News from March 9. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and Maurice Williams (Cha) as Players of the Week for the week ending March 8. Westbrook averaged 40.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, and 3 steals as Oklahoma City went 2-1. Williams averaged 19.5 points and 10.8 as Charlotte went 4-0. The NBA fined Dahntay Jones (LAC) $10,000 for bumping into Draymond Green (GS) during a postgame interview. Atlanta activated Kyle Korver and placed Jarell Eddie on IL. Miami placed Zoran Dragic on IL. Was 95, Cha 69 at Cha Marcin Gortat (Was) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 15 points on 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cha) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 1-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Was out-scored Cha 39-23 in the 2nd half. Was shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and Cha shot 32.5% (25-77) FG. Was shot 5-5 FT and Cha shot 15-20 FT. Atl 130, Sac 105 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 20 points on 7-9 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 23 points on 10-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 12 points including 3-9 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Atl shot 60.2% (53-88) FG and Sac shot 48.1% (39-81) FG. Atl shot 4-7 FT and Sac shot 19-20 FT. Bos 100, Mia 90 at Mia Brandon Bass (Bos) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 25 points. Gigi Datome (Bos) had 13 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 34 points including 13-23 FG. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 14 points. Bos shot 16-17 FT and Mia shot 28-34 FT. Mem 101, Chi 91 at Chi Jeff Green (Mem) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points including 10-16 FG. Tony Snell (Chi) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. NO 114, Mil 103 at Mil Anthony Davis (NO) had 43 points on 17-23 FG and 9-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Eric Gordon (NO) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 13 points and 6 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 29 points including 11-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 7 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL) did not play. Den 106, NY 78 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 17 points. Alexey Shved (NY) had 19 points. Cleanthony Early (NY) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jusuf Nurkic (Den, sprained right ankle), Quincy Acy (NY, sore left knee), and Tim Hardaway (NY, lower back spasms) did not play. GS 98, Pho 80 at Pho Stephen Curry (GS) had 36 points including 14-24 FG and 7-13 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points including 3-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 19 points and 6 turnovers. Alex Len (Pho) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. LAC 89, Min 76 at LAC DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points on 10-11 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 2 points on 1-6 FG and 15 assists. Adreian Payne (Min) had 16 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Schedule for Tuesday, March 10 (All times Central) Orlando @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Toronto @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New York @ Utah 8:00 pm Detroit @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, March 11 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Chicago @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Memphis @ Boston 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Miami 6:30 pm Orlando @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Atlanta @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Detroit @ Golden State 9:30 pm Houston @ 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