News from March 29. With Philadelphia's win over Detroit, they ended their 26 game losing streak, which tied the NBA record for longest losing streak. Dal 103, Sac 100 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 17 points and 6 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Dal) had 15 points including 7-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 30 points on 11-19 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Reggie Evans (Sac) had 6 points and 18 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac, right thigh contusion) did not play. SA 96, NO 80 at SA Marco Belinelli (SA) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Austin Rivers (NO) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Brian Roberts (NO) had 18 points and 5 assists. Danny Green (SA, right foot inflammation), Anthony Davis (NO, left ankle injury), Eric Gordon (NO, left knee tendinitis), and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Mia 88, Mil 67 at Mil LeBron James (Mia) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Toney Douglas (Mia) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 15 points including 5-15 FG. John Henson (Mil) had 12 points and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Mario Chalmers (Mia, bruised right quad), Dwyane Wade (Mia, strained left hamstring), Ersana Ilyasova (Mil, sore right ankle), O.J. Mayo (Mil, sprained right ankle), and Natge Wolters (Mil, fractured left hand) did not play. Was 101, Atl 97 at Was John Wall (Was) had 25 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Drew Gooden (Was) had 16 points including 5-5 FG and 8 rebounds. Pero Antic (Atl) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points. DeMarre Carroll (Atl, stomach virus) and Kyle Korver (Atl, back spasms) did not play. LAC 118 Hou 107 at Hou DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 30 points including 10-16 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 22 points. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 28 points including 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 32 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Danny Granger (LAC, strained left hamstring), Patrick Beverley (Hou, sprained right knee), and Dwight Howard (Hou, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi 123, Det 98 at Phi Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 21 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. Henry Sims (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points on 3-11 FG and 11-11 FT. Phi shot 52.2% (48-92) FG and Det shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. Byron Mullens (Phi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, March 30 (All times Central) Utah @ Oklahoma City 2:00 pm Indiana @ Cleveland 2:00 pm Minnesota @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Toronto @ Orlando 5:00 pm Chicago @ Boston 6:00 pm New York @ Golden State 8:00 pm Memphis @ Portland 8:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, March 31 (All times Central) Washington @ Charlotte 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Philadelphia @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Detroit 6:30 pm Toronto @ Miami 6:30 pm Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Sacramento @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Denver 8:00 pm New York @ Utah 8:00 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