News from March 17. The NBA fined Larry Sanders (Mil) $50,000 for using a derogatory and offensive term and criticizing the refs. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) suffered a broken bone in his left hand during Sunday's Dal-OKC game. Brooklyn activated Joe Johnson and placed Tyshawn Taylor on IL. Houston activated Terrence Jones and placed Tim Ohlbrecht on IL. The LA Clippers placed Ronny Turiaf on IL. OKC 107, Dal 101 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 8-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 18 points. Hasheem Thabeet (OKC, sore lower back) did not play. Mia 108, Tor 91 at Tor LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points including 8-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 9 assists. Ray Allen (Mia) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 18 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points including 7-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Mia shot 58.2% (39-67) FG and Tor shot 41.5% (39-94) FG. Mia shot 20-29 FT and Tor shot 11-12 FT. Mil 115, Orl 109 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 39 points including 13-22 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 15 points including 4-15 FG and 14 assists. Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points including 10-16 FG and 15 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 24 points. Mil out-scored Orl 45-28 in the 4th quarter. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended) did not play. LAC 93, NY 80 at LAC Caron Butler (LAC) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points and 8 assists. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points and 9 assists. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points including 4-20 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LAC shot 17-31 FT and NY shot 10-14 FT. Tyson Chandler (NY, strained neck) did not play. GS 108, Hou 78 at Hou Andrew Bogut (GS) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 21 points including 9-16 FG. GS shot 45.8% (44-96) FG and Hou shot 32.6% (28-86) FG. Atl 105, Bro 93 at Bro Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 11 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 15 assists. Reggie Evans (Bro) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 22 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Atl shot 52.4% (44-84) FG and Bro shot 41.9% (36-86) FG. LAL 113, Sac 102 at LAL Metta World Peace (LAL) had 22 points including 10-13 FG. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 12 points including 4-10 FT, 17 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Steve Nash (LAL) had 19 points and 12 assists. Antawn Jamison (LAL) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Patrick Patterson (Sac) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 26 points including 3-10 FG and 6 assists. LAL shot 56.9% (41-72) FG and Sac shot 43.8% (42-96) FG. LAL shot 19-29 FT and Sac shot 8-8 FT. Kobe Bryant (LAL, sprained left ankle), DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, left quad contusion), and James Johnson (Sac, personal reasons) did not play. Min 97, NO 95 at Min Derrick Williams (Min) had 28 points on 9-16 FG and 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 6 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Min shot 56.3% (36-64) FG and NO shot 45.9% (39-85) FG. Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery) did not play. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, March 19 (All times Central) Orlando @ Indiana 6:00 pm Portland @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Denver @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ 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