News from March 19. Sacramento released Luther Head. New Orleans elected not to signed Jerel McNeal to a 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia activated Craig Brackins and placed Andre Iguodala (knee tendinitis) on IL. Charlotte activated Eduardo Najera and placed Stephen Jackson (strained hamstring) on IL. San Antonio activated Danny Green and placed Tim Duncan (rest) on IL. Denver activated Al Harrington and placed Raymond Felton on IL. The LA Clippers activated Eric Gordon and placed Brian Cook on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.0 LeBron James (Mia) 26.3 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.1 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.6 Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.2 Zach Randolph (Mem) 12.6 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.5 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.3 Deron Williams (NJ) 10.1 Bos 89, NO 85 at NO Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 20 points and 3 steals. Glen Davis (Bos) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. David West (NO) had 32 points and 8 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Mia 103, Den 98 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 33 points including 15-25 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points including 10-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 11-13 FT and 3 blocks. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 23 points including 11-12 FT. J.R. Smith (Den) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Por 110, Phi 101 at Por Gerald Wallace (Por) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 28 points including 9-15 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 24 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 19 points on 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Por shot 25-29 FT and Phi shot 13-15 FT. LAC 100, Cle 92 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points including 12-21 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 11 points and 5 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 29 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 28 points including 12-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 18 points and 7 assists. Baron Davis (Cle, back spasms) did not play. SA 109, Cha 98 at SA George Hill (SA) had 12 points and 9 assists. Gary Neal (SA) had 15 points including 5-7 FG. Steve Novak (SA) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 16 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 19 points including 9-14 FG. Garett Temple (Cha, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mem 99, Ind 78 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Tony Allen (Mem) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals. Danny Granger (Ind) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Nick Collison (Ind) had 17 points. Mem shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and Ind shot 35.6% (26-73) FG. On the lighter side: With their position for the playoffs all but locked up, San Antonio elected to rest Tim Duncan for Saturday's SA-Cha game. The team listed Duncan as out due to "trop vieux", which is French for "too old". 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 Schedule for Monday, March 21 (All times Central) Orlando @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Indiana @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Boston @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Sacramento @ Chicago 7:00 pm Utah @ Memphis 7:00 pm Golden State @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Toronto @ Denver 8:00 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