News from March 16. Atlanta signed Shelvin Mack to a 2nd 10-day contract. Utah activated Jamaal Tinsley and placed Kevin Murphy on IL. Washington activated Bradley Beal and placed Chris Singleton on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.3 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.1 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.4 Omer Asik (Hou) 11.7 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.6 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.1 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.6 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.4 Was 127, Pho 105 at Was Martell Webster (Was) had 34 points including 7-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Emeka Oakfor (Was) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 17 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Goran Gragic (Pho) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 11 assists. Michael Beasley (Pho) had 21 points. A.J. Price (Was, sore right knee) did not play. Bos 105, Cha 88 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Courtney Lee (Bos) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Bos) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos, leg injury) did not play. Phi 98, Ind 91 at Phi Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 18 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Paul George (Ind) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. David West (Ind) had 18 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 25 points including 9-26 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Phi shot 49.4% (39-79) FG and Ind shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. SA 119, Cle 113 at SA Kawhi Leongard (SA) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points including 13-19 FG, 12 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 14 points and 10 assists. Wayne Ellington (Cle) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Marreese Speights (Cle) had 19 points and 5 assists. Uta 90, Mem 84 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Mem) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Tony Wroten (Mem, migraine) did not play. Por 112, Det 101 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 31 points including 13-21 FG and 12 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 18 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 32 points. Will Bynum (Det) had 23 points including 10-14 FG. Victor Claver (Por, injured left Brandon Knight (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, March 17 (All times Central) Miami @ Toronto 12:00 pm Orlando @ Milwaukee 12:00 pm New York @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Golden State @ Houston 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Dallas 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm Sacramento @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, March 18 (All times Central) Portland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Indiana @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Dallas @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Detroit 6:30 pm Miami @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Denver @ Chicago 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Memphis 7:00 pm Golden State @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Phoenix 9:00 pm New York @ Utah 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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