News from March 18. New York named Phil Jackson as president. He signed a 5 year contract. Sacramento signed Royce White to a 2nd 10-day contract. Washington signed Drew Gooden for the rest of the season. Jordan Farmar (LAL) is expected to be out 2 weeks with a strained groin. Cleveland activated Sergey Karasev and placed Kyrie Irving (strained left biceps) on IL. Golden State activated Ognjen Kuzmic and placed Andrew Bogut (ankle inflammation) and Andre Iguodala (knee injury) on IL. Miami activated James Jones and placed Dwyane Wade (rest) on IL. Mia 100, Cle 96 at Cle LeBron James (Mia) had 43 points on 14-19 FG, 6-8 3-pointers, 9-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mia) had 14 points. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 17 points including 6-19 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jarrett Jack (Cle) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Luol Deng (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. Atl 118, Tor 113 OT at Atl Jeff Teague (Atl) had 34 points on 11-18 FG and 11-11 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 16 points including 5-14 FG. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 29 points including 13-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Por 120, Mil 115 OT at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 26 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points including 7-21 FG and 1-11 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Por) had 23 points. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sac 117, Was OT at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points including 6-11 FT and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 24 points including 10-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points including 7-23 FG and 6 assists. GS 103, Orl 89 at GS David Lee (GS) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 5 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, March 19 (All times Central) Chicago @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami @ Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Utah @ Memphis 7:00 pm Toronto @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Indiana @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Minnesota @ Dallas 7:30 pm Detroit @ Denver 8:00 pm Orlando @ Phoenix 9:00 pm San Antonio @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, March 20 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Houston 7:00 pm Washington @ Portland 9:00 pm Milwaukee @ 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