News from March 18. Phoenix activated Channing Frye and placed Garett Siler on IL. Golden State activated Charlie Bell and placed Andris Biedrins (sprained ankle) on IL. San Antonio placed Danny Green on IL. Detroit activated DaJuan Summers and placed Richard Hamilton (death of grandfather) on IL. Washington activated Andray Blatche and placed Josh Howard (left knee injury) and Cartier Martin on IL. Toronto activated Amir Johnson and placed Julian Wright on IL. Denver activated Danilo Gallinari and placed Al Harrington (strained right Achilles) on IL. SA 97, Dal 91 at Dal Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 33 points including 14-22 FG. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 25 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 19 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hou 93, Bos 77 at Hou Patrick Patterson (Hou) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 25 points including 11-12 FT and 6 turnovers. Glen Davis (Bos) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. OKC 99, Cha 82 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points and 4 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 21 points. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 18 points including 5-18 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ind 115, Chi 108 OT at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 19 points including 4-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 29 points including 12-19 FG and 12 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 17 points and 8 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 42 points including 18-21 FT. Mia 106, Atl 85 at Atl LeBron James (Mia) had 43 points including 16-21 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points including 7-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 15 points. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points and 6 assists. Mia out-rebounded Atl 50-27 including 8-5 offensive. LAL 106, Min 98 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 12-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Wesley Johnson (Min) had 29 points and 3 steals. Michael Beasley (Min) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Mil 110, NJ 95 at Mil Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 26 points on 9-13 FG and 8-11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds. and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 16 points and 10 assists. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 25 points including 11-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 25 points. Deron Williams (NJ) had 18 points including 4-13 FG, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mil shot 56.8% (46-81) FG and NJ shot 44.3% (35-79) FG. Mil shot 8-9 FT and NJ shot 17-24 FT. Chris Douglas-Roberts (Mil, sprained right ankle) did not play. Phi 102, Sac 80 at Sac Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points including 7-11 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. Phi shot 7-12 FT and Sac shot 17-28 FT. Luther Head (Sac, sore right calf) did not play. Orl 85, Den 82 at Orl Hedo Tukoglu (Orl) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 13 points including the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points including 6-13 FT, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 17 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl, lower abdominal strain) did not play. Det 99, NY 95 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Chris Wilcox (Det) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 12 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Toney Douglas (NY) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Pho 108, GS 97 at Pho Channing Frye (Pho) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Dorell Wright (GS) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tor 116, Was 107 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 33 points including 15-18 FT and 5 assists. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 17 points and 6 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points including 11-15 FG. Trevor Booker (Was) had 26 points including 12-15 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. John Wall (Was) had 21 points on 5-14 FG and 10-12 FT and 7 assists. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 25 points and 5 turnovers. Andray Blatche (Was, strained right shoulder) and Nick Young (Was, bruised left knee) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 19 (All times Central) Cleveland @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Denver @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Indiana @ Memphis 7:00 pm Boston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Charlotte @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Philadelphia @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 20 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Washington 12:00 pm Detroit @ Atlanta 1:00 pm New York @ Milwaukee 2:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 2:30 pm Phoenix @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Utah @ Houston 6:00 pm Toronto @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Golden State @ Dallas 6:30 pm Portland @ LA Lakers 8:30 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