News from March 17. Boston signed Coty Clarke to a 2nd 10-day contract. Brooklyn signed Henry Sims to a 10-day contract. Meyers Leonard (Por) is expected to be out at least 3 games with a dislocated left shoulder. Jeremy Evans (Dal) underwent arthroscopic surgery on a torn labrum in his right shoulder and is out for the rest of the season. Indiana activated Shayne Whittington and placed Ian Mahinmi on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed Jonas Valanciunas on IL. Washington activated Jarell Eddie and placed Bradley Beal (pelvic sprain) on IL. Uta 103, Pho 69 at Uta Joe Ingles (Uta) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 6 steals. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 17 points. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jon Leuer (Pho) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Uta shot 48.9% (43-88) FG and Pho shot 34.1% (28-82) FG. Gordon Hayward (Uta, plantar faciitis right foot) did not play. SA 118, Por 110 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 3 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 16 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points and 6 assists. Meyers Leonard (Por, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. Mil 96, Mem 86 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds. Tyler Ennis (Mil) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Matt Barnes (Mem) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lance Stephenson (Mem) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mil out-scored Mem 28-13 in the 4th quarter. Mil shot 49.3% (37-75) FG and Mem shot 37% (34-92) FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left hip surgery), Chris Andersen (Mem, left shoulder subluxation), Vince Carter (Mem, strained left calf), Zach Randolph (Mem, sore right knee), and Mike Conley (Mem, sore left foot) did not play. Chi 118, Bro 102 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 22 points and 7 assists. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 12 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Cameron Bairstow (Chi, back injury) did not play. Atl 116, Den 98 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points and 8 assists. D.J. Augustin (Den) had 17 points and 7 assists. Joffrey Lauvergne (Den) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Kent Bazemore (Atl, bone bruise right knee) and Kenneth Faried (Den, sore lower back) did not play. Cha 109, Mia 106 at Mia Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Luol Deng (Mia) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Spencer Hawes (Cha, lower back strain) did not play. Was 99, Phi 94 at Phi Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 13 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points including 4-17 FG, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, and 9 turnovers. Marcus Thornton (Was) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Ish Smith (Phi) had 20 points including 9-25 FG and 7 assists. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 16 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi, concussion) and Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right Achilles) did not play. Tor 101, Ind 94 at Ind DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points on 9-26 FG and 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 16 points on 5-6 FG and 6-11 FT and 25 rebounds including 9 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 28 points including 8-21 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Paul George (Ind) had 18 points including 7-24 FG and 1-9 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 18 points. Ty Lawson (Ind, sprained left foot) 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