News from March 12. The LA Clippers elected not to sign Alex Stepheson for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Memphis signed Ray McCallum and Alex Stepheson to 10-day contracts. Minnesota signed Greg Smith to a 2nd 10-day contract. Phoenix elected not to sign Phil Pressey for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Mike Conley (Mem) is expected to be out 3 to 4 weeks with Achilles tendinitis in his left foot. Washington activated Drew Gooden and placed Alan Anderson on IL. Stats Leaders Points Stephen Curry (GS) 30.5 James Harden (Hou) 28.8 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.1 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.0 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.1 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 11.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Sac) 11.9 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.3 John Wall (Was) 9.9 Ind 112, Dal 105 at Dal Paul George (Ind) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. George Hill (Ind) had 16 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 10-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ty Lawson (Ind, sprained left foot) did not play. Cha 125, Hou 109 at Cha Marvin Williams (Cha) had 25 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 26 points on 11-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Det 125, Phi 111 at Phi Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 23 points and 6 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 10 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Carl Landry (Phi) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right Achilles), Robert Covinton (Phi, concussion), and Jerami Grant (Phi, concussion) did not play. Tor 112, Mia 104 OT at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 38 points including 12-15 FT, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 16 points including 4-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Luol Deng (Mia) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Mia) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Atl 95, Mem 83 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Tony Allen (Mem) had 15 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Lance Stephenson (Mem) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Andersen (Mem, left shoulder subluxation), Mike Conley (Mem, sore left foot), Zach Randolph (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Mil 103, NO 92 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 18 points including 6-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points on 8-22 FG and 11-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Luke Babbitt (NO) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Mil shot 49.4% (40-81) FG and NO shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left hip surgery), John Henson (Mil, fractured right ankle), John Henson (Mil, sore lower back), Alexis Ajinca (NO, fractured sternum), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), and Eric Gordon (NO, fractured finger) did not play. SA 93, OKC 85 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points and 8 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points on 5-16 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 11 points and 17 rebounds. Den 116, Was 100 at Den Gary Harris (Den) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Darrell Arthur (Den) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Den) had 17 points and 10 assists. Otto Porter (Was) had 23 points and 5 steals. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Den out-scored Was 41-17 in the 4th quarter. Den shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Was shot 41.9% (36-86) FG. GS 123, Pho 116 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 19 points including 8-10 FT and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 35 points including 7-16 3-pointers and 6 assists. Marreese Speights (GS) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Alex Len (Pho) had 26 points and 13 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 18 points and 11 assists. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 30 points including 7-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. GS out-scored Pho 37-21 in the 4th quarter. Andre Iguodala (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. Por 121, Orl 84 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points and 10 assists. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 17 points. Por shot 56% (47-84) FG and Orl shot 37.4% (34-91) FG. Brandon Jennings (Orl, sore left Achilles) and Elfrid Payton (Orl, sprained right elbow) did not play. ---- 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