News from March 12. Boston activated James Young and placed Jordan Mickey on IL. Chicago activated Isaiah Canaan and placed Nikola Mirotic on IL. The LA Lakers activated Metta World Peace and placed Timofey Mozgov on IL. Stats Leaders Points Russell Westbrook (OKC) 31.9 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 29.2 James Harden (Hou) 29.1 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 14.2 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.9 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.6 Assists James Harden (Hou) 11.2 John Wall (Was) 10.8 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.1 Bos 100, Chi 80 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points on 9-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Bos) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 13 points including 5-6 FG. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Bos out-scored Chi 22-9 in the 1st quarter and 46-26 in the 1st half. Bos shot 4-4 FT and Chi shot 7-9 FT. Bro 120, NY 112 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 25 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Trevor Booker (Bro) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Ind 102, Mia 98 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 28 points and 10 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 13 points. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 26 points and 21 rebounds including 10 offensive. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 19 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Ind shot 27-32 FT and Mia shot 11-16 FT. Goran Dragic (Mia, right orbital contusion) did not play. Por 110, Pho 101 at Pho Damian Lillard (Por) had 39 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Devin Booker (Pho) had 28 points and 5 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 19 points including 7-21 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ed Davis (Por, left shoulder), Tyson Chandler (Pho, personal reasons), and Alex Len (Pho, right hip contusion) did not play. Hou 117, Cle 112 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 38 points including 4-14 3-pointers and 8-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 12-20 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Hou shot 19-28 FT and Cle shot 11-13 FT. Phi 118, LAL 116 at LAL Dario Saric (Phi) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 23 points. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Phi) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Julius Randle (LAL) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 30 points on 10-16 FG and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Robert Covington (Phi, sore right knee) and Tiago Splitter (Phi, strained right calf) did not play. Schedule for Monday, March 13 (All times Central) Chicago @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Dallas @ Toronto 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Memphis 7:00 pm Atlanta @ San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Washington @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Utah 8:00 pm Orlando @ Sacramento 9:30 pm LA Lakers @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, March 14 (All times Central) Detroit @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Indiana @ New York 6:30 pm Portland @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Golden State 9:30 pm ---- 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