News from March 26. New Orleans signed Patrick Ewing Jr to a 10-day contract. Toronto activated Joey Dorsey and placed Reggie Evans on IL. New York activated Bill Walker and placed Ronny Turiaf (sore ankle) on IL. Charlotte activated Stephen Jackson and placed Eduardo Najera on IL. New Jersey activated Damion James and placed Quinton Ross (back injury) on IL. Atlanta activated Etan Thomas and placed Josh Powell on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.8 LeBron James (Mia) 26.4 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 25.8 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.4 Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.2 Zach Randolph (Mem) 12.4 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.4 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.3 Deron Williams (NJ) 10.1 Dal 94, Uta 77 at Uta Shawn Marion (Dal) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 22 points including 6-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Dal out-scored Uta 36-17 in the 4th quarter. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, nerve damage knee) did not play. Atl 98, NJ 87 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 18 points and 6 assists. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 25 points. Johan Petro (NJ) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Atl shot 16-22 FT and NJ shot 8-9 FT. Damion James (NJ, sore right foot) did not play. Chi 95, Mil 87 at Mil Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 30 points including 12-12 FT and 17 assists. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Chi shot 50% (36-72) FG and Mil shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. Cha 114, NY 106 at Cha Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 13 points including 4-15 FG and 9 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 36 points. Chauncey Billups (NY) had 14 points and 10 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Cha, bruised ribs) did not play. Det 100, Ind 88 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 13 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 23 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Brandon Rush (Ind) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Tracy McGrady (Det, sore back) did not play. LAC 94, Tor 90 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 17 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Ed Davis (Tor) had 21 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 16 points. Andrea Bargnani (Tor, ankle injury) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, March 27 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Philadelphia 11:00 am Atlanta @ Cleveland 5:00 pm Houston @ Miami 5:00 pm San Antonio @ Memphis 5:00 pm Boston @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Portland @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Washington @ Golden State 8:00 pm New Orleans @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Dallas @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, March 28 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston @ Indiana 6:00 pm Orlando at New York 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Portland @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Washington @ 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