News from March 9. The LA Lakers signed Derrick Williams to a 10-day contract. Michael Carter-Williams (Cha) will undergo surgery on his left shoulder to repair a posterior labral tear and is out for the rest of the season. Chicago activated Antonio Blakeney and Robin Lopez and placed Omer Asik and Jarell Eddie on IL. Denver activated Juan Hernangomez and placed Wilson Chandler (sore right hip) on IL. Golden State activated Damian Jones and placed Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) on IL. Houston activated Joe Johnson. Indiana activated Darren Collison and placed Alex Poythress on IL. The LA Clippers activated Jawuan Evans and placed Danilo Gallinari (fractured right hand) on IL. Memphis placed Mario Chalmers (right hamstring) and Myke Henry on IL. Milwaukee activated Tyler Zeller and placed Marshall Plumlee on IL. Orlando placed Evan Fournier (sprained left knee) on IL. Portland activated Maurice Harkless and placed Wade Baldwin on IL. Sacramento activated Jack Cooley and placed De'Aaron Fox (knee rehab) on IL. Toronto activated Nigel Hayes and placed Delon Wright (sore right big toe) on IL. LAC 116, Cle 102 at LAC Tobias Harris (LAC) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points including 8-16 FT and 23 rebounds including 7 offensive. Montrezl Harrell (LAC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points on 11-20 FT, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Clarkson (Cle) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Sac 94, Orl 88 at Sac Kosta Koufos (Sac) had 18 points including 9-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Garrett Temple (Sac) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Vince Carter (Sac) had 15 points. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Orl) had 12 points on 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Aaron Gordon (Orl, concussion) did not play. Por 125, GS 108 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Ed Davis (Por) had 10 points including 4-5 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kevin Durant (GS) had 40 points on 12-21 FG, 6-12 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Den 125, LAL 116 at Den Paul Millsap (Den) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gary Harris (Den) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Murray (Den) had 22 points including 10-11 FT, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Julius Randle (LAL) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Brook Lopez (LAL) had 29 points including 12-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Was 116, NO 97 at NO Otto Porter (Was) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points and 7 assists. Darius Miller (NO) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Cheick Diallo (NO) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mil 120, NY 112 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 30 points including 11-16 FG. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 28 points including 14-18 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Henson (Mil) had 14 points and 4 blocks. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 26 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Emmanuel Mudiay (NY) had 19 points. Mil shot 30-39 FT and NY shot 11-14 FT. Uta 95, Mem 78 at Mem Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 15 points on 3-10 FG and 9-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Uta) had 22 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Dillon Brooks (Mem) had 18 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 9 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Tor 108, Hou 105 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 30 points including 10-14 FG and 7-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 40 points including 15-22 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ryan Anderson (Hou, sore left hip) did not play. Ind 112, Atl 87 at Ind Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 21 points. Myles Turner (Ind) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Cory Joseph (Ind) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 15 points and 6 turnovers. Tyler Dorsey (Atl) had 18 points. DeAndre Bembry (Atl, abdominal strain) did not play. Det 99, Chi 83 at Det Blake Griffin (Det) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 5 points including 2-7 FG, 17 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Reggie Bullock (Det) had 21 points including 9-12 FG. Kris Dunn (Chi) had 13 points and 3 steals. Cameron Payne (Chi) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Det shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and Chi shot 35.5% (33-93) FG. Dwight Buycks (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 10 (All times Central) Phoenix at Charlotte 4:00 pm Washington at Miami 6:30 pm Memphis at Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm ABC Orlando at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 11 (All times Central) Toronto at New York 12:00 pm Chicago at Atlanta 2:30 pm Golden State at Minnesota 2:30 pm ABC Utah at New Orleans 3:00 pm Sacramento at Denver 4:00 pm Houston at Dallas 6:00 pm Indiana at Boston 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Cleveland at LA Lakers 8:00 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