News from March 29. The NBA fined Omer Asik (Hou) $5,000 for his 2nd flopping ruling for his flop during the March 24 SA-Hou game. Chicago signed Malcolm Thomas to a 2nd 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed Maalik Wayns for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Brooklyn activated Tyshawn Taylor and Tornike Shenglia and placed Joe Johnson (right quad contusion) on IL. Denver activated Quincy Miller and placed Ty Lawson (plantar fascia tear right foot) on IL. Detroit activated Andre Drummond and placed Will Bynum on IL. The LA Clippers activated Maalik Wayns and placed Chauncey Billups (strained groin) on IL. Miami activated Juwan Howard and placed Mario Chalmers (sprained right ankle) on IL. Portland activated Sasha Pavlovic and placed LaMarcus Aldridge (sprained right ankle) on IL. Utah activated Kevin Murphy and placed Enes Kanter (dislocated left shoulder) on IL. Washington activated A.J Price and placed Bradley Beal (sore left ankle) on IL. Uta 105, Por 95 at Por Paul Millsap (Uta) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points including 10-14 FT and 7 assists. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Uta out-scored Por 63-43 in the 2nd half. Den 109, Bro 87 at Den Andre Iguodala (Den) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 16 points. Evan Fourner (Den) had 19 points. Reggie Evans (Bro) had 15 points and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Deron Williams (Bro) had 19 points. Den shot 56.8% (42-74) FG and Bro shot 40.5% (32-78) FG. SA 104, LAC 102 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 34 points on 12-19 FG and 10-10 FT and the game winning 3-point play with 2.2 seconds left and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 8 assists. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 14 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Min 101, OKC 93 at Min Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 17 points including 4-11 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 12 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 13-19 FG and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points and 9 assists. Mia 108, NO 89 at NO LeBron James (Mia) had 36 points including 13-20 FG and 7-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mike Miller (Mia) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Norris Cole (Mia) had 12 points including 5-6 FG. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 20 points. Eric Gordon (NO) had 17 points on 3-11 FG and 10-10 FT and 5 turnovers. Mia shot 60.9% (42-69) FG and NO shot 45.9% (34-74) FG. Greivis Vasquez (NO, sore left ankle) did not play. Mem 103, Hou 94 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 10 assists. Chandler Parson (Hou) had 16 points. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 16 points on 7-11 FG. Phi 97, Cle 87 at Cle Evan Turner (Phi) had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Tyler Zeller (Cle) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle, sore left knee) did not play. Tor 99, Det 82 at Det Rudy Gay (Tor) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Det) had 11 points including 3-11 FG, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Tor shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Det shot 40.8% (31-76) FG. Tor shot 7-9 FT and Det shot 15-23 FT. NY 111, Cha 102 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 32 points including 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3 steals. J.R. Smith (NY) had 37 points on 12-18 FG and 11-12 FT. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 35 points including 15-17 FT and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 16 points including 6-19 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NY, bulging disc) and Byron Mullens (Cha, sore right ankle) did not play. Bos 118, Atl 107 at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 27 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jason Terry (Bos) had 24 points including 7-10 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points including 7-23 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Scott (Atl) had 19 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos, left ankle inflammation) and Al Horford (Atl, stomach illness) did not play. Orl 97, Was 92 at Orl Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. E'Twaun Morre (Orl) had 15 points and 5 assists. John Wall (Was) had 35 points including 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Martell Webster (Was) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right hamstring), Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended), Nikola Vucevic (Orl, mild concussion), and Nene (Was, sore right knee) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 30 (All times Central) Chicago @ Dallas 1:00 pm Orlando @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Houston 7:00 pm Memphis @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Brooklyn @ Utah 8:00 pm Indiana @ Phoenix 9:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Portland @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 31 (All times Central) Toronto @ Washington 5:00 pm Cleveland @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Detroit @ Chicago 6:00 pm Miami @ San Antonio 6:00 pm NBATV Boston @ New York 6:30 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