News from March 26.

Atlanta signed Shelvin Mack for the rest of the season after he completed
his 2nd 10-day contract.


Dal 109, LAC 102 OT  at Dal
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points on 12-21 FG and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds.
Vince Carter (Dal) had 14 points including 3-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Darren Collison (Dal) had 13 points.
Chris Paul (LAC) had 33 points including 12-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists,
and 7 turnovers.
Blake Griffin (LAC) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds.

NY 100, Bos 85  at Bos
Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 29 points including 10-30 FG, 8 rebounds
including 6 offensive, and 3 steals.
J.R. Smith (NY) had 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Kenyon Martin (NY) had 9 points and 5 rebounds.
Jeff Green (Bos) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Tyson Chandler (NY, bulging disc), Kevin Garnett (Bos, inflamed left
ankle), and Courtney Lee (Bos, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Min 105, Det 82  at Det
Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds.
Ricky Rubio (Min) had 14 points and 9 assists.
J.J. Barea (Min) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers.
Jose Calderon (Det) had 14 points.
Greg Monroe (Det) had 11 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4
steals.
Min out-scored Det 38-16 in the 3rd quarter.
Min shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and Det shot 40.5% (32-79) FG.
Will Bynum (Det, strained right hand) did not play.


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

Schedule for Thursday, March 28  (All times Central)
  LA Lakers @ Milwaukee          7:00 pm
  Indiana @ Dallas               7:30 pm
  Sacramento @ Phoenix           9:00 pm


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