News from March 24. Denver signed Alex Toupane for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Anthony Davis (NO) underwent surgery on his left knee and is out 3 to 4 months. Meyers Leonard (Por) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left shoulder and is out for the rest of the season. Brooklyn activated Sergey Karasev and placed Willie Reed on IL. LAC 96, Por 94 at LAC Chris Paul (LAC) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 11 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 25 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points including 4-16 FG and 8 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. OKC 113, Uta 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 17 points and 3 steals. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 14 points. Trey Burke (Uta) had 17 points. NY 106, Chi 94 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jose Calderon (NY) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 30 points including 13-23 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Chi, right knee swelling) and E'Twaun Moore (Chi, left hamstring) did not play. Bro 104, Cle 95 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shane Larkin (Bro) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 7 assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 13-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Bro shot 14-19 FT and Cle shot 7-9 FT. Ind 92, NO 84 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 15 points. Myles Turner (Ind) had 24 points including 11-17 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 19 points. Alexis Ajinca (NO) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tim Frazier (NO) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (NO, left groin), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), Anthony Davis (NO, left knee), Jrue Holiday (NO, left toe), and Eric Gordon (NO, fractured right ring finger) did not play. All 5 home teams won. ---- 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