News from March 15. Brooklyn signed Jason Collins for the rest of the season. Brooklyn activated Andrei Kirilenko and placed Kevin Garnett (back) on IL. Indiana activated Andrew Bynum and placed C.J. Watson on IL. Philadelphia activated Brandon Davies and placed Arnett Moultrie on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 31.8 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 28.0 LeBron James (Mia) 26.8 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.9 Kevin Love (Min) 13.0 Andre Drummond (Det) 12.8 Assists John Wall (Was) 8.7 Stephen Curry (GS) 8.6 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.5 NY 115, Mil 94 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 20 points. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 14 points. Nate Wolters (Mil) had 15 points including 5-7 FG. NY 55.3% (42-76) FG and Mil shot 43.2% (35-81) FG. Was 101, Bro 94 at Was John Wall (Was) had 33 points on 10-15 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 15 points and 5 assists. Drew Gooden (Was) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Bro) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Was out-scored Bro 29-15 in the 4th quarter. Atl 97, Den 92 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 24 points on 6-17 FG and 11-16 FT, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 18 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 7-13 FT and 7 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Ind 112, Det 104 OT at Det Paul George (Ind) had 30 points including 2-10 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. David West (Ind) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Evan Turner (Ind) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Det) had 23 points and 4 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 5 assists. Ind out-scored Det 12-4 in overtime. Mem 103, Phi 77 at Phi Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 11 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Mem shot 54.3% (38-70) FG and Phi shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. Chi 94, Sac 87 at Chi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 19 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 26 points including 10-13 FT and 5 assists. Schedule for Sunday, March 16 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Milwaukee 12:00 pm Phoenix @ Toronto 12:00 pm Houston @ Miami 2:30 pm ABC Boston @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Dallas @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Utah @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Golden State @ Portland 8:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Clippers 8:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, March 17 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Utah @ Houston 7:00 pm Boston @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Clippers @ Denver 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