News from March 4. Atlanta signed Antonius Cleveland to a 2nd 10-day contract. Indiana elected not to sign Trey McKinney Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed Sean Kilpatrick to a 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Walt Lemon to a 2nd 10-day contract. New York signed Troy Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract. Tristan Thompson (Cle) was diagnosed with a sprained right ankle and will miss "multiple" games. Charlotte activated Cody Zeller and placed Dwayne Bacon (ill) on IL. Dallas placed Wesley Matthews (left hip injury) on IL. Phoenix activated Tyson Chandler. NO 126, Dal 109 at Dal Anthony Davis (NO) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Nikola Mirotic (NO) had 24 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 7 assists. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitkzi (Dal) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Emeka Okafor (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play. Atl 113, Pho 112 at Atl Taurean Prince (Atl) had 22 points including 6-8 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds left and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Miles Plumlee (Atl) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 35 points including 16-26 FG. Devin Booker (Pho) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Elfrid Payton (Pho) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists. DeAndre Bembry (Atl, abdominal strain) did not play. Tor 103, Cha 98 at Tor Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points and 8 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 27 points on 8-23 FG, 3-12 3-pointers, and 8-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 16 points. Ind 98, Was 95 at Was Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 20 points. Myles Turner (Ind) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 33 points on 11-20 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 8-27 FG, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Otto Porter (Was) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Kelly Oubre (Was, sore left foot) did not play. Mil 118, Phi 110 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 35 points on 14-23 FG and 6-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 25 points including 9-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, and 6 turnovers. LAC 123, Bro 120 at LAC Tobias Harris (LAC) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 27 points including 10-15 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Lou Williams (LAC) had 21 points including 8-22 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 20 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Joe Harris (Bro) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 27 points on 11-19 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Danilo Gallinari (LAC, fractured right hand) did not play. Sac 102, NY 99 at Sac Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 7 assists. Skal Labissiere (Sac) had 14 points including the game winning 3-pointers with 2.6 seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kosta Koufos (Sac) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 24 points. Enes Kanter (NY) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Schedule for Monday, March 5 (All times Central) Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Milwaukee at Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix at Miami 6:30 pm Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm Memphis at San Antonio 7:30 pm Orlando at Utah 8:00 pm Portland at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, March 6 (All times Central) Philadelphia at Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta at Toronto 6:00 pm Miami at Washington 6:00 pm Houston at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Denver at Dallas 7:30 pm New York at Portland 9:00 pm Brooklyn at Golden State 9:30 pm New Orleans at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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