News from March 11. Charlotte signed Jorge Guiterrez for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Memphis signed Briante Weber to a 10-day contract. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) is expected to undergo surgery on his right knee to repair a small cartilage tear and is out for the rest of season. Monty Williams (OKC assistant) is out for rest of season to continue attending to his family after the death of his wife. Boston activated Coty Clarke and placed James Young on IL. Washington activated Gary Neal and placed Drew Gooden on IL. LAC 101, NY 94 at LAC Jeff Green (LAC) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points, 19 rebounds, and 6 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 15 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 23 points on 6-17 FG and 10-11 FT. Robin Lopez (NY) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 19 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Luc Mbah a Moute (LAC, left eye lid laceration), Paul Pierce (LAC, sore right big toe), Arron Afflalo (NY, strained right abdominal muscle), and Lance Thomas (NY, mild sprained left MCL) did not play. GS 128, Por 112 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 17 points including 4-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 37 points including 13-22 FG and 8-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 13-23 FG and 7-14 3-pointers. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points including 5-19 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Orl 107, Sac 100 at Sac Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 20 points on 8-12 FG and 4-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Kosta Koufos (Sac) had 19 points including 8-10 FG. Orl shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Sac shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Ben McLemore (Sac, injured right ring finger) did not play. Uta 114, Was 93 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points including 9-10 FT. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 27 points including 11-17 FG. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 24 points and 9 assists. Markieff Morris (Was) had 16 points. Uta shot 56.7% (38-67) FG and Was shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. Min 99, OKC 96 at OKC Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points and 5 steals. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 25 points including 11-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 17 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 13 points including the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mem 121, NO 114 OT at Mem Matt Barnes (Mem) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Mem) had 33 points on 12-20 FG and 8-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 25 points and 13 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 34 points including 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 24 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Mem out-scored NO 22-15 in overtime. Chris Andersen (Mem, left shoulder subluxation), Mike Conley (Mem, sore left foot), Zach Randolph (Mem, sore right knee), Alexis Ajinca (NO, fractured sternum), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), and Eric Gordon (NO, fractured right ring finger) did not play. Mia 118, Chi 96 at Chi Luol Deng (Mia) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 9 assists. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 22 points on 9-12 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 13 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Mia out-scored Chi 64-38 in the 2nd half. Jimmy Butler (Chi, left knee strain) and Derrick Rose (Chi, left abductor strain) did not play. Hou 102, Bos 98 at Bos James Harden (Hou) had 32 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 13-15 FT and 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Hou) had 18 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 24 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Phi 95, Bro 89 at Phi Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Carl Landry (Phi) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Ish Smith (Phi) had 10 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Cha 118, Det 103 at Cha Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Cha) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Det) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 24 points. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 20 points and 10 assists. ---- 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