News from March 20. Anthony Davis (NO) is scheduled to undergo procedures to repair a knee injury and a torn labrum in his left shoulder and is out for the rest of the season. Dallas activated JaVale McGee and placed Chandler Parsons (sore right hamstring) on IL. New York activated Cleanthony Early and placed Lance Thomas on IL. Toronto activated James Johnson and placed Patrick Patterson on IL. Dal 132, Por 120 OT at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 40 points including 16-26 FG and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 16 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Salah Mejri (Dal) had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 22 points and 8 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 26 points including 8-26 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 14 points and 19 rebounds including 10 offensive. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 24 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dal out-scored Por 19-7 in overtime. Dal shot 55.1% (49-89) FG and Por shot 40.4% (42-104) FG. Meyers Leonard (Por, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. Tor 105, Orl 100 at Tor Luis Scola (Tor) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. DeMar DeRoran (Tor) had 25 points including 13-16 FT and 5 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points on 5-15 FG and 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 21 points. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Tor shot 29-45 FT and Orl shot 12-18 FT. Bos 120, Phi 105 at Phi Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 26 points including 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 17 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Evan Turner (Bos) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Carl Landry (Phi) had 26 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Robert Covington (Phi, concussion) and Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right Achilles) did not play. NO 109 LAC 105 at NO Dante Cunningham (NO) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Omer Asik (NO) had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 22 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 24 points including 9-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 24 points on 5-14 FG and 11-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Norris Cole (NO, lower back), Anthony Davis (NO, knee), Ryan Anderson (NO, groin), and Eric Gordon (NO, fractured right ring finger) did not play. Uta 94, Mil 85 at Mil Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 13 points, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 12 points and 7 assists. Uta shot 41% (34-83) FG and Mil shot 52.3% (34-65) FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left hip surgery) did not play. Sac 88, NY 80 at NY DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points and 20 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 17 points. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NY) had 23 points and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kirstaps Porzingis (NY) had 13 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac, ill), Ben McLemore (Sac, right ring finger), Carmelo Anthony (NY, migraine), and Kevin Seraphin (NY, sore 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