News from March 13. Indiana activated Solomon Jones and placed Danny Granger on IL. New York activated Chauncey Billups and placed Shelden Williams on IL. Milwaukee activated Corey Maggette and placed Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) on IL. Charlotte activated Eduardo Najera and placed Garrett Temple on IL. Kevin Love's (Min, 6 pts, 12 reb) streak of consecutive games with a double-double ended at 53 games. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.0 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.4 LeBron James (Mia) 26.2 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.8 Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.0 Zach Randolph (Mem) 12.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.8 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.4 Deron Williams (NJ) 10.2 Orl 111, Pho 88 at Pho Brandon Bass (Orl) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 26 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Orl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Aaron Brooks (Pho) had 19 points and 10 assists. Mickael Pietrus (Pho) had 14 points including 4-12 FG. Steve Nash (Pho, pelvic instability) did not play. OKC 95, Cle 75 at Cle Kevin Durant (OKC) had 19 points. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 8 points including 3-12 FG, 14 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Samardo Samuels (Cle) had 10 points including 3-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 13 points. Baron Davis (Cle, death of grandmother) did not play. Bos 87, Mil 56 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 14 points. Nenad Krstic (Bos) had 11 points and 14 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points and 3 steals. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 8 points and 8 rebounds. Earl Barron (Mil) had 10 points. Bos shot 45.8% (33-72) FG and Mil shot 31.4% (22-70) FG. Von Wafer (Bos, strained right calf) did not play. GS 100, Min 77 at GS Dorell Wright (GS) had 16 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 16 points and 5 assists. Michael Beasley (Min) had 16 points. Martell Webster (Min) had 16 points. Ind 106, NY 93 at NY Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 29 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 18 points. Darren Collison (Ind) had 16 points and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 28 points including 12-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Ind shot 57.1% (40-70) FG and NY shot 36.6% (30-82) FG. Cha 95, Tor 90 at Tor Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 23 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 18 points and 4 steals. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 17 points. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 13 points and 7 assists. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, March 15 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Atlanta 6:00 pm New York @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Chicago 7:00 pm Dallas @ 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