News from March 24. Miami activated Juwan Howard and placed Dwyane Wade (sore right knee) on IL. Milwaukee activated Ersan Ilyasova and placed Joel Przybilla on IL. Oklahoma City activated Jeremy Lamb and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Dal 113, Uta 108 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Mike James (Dal) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Atl 104, Mil 99 at Mil Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assist. Devin Harris (Atl) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Mia 109, Cha 77 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points on 11-14 FG and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Norris Cole (Mia) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points including 7-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Mia shot 50% (38-76) FG and Cha shot 33.7% (30-89) FG. [It was Miami's 26th consecutive win.] Hou 96, SA 95 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 15-17 FT and the game winning jumper with 4.5 seconds left, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Omer Asik (Hou) had 5 points including 2-10 FG, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points and 7 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Francisco Garcia (Hou, ill) and Tim Ohlbrecht (Hou, sprained right ankle) did not play. OKC 103, Por 83 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points and 9 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 5 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. OKC shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and Por shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Chi 104, Min 97 at Min Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points including 9-15 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 22 points on 9-16 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 10 assists. Derrick Williams (Min) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 15 points including 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chi out-rebounded Min 52-32 including 20-6 offensive. Joakim Noah (Chi, plantar fasciitis right foot), Marco Belinelli (Chi, abdominal strain), and Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery) did not play. Bro 102, Pho 100 at Pho Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 20 points and 11 assists. Kris Humphries (Bro) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Wesley Johnson (Pho) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 31 points including 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro, quad contusion) did not play. Phi 117, Sac 103 at Sac Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Lavoy Allen (Phi) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Doreel Wright (Phi) had 22 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 19 points and 8 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 22 points including 9-12 FG. James Johnson (Sac, personal reasons) did not play. Schedule for Monday, March 25 (All times Central) Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Miami @ Orlando 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Denver @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, March 26 (All times Central) New York @ Boston 6:00 pm TNT Minnesota @ Detroit 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Dallas 8:30 pm TNT ---- 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