News from March 22. Rudy Gay (Mem) is expected to undergo surgery on his partially dislocated left shoulder and is expect to miss the rest of the season. Portland elected not to sign Jarron Collins for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. LAL 139, Pho 137 3OT at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 29 points including 13-22 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 24 points including 9-25 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 42 points including 9-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 32 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 14 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 20 assists, and 6 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 16 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL, suspended) did not play. Chi 114, Atl 81 at Atl Luol Deng (Chi) had 27 points including 0-15 FG. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 30 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 10 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 9 points and 8 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points including 6-7 FG. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Chi out-scored Atl 72-43 in the 1st half. Por 111, Was 76 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 28 points on 10-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 12 points including 3-15 FG and 6 turnovers. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 10 points. Por shot 50% (40-80) FG and Was shot 37.1% (26-70) FG. Marcus Camby (Por, sprained right ankle) and Nick Young (Was, bruised left knee) did not play. 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 Schedule for Thursday, March 24 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Utah 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