News from March 16. Philadelphia released Eric Maynor. Oklahoma City signed Mustafa Shakur to a 10-day contract. Dallas activated Jae Crowder and placed Gal Mekel on IL. Portland activated Allen Crabbe and placed LaMarcus Aldridge (lower back contusion) on IL. Utah activated John Lucas and Marvin Williams and placed Andris Biedrins and Malcolm Thomas on IL. Dal 109, OKC 86 at OKC Shawn Marion (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10-11 FT. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dal shot 53.3% (40-75) FG and OKC shot 36.7% (29-79) FG. Russell Westbrook (OKC, rest) did not play. LAC 102, Cle 80 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 16 points and 15 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Luol Deng (Cle) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 5 assists. Darren Collison (LAC, stomach virus), Jamal Crawford (LAC, strained left calf), and Anthony Bennett (Cle, strained left patellar tendon) did not play. GS 113, Por 112 at Por David Lee (GS) had 16 points. Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 37 points including 6-12 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 26 points on 8-22 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 7 assists. GS out-scored Por 36-27 in the 4th quarter. SA 122, Uta 104 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points including 8-11 FG. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 28 points including 12-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. SA shot 62.8% (49-78) FG and Uta shot 46.2% (42-91) FG. Min 104, Sac 102 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 26 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Min) had 31 points including 14-14 FT. Gorgui Deng (Min) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 27 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derrick Williams (Sac) had 26 points including 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Min shot 30-38 FT and Sac shot 14-19 FT. Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore right ankle) and DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, tendinitis right knee) did not play. NO 121, Bos 120 OT at NO Tyreke Evans (NO) had 26 points and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 40 points on 14-22 FG and 12-12 FT, 21 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Jeff Green (Bos) had 39 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 11-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 16 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Mia 113, Hou 104 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Mia) had 25 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 21 points including 9-12 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 11-12 FT. Pho 121, Tor 113 at Tor Goran Dragic (Pho) had 19 points. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Gerald Green (Pho) had 28 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 20 points including 9-12 FG. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Cha 101, Mil 92 at Mil Al Jefferson (Cha) had 20 points on 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points and 8 assist. Gary Neal (Cha) had 18 points including 5-6 FG. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 18 points and 6 assists. Cha shot 57.4% (39-68) FG and Mil shot 41.6% (37-89) FG. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, March 18 (All times Central) Miami @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto @ Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Milwaukee @ Portland 9:00 pm Washington @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Orlando @ Golden State 9:30 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