News from March 5. The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Orl) for 1 game for collecting his 16th technical foul of the season. A player is automatically suspended for 1 game for his 16th, 18th, 20th, ... technical foul in the regular season. The NBA fined Erick Dampier (Mia) $10,000 for his flagrant foul on Tony Parker (SA) during Friday's Mia-SA game. Memphis signed Leon Powe. Hassan Whiteside (Sac) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a partially torn patellar tendon. He is expected to be out 4 to 6 months. The LA Clippers activated Eric Gordon and placed Brian Cook on IL. Washington activated Hamady N'Diaye and Cartier Martin and placed Josh Howard (strained left hamstring) and Nick Young (flu) on IL. New Jersey activated Brandan Wright and placed Anthony Morrow on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.4 LeBron James (Mia) 26.3 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.2 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.7 Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.9 Zach Randolph (Mem) 13.0 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 12.2 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.3 Deron Williams (NJ) 10.2 Uta 109, Sac 102 OT at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 18 points on 6-18 FG and 6-11 FT, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Al Thornton (Sac) had 22 points. Omri Casspi (Sac, sore back) did not play. Por 93, Cha 69 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 10 points. Patrick Mills (Por) had 12 points on 4-7 3-pointers. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 14 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points. Por shot 21-25 FT and Cha shot 10-13 FT. Stephen Jackson (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. Was 103, Min 96 at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. JaVale McGee (Was) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Michael Beasley (Min) had 18 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points, 21 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Wesley Johnson (Min, flu) and Darko Milicic (Min, personal reasons) did not play. NJ 137, Tor 136 3OT at London, England Kris Humphries (NJ) had 20 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive in 54 minutes. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 34 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Deron Williams (NJ) had 21 points including 7-20 FG, 18 assists, and 6 turnovers in 53 minutes. Sasha Vujacic (NJ) had 25 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 35 points including 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds in 52 minutes. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in 54 minutes. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 22 points. Hou 112, Ind 95 at Hou Chase Budinger (Hou) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 18 points and 6 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points including 4-13 FG. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. LAC 100, Den 94 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points including 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 17 points and 5 assists. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 7 steals. Nene (Den) had 25 points including 11-14 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raymond Felton (Den) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. All 6 home teams won. Schedule for Sunday, March 6 (All times Central) Chicago @ Miami 12:00 pm ABC LA Lakers @ San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC New York @ Atlanta 5:00 pm Washington @ Detroit 5:00 pm Golden State @ Philadelphia 5:00 pm New Orleans @ Cleveland 5:30 pm ESPN Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Memphis @ Dallas 6:30 pm Boston @ Milwaukee 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, March 7 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Utah @ New York 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Chicago 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Memphis 7:00 pm Dallas @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ Sacramento 9:00 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