News from March 21. The NBA named Kyle Lowry (Hou) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Lowry averaged 19.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 7.5 assists as Houston went 4-0. James averaged 29 points and 5.5 rebounds as Miami went 3-1. Mario Chalmers (Mia) is expected to be out up to 2 weeks with a sprained right knee. Tim Duncan (SA) is out indefinitely with a sprained left ankle, that occurred during Monday's SA-GS game. Denver activated Melvin Ely and placed Arron Afflalo (strained hamstring) on IL. San Antonio activated Tim Duncan and placed DeJuan Blair (sprained left wrist) on IL. Chicago activated Carlos Boozer and placed Brian Scalabrine, John Lucas, and Jannero Pargo on IL. SA 111, GS 96 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points and 15 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 10 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. David Lee (GS) had 13 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ekpe Udoh (GS) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Chi 132, Sac 92 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points and 8 assists. Kyle Korver (Chi) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Thornton (Sac) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 3 steals. Chi shot 61.3% (49-80) FG and Sac shot 43.2% (32-74) FG. Mem 103, Uta 85 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 11 points and 11 assists. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 4 blocks. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 12 points. Mem shot 8-10 FT and Uta shot 18-25 FT. Bos 96, NY 86 at NY Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 13 points and 12 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (NY) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Bos out-scored NY 33-17 in the 4th quarter. Orl 97, Cle 86 at Cle Brandon Bass (Orl) had 22 points including 9-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 28 points on 9-11 FG and 10-12 FT, 18 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 16 points on 7-11 FG and 6 assists. J.J. Redick (Orl, lower abdominal strain) and Baron Davis (Cle, back spasms) did not play. Den 123, Tor 90 at Den Nene (Den) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ty Lawson (Den) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 8 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 20 points. DeMar DeRozan (tor) had 14 points. Den shot 30-37 FT and Tor shot 14-18 FT. Ind 102, NJ 98 at NJ Danny Granger (Ind) had 20 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Darren Collison (Ind) had 15 points including 3-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 20 points and 3 blocks. Sundiata Gaines (NJ) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Damion James (NJ, sore right foot) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 22 (All times Central) Chicago @ Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Washington @ Portland 9:00 pm Phoenix @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, March 23 (All times Central) Indiana @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Memphis @ Boston 6:30 pm Miami @ Detroit 6:30 pm Orlando @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Utah @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Golden State @ Houston 7:30 pm Toronto @ Phoenix 9:00 pm San Antonio @ Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Washington @ LA Clippers 9:30 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