Briante Weber to a 10-day contract. Memphis released Xavier Rathan-Mayes. Boston activated Guerschon Yabusele and placed Marcus Smart (sprained right thumb and Daniel Theis (left knee meniscal tear) on IL. Golden State activated Chris Boucher, Andre Iguodala, and Jordan Bell and placed Draymond Green (sore right shoulder) and Klay Thompson (fractured right thumb) on IL. GS 117, LAL 106 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 26 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zaza Pachulia (GS) had 10 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Nick Young (GS) had 18 points. Julius Randle (LAL) had 22 points including 8-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Brook Lopez (LAL) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (LAL) had 20 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kyle Kuzma (LAL, sprained right ankle) did not play. Was 125, Bos 124 2OT at Bos Otto Porter (Was) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Was) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 34 points including 3-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 31 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Kyrie Irving (Bos, sore left knee) did not play. Sac 123, Mia 119 OT at Sac Zach Randolph (Sac) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 20 points including 9-14 FG. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 33 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 22 points including 6-17 FG. Josh Richardson (Mia, sore left foot) did not play. Orl 126, Mil 117 at Orl Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 22 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 35 points including 7-12 3-pointers. D.J. Augustin (Orl) had 32 points including 9-15 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 38 points including 16-29 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 20 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Aaron Gordon (Orl, concussion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Friday, March 16 (All times Central) Boston at Orlando 6:00 pm Brooklyn at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Dallas at Toronto 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Sacramento at Golden State 9:30 pm Miami at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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