News from March 2. Atlanta signed Kris Humphries. Houston released Ty Lawson. The LA Clippers signed Alex Stephenson to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Memphis released James Ennis. Minnesota released Kevin Martin. Minnesota signed Greg Smith to a 10-day contract. The LA Clippers activated Austin Rivers. The LA Lakers activated Kobe Bryant and placed Louis Williams on IL. Milwaukee activated Damien Inglis and placed Steve Novak on IL. Washington activated Nene and placed Jarell Eddie on IL. LAC 103, OKC 98 at LAC DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 11 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points and 13 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 3-12 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. LAC out-scored OKC 35-13 in the 4th quarter. Den 117, LAL 107 at Den Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 22 points and 7 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Den) had 26 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Julius Randle (LAL) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 24 points and 6 assists. SA 97, Det 81 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 27 points including 13-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 16 points. Tobias Harris (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. SA shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Det shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. SA shot 8-9 FT and Det shot 13-23 FT. Was 104, Min 98 at Min Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Alan Anderson (Was) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 14 points including 6-18 FG, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zach LaVine (Min) had 21 points. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Was shot 9-13 FT and Min shot 29-34 FT. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, strained right foot) did not play. Ind 104, Mil 99 at Mil Paul George (Ind) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, and 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jordan Hill (Ind) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 15 points including 5-7 FG. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind, sprained left calf), Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left knee patellar), and John Henson (Mil, sore lower back) did not play. Mem 104, Sac 98 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mem) had 15 points and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 18 points, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 6 points on 3-10 FG, 8 rebounds, 17 assists, and 5 turnovers. Seth Curry (Sac, sprained right foot) and Rudy Gay (Sac, strained right shoulder) did not play. Hou 100, NO 95 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 39 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 16-18 FT, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 16 points on 5-6 FG and 6-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Norris Cole (NO) had 21 points and 8 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 14 points including 5-20 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hou shot 25-38 FT and NO shot 9-13 FT. Bryce Dejean-Jones (NO, fractured right wrist) did not play. Tor 104, Uta 94 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 31 points on 11-15 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 32 points including 13-20 FG, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 26 points and 6 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Bos 116, Por 93 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 30 points. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points. Cha 119, Phi 99 at Phi Kemba Walker (Cha) had 30 points including 8-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 15 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 17 points. Jahlil Okafor (Phi, right shin contusion) did not play. Orl 102, Chi 89 at Orl Mario Hezonja (Orl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 13 points on 2-6 FG and 8-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 16 points and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Orl shot 17-22 FT and Chi shot 7-11 FT. Jimmy Butler (Chi, left knee strain) and Taj Gibson (Chi, right hamstring) 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