News from March 25. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Harden averaged 26 points as Houston went 3-0. James averaged 30.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 10 assists as Miami went 4-0. Charlotte signed Jannero Pargo to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas signed Justin Dentmon to a 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed DaJuan Summers to a 2nd 10-day contract. Kevin Garnett (Bos) is expected to be out at least a week with a sprained right ankle. Denver activated Wilson Chandler and placed Ty Lawson (sore heel) on IL. GS 109, LAL 103 at GS David Lee (GS) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points including 9-24 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 19 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 36 points including 2-10 3-pointers and 12-16 FT and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (LAL) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Uta 107, Phi 91 at Uta Randy Foye (Uta) had 17 points. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dorell Wright (Phi) had 19 points and 3 steals. Uta shot 48.8% (41-84) FG and Phi shot 38.6% (32-83) FG. NO 110, Den 86 at NO Brian Roberts (NO) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 18 assists. Al-Farouq Aminu (NO) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 23 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10-10 FT. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. NO shot 48.2% (41-85) FG and Den shot 37.9% (25-66) FG. NO shot 14-15 FT and Den shot 31-39 FT. Grievis Vasquez (NO, sprained left ankle) and Eric Gordon (NO, sore ankle) did not play. Ind 100, Atl 94 at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gerald Green (Ind) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 12 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-12 FT and 4 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. George Hill (Ind, strained left groin), Lance Stephenson (Ind, strained right hip flexor), and Devin Harris (Atl, sore left foot) did not play. Mia 108, Orl 94 at Orl LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points including 6-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 27 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. It was Miami's 27th consecutive win. Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right hamstring), Nikola Vucevic (Orl, mild concussion), and Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended) did not play. Was 107, Mem 94 at Was John Wall (Was) had 47 points on 13-22 FG and 19-24 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Emeka Okafor (Was) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Chris Singleton (Was) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 23 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jerryd Bayless (Mem) had 14 points including 5-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Was shot 30-44 FT and Mem shot 20-22 FT. Trevor Ariza (Was, flu), Bradley Beal (Was, sprained left ankle), Nene (Was, sore right knee), Martell Webster (Was, abdominal strain), and Marc Gasol (Mem, abdominal tear) did not play. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, March 27 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Toronto 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Memphis @ New York 6:30 pm Miami @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Indiana @ Houston 7:00 pm Washington @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Denver @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Utah 8:00 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 pm Brooklyn @ Portland 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