News from March 13.

The NBA fined John Wall (Was) $15,000 for criticizing the refs after
Wednesday's Was-Cha game.

Atlanta announced that Al Horford will miss the rest of the season.
Horford has been out since Dec. 26 with a torn right pectoral muscle.

Atlanta signed Mike Muscala to a 2nd 10-day contract.

Maurice Williams (Por) is expected to be out 2 weeks with a strained right
hip.


OKC 131, LAL 102  at OKC
Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 11-11 FT and 3 blocks.
Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 9 assists,
and 3 steals.
Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7
blocks.
Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Kent Bazemore (LAL) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
OKC shot 50.6% (45-89) FG and LAL shot 39.4% (37-94) FG.
OKC out-rebounded LAL 60-37 including 13-12 offensive.
Jordan Hill (LAL, sore right knee) and Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee)
did not play.

Atl 102, Mil 97  at Atl
Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Jeff Teague (Atl) had 22 points including 7-10 FG, 8 assists, and 7
turnovers.
DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 15 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6
rebounds.
Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 22 points and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive.
Brandon Knight (Mil) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Louis Williams (Atl, personal reasons) did not play.

Chi 111, Hou 87  at Chi
Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 19 points including 5-6 3-pointers.
Dwight Howard (Hou) had 12 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, 4
blocks, and 7 turnovers.
Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 21 points.
Chi shot 50% (43-86) FG and Hou shot 35.4% (28-79) FG.
Chi shot 11-13 FT and Hou shot 26-34 FT.


Schedule for Friday, March 14  (All times Central)
  Minnesota @ Charlotte          6:00 pm
  Washington @ Orlando           6:00 pm
  Indiana @ Philadelphia         6:00 pm
  Memphis @ Toronto              6:00 pm
  Phoenix @ Boston               6:30 pm
  Denver @ Miami                 6:30 pm
  Portland @ New Orleans         7:00 pm
  LA Lakers @ San Antonio        7:30 pm  NBATV
  LA Clippers @ Utah             8:00 pm
  Cleveland @ Golden State       9:30 pm

Schedule for Saturday, March 15  (All times Central)
  Milwaukee @ New York          11:00 am
  Brooklyn @ Washington          6:00 pm
  Denver @ Atlanta               6:30 pm  NBATV
  Indiana @ Detroit              6:30 pm
  Memphis @ Philadelphia         6:30 pm
  Sacramento @ Chicago           7:00 pm


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