News from March 16. Detroit elected not to sign Justin Harper for the rest of the season after he finished in 2nd 10-day contract. Orlando elected not to sign Orlando Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract after he finished his 1st 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed Jeff Ayres for the rest of the season. Ayres had previously been signed to 2 10-day contracts with the Clippers. Memphis signed Xavier Munford to a 10-day contract. Milwaukee signed Jared Cunningham to a 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Tim Frazier to a 10-day contract. New York signed Tony Wroten for the rest of the season. Boston activated Kelly Olynyk and placed Jonas Jerebko on IL. Golden State placed Kevon Looney on IL. New York activated Louis Amundson and placed Tony Wroten on IL. Oklahoma City activated Dion Waiters and placed Mitch McGary on IL. Washington activated Drew Gooden and placed Alan Anderson IL. Cle 99, Dal 98 at Cle Kevin Love (Cle) had 23 points and 18 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 33 points and 5 rebounds. Channing Frye (Cle) had 14 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 3 blocks. David Lee (Dal) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. LeBron James (Cle, rest) did not play. OKC 130, Bos 109 at Bos Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Amir Johnson (Bos) had 11 points including 5-7 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Cha 107, Orl 99 at Cha Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 13 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Orl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Cha, lower back strain), Ersan Ilyasova (Orl, sprained left knee), and Elfrid Payton (Orl, sprained right elbow) did not play. Was 117, Chi 96 at Was John Wall (Was) had 29 points including 11-19 FG, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Garrett Temple (Was) had 15 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points on 4-12 FG and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 20 points. Cameron Bairstow (Chi, back injury) did not play. Atl 118, Det 114 at Det Al Horford (Atl) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 22 points including 12-13 FT and 9 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points and 7 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 24 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points including 8-17 FT and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Min 114, Mem 108 at Mem Zach LaVine (Min) had 28 points on 11-19 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Mem) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Min shot 56.3% (40-71) FG and Mem shot 44% (44-100) FG. Chris Anderson (Mem, left shoulder subluxation), Vince Carter (Mem, strained left calf), Mike Conley (Mem, sore left foot), and Zach Randolph (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. LAC 122, Hou 106 at Hou DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 23 points on 8-8 FG and 7-13 FT and 16 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points and 16 assists. Michael Beasley (Hou) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. NO 123, Sac 108 at Sac Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points and 14 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 17 points. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 29 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Darren Collison (Sac) had 23 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Alexis Ajinca (NO, fractured sternum), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), Eric Gordon (NO, fractured right ring finger), Marco Belinelli (Sac, sore right ankle), and Rajon Rondo (Sac, sprained right thumb) did not play. GS 121, NY 85 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 12-20 FG and 8-13 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 6 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Langston Galloway (NY) had 14 points. GS shot 50.5% (46-91) FG and NY shot 39.6% (36-91) FG. ---- 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