News from March 3. The NBA named Kevin McHale (Hou) and Eric Spoelstra (Mia) as Coaches of the Month for February. Houston went 8-2 and Miami went 9-1. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) had John Wall (Was) as Players of the Week. Harden averaged 27 points and 7.7 assists as Houston went 2-1. Wall averaged 25 points and 10.7 assists as Washington went 3-0. The LA Lakers activated Xavier Henry and placed Steve Nash (nerve root irritation) on IL. Miami activated DeAndre Liggins and placed Dwyane Wade (sore knees) on IL. Minnesota activated Nikola Pekovic and placed Ronny Turiaf (bone bruise right knee) on IL. Mia 124, Cha 107 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 61 points on 22-33 FG, 8-10 3-pointers, and 9-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Toney Douglas (Mia) had 10 points on 4-5 FG. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 38 points including 18-24 FG and 19 rebounds. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha, strained right calf) did not play. Sac 96, NO 89 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 23 points including 13-16 FT, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 22 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 14 points. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 27 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brian Roberts (NO) had 15 points. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. LAL 107, Por 106 at Por Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 21 points. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and the game winning dunk with 6.9 seconds left and 7 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 17 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Por) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 16 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 blocks. Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. Min 132, Den 128 at Den Kevin Love (Min) had 33 points including 11-13 FT and 19 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 22 points on 3-11 FG and 16-17 FT. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 25 points including 2-11 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Randy Foye (Den) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Ty Lawson (Den) had 31 points including 11-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Min shot 52-64 FT and Den shot 16-25 FT. Mil 114, Uta 88 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 31 points including 13-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 14 points including 3-4 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 14 points. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 27 points including 11-12 FT and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mil shot 56.8% (42-74) FG and Uta shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. Det 96, NY 85 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 17 points, 26 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Josh Smith (Det) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 16 points and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 8 points including 3-9 FG and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bro 96, Chi 80 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 20 points and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 16 points. Kevin Garnett (Bro, back spasms) did not play. Mem 110, Was 104 at Was Tayshaun Prince (Mem) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points and 7 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points. John Wall (Was) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Martell Webster (Was, sore back) and Kevin Seraphin (Was, sore right knee) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 4 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Golden State @ Indiana 6:00 pm Miami @ Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, March 5 (All times Central) Indiana @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Houston @ Orlando 6:00 pm Utah @ Washington 6:00 pm Golden State @ Boston 6:30 pm Memphis @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Chicago @ Detroit 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm New York @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas @ Denver 7:00 pm ESPN Atlanta @ Portland 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