News from March 2. The NBA named Damian Lillard (Por) and Isaiah Thomas (Bos) as Players of the Week for the week ending March 1. Lillard averaged 26 points and 5.7 assists as Portland went 3-0. Thomas averaged 22 points and 6.5 assists as Boston went 3-1. The NBA named Scott Brooks (OKC) and Frank Vogel (Ind) as Coaches of the Month for February. Oklahoma City went 9-3 and Indiana went 7-2 in February. The NBA suspended James Harden (Hou) for 1 game for kicking LeBron James (Cle) during Sunday's Hou-Cle game. Memphis signed JaMychael Green for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia released JaVale McGee. Jimmy Butler (Chi) is expected to be out 3 to 6 weeks with a sprained left elbow. Miami activated Chris Andersen. Minnesota placed Robbie Hummel (broken right hand) on IL. Dal 102, NO 93 at Dal Monta Ellis (Dal) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Dal) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Dal) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 18 points including 4-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Norris Cole (NO) had 19 points. Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL) and Anthony Davis (NO, sprained right shoulder) did not play. LAC 110, Min 105 at Min Chris Paul (LAC) had 26 points on 12-20 FG, 14 assists, and 3 steals. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 12 points and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 18 points on 5-16 FG and 8-10 FT. Gary Neal (Min) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC, strained right hamstring) and Kevin Martin (Min, ill) did not play. Mia 115, Pho 98 at Mia Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 26 points including 10-13 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 4 steals. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 20 points including 7-11 FT. Mia shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and Pho shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Bro 110, GS 108 at Bro Alan Anderson (Bro) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 26 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 7 assist. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Leandro Barbosa (GS, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Tor 114, Phi 103 at Phi DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 35 points including 10-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 21 points and 5 assists. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 15 points. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 17 points including 7-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Ish Smith (Phi) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Robert Covington (Phi, right elbow contusion) and Jason Richardson (Phi, left wrist contusion) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 3 (All times Central) Sacramento @ New York 6:00 pm [rescheduled from 1/26] LA Lakers @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Houston @ Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Washington @ Chicago 7:00 pm Utah @ Memphis 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Denver 8:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, March 4 (All times Central) New York @ Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Orlando 6:00 pm Utah @ Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Toronto 6:30 pm Memphis @ Houston 7:00 pm Denver @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Detroit @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Milwaukee @ Golden State 9:30 pm Portland @ LA Clippers 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