News from March 12. San Antonio activated Richard Jefferson and placed Othyus Jeffers on IL. New Orleans activated Chris Paul and placed Marcus Banks and Jerel McNeal on IL. Washington activated Josh Howard and placed Andray Blatche (sprained right shoulder) on IL. Atlanta activated Pape Sy and Etan Thomas and placed Al Horford (sprained ankle) and Josh Powell (legal problems) on IL. Miami activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (foot infection) on IL. LAL 96, Dal 91 at Dal Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 15 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points including 6-20 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 25 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mia 118, Mem 85 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 19 points. Mia shot 58% (40-69) FG and Mem shot 39.3% (33-84) FG. Den 131, Det 101 at Den Nene (Den) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 5 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. J.R. Smith (Den) had 31 points including 9-16 3-pointers. Richard Hamilton (Den) had 15 points. Chris Wilcox (Det) had 21 points including 10-12 FG. Den shot 21-29 FT and Det shot 7-7 FT. SA 115, Hou 107 at Hou Antonio McDyess (SA) had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 19 points including 5-15 FG and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 28 points and 5 assists. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. NO 115, Sac 103 at NO David West (NO) had 25 points including 12-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (NO) had 33 points including 13-21 FG, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, and 5 steals. Carl Landry (NO) had 20 points including 10-11 FT. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 25 points including 11-19 FG and 3 steals. Beno Udrih (Sac, flu) did not play. Atl 91, Por 82 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 24 points including 11-17 FG, 3 blocks, and 5 steals. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points. Atl shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Por shot 35.1% (27-77) FG. Atl shot 5-10 FT and Por shot 21-25 FT. Chi 118, Uta 100 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 16 points including 5-11 3-pointers. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 33 points and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Devin Harris (Uta) had 24 points including 12-14 FT. Chi shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Uta shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Chi shot 18-32 3-pointers and Uta shot 4-10 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Uta, left patellar tendinitis) did not play. LAC 122, Was 101 at Was Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 22 points and 6 assists. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Wall (Was) had 25 points on 9-23 FG and 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 16 points including 4-16 FG and 3 steals. LAC shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and Was shot 41.6% (37-89) FG. Cartier Martin (Was, right patella tendinitis) did not play. Mil 102, Phi 74 at Mil Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 14 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 steals. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 16 points. Mil shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Phi shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. Mil shot 13-19 FT and Phi shot 6-8 FT. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) did not play. On the lighter side: Sacramento coach Paul Westphal on a bat interrupting play during a game in San Antonio (the 2nd time it has happened during a Sac-SA game): "Every time we come there's a bat out there on the court. It's more of gamesmanship from [SA coach Popovich] I'm sure. You notice it's always flying around on our end." San Antonio player Manu Ginobili stayed well away from the bat, after having to get multiple shots against rabies after knocking down the first bat. Schedule for Sunday, March 13 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Cleveland 12:00 pm Charlotte @ Toronto 12:00 pm Orlando @ Phoenix 2:30 pm ABC Milwaukee @ Boston 5:00 pm NBATV Indiana @ New York 5:00 pm Minnesota @ Golden State 8:00 pm Schedule for Monday, March 14 (All times Central) Boston @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Washington 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Miami 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Denver @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Houston 7:30 pm Philadelphia @ Utah 8:00 pm Golden State @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Orlando @ LA Lakers 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