News from March 21. Cleveland signed Seth Curry to a 10-day contract and released Shane Edwards (who was on a 10-day contract). Charlotte signed D.J. White to a 10-day contract. The LA Lakers activated Steve Nash and placed Jordan Farmar (strained right groin) on IL. Miami activated LeBron James and placed Justin Hamilton on IL. Toronto activated Jonas Valanciunas and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Dal 122, Den 106 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 26 points including 11-14 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 17 points, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Ind 91, Chi 79 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 10 points including 3-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points including 3-10 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Luis Scola (Ind) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points including 5-15 FG, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 steals. NY 93, Phi 92 at Phi Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 21 points on 5-16 FG and 9-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists. OKC 119, Tor 118 2OT at Tor Kevin Durant (OKC) had 51 points on 15-31 FG, 7-12 3-pointers, and 14-19 FT and the game winning 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers in 52 minutes. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 25 points including 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 25 points including 12-19 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks in 50 minutes. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 33 points including 15-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 21 points on 9-11 FG and 5 rebounds. NO 111, Atl 105 at Atl Anthony Davis (NO) had 34 points on 11-19 FG and 12-15 FT and 11 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 21 points, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Brian Roberts (NO) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points including 9-15 FG. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 26 points including 8-11 FT and 8 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl, back spasms) did not play. Bro 114, Bos 98 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 18 points including 6-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 14 points. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 28 points on 12-19 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 12 assists. Bro shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Bos shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. Mia 91, Mem 86 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points. Ray Allen (Mia) had 18 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points including 12-20 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Pho 98, Det 92 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 20 points including 6-10 FT and 5 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. SA 99, Sac 79 at Sac Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 17 points and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 18 points. Demarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Was 117, LAL 107 at LAL John Wall (Was) had 28 points, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 21 points and 4 steals. Nick Young (LAL) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Wesley Johnson (LAL, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 22 (All times Central) Portland @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Houston @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Chicago 7:00 pm Indiana @ Memphis 7:00 pm Miami @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Orlando @ Utah 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Detroit @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 23 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Toronto 12:00 pm Phoenix @ Minnesota 2:30 pm Washington @ Denver 4:00 pm Milwaukee @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Brooklyn @ Dallas 6:30 pm Cleveland @ New York 6:30 pm Orlando @ LA Lakers 8:30 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