News from March 17. Boston activated Demetrius Jackson and placed Isaiah Thomas (bone bruise right knee) on IL. Chicago activated Anthony Morrow and placed Dwyane Wade on IL. Wade is out for the season with a fractured right elbow. Dallas activated Wesley Matthews and placed Jarrod Uthoff on IL. The LA Lakers activated Timofey Mozgov and placed Tarik Black on IL. New Orleans activated Cheick Diallo. Washington activated Sheldon McClellan and placed Markieff Morris on IL. Phi 116, Dal 74 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Richaun Holmes (Phi) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Justin Anderson (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 11 points. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 14 points. Phi shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Dal shot 34.5% (30-87) FG. Tiago Splitter (Phi, strained right calf) did not play. Was 112, Chi 107 at Was Jason Smith (Was) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 14 points including 4-13 FG and 20 assists. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 25 points including 12-16 FG and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 28 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Bos 98, Bro 95 at Bro Jae Crowder (Bos) had 24 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Trevor Booker (Bro, sore left leg) did not play. Tor 87, Det 75 at Det Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) had 12 points. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 14 points including 3-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 8 points and 22 rebounds including 6 offensive. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 6 assists. Tor out-scored Det 27-9 in the 4th quarter. NO 128, Hou 112 at NO Solomon Hill (NO) had 30 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 24 points and 15 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 6 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 41 points on 12-21 FG, 4-10 3-pointers, and 13-14 FT, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Montrezl Harrell (Hou) had 13 points including 5-5 FG and 6 rebounds. NO shot 41.6% (37-89) FG and Hou shot 53.3% (49-92) FG. Omer Asik (NO, ill) and DeMarcus Cousins (NO, sore ribs) did not play. Mia 123, Min 105 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points including 10-11 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 23 points including 9-13 FG. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 26 points. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 31 points including 11-17 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 20 points and 6 assists. Mia shot 58.8% (50-85) FG and Min shot 50% (41-82) FG. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, left foot injury) and Lance Stephenson (Min, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 109, Pho 103 at Pho Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 25 points. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 17 points and 4 blocks. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 26 points including 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 19 points and 8 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, ill) did not play. Mil 107, LAL 103 at LAL Khris Middleton (Mil) had 30 points including 11-18 FG. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 26 points including 1-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 12 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 21 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ivica Zubac (LAL) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Schedule for Saturday, March 18 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Oklahoma City 2:00 pm Portland @ Atlanta 5:00 pm Washington @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Clippers 7:30 pm ABC Utah @ Chicago 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Memphis 8:00 pm Houston @ Denver 8:30 pm Milwaukee @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 19 (All times Central) Dallas @ Brooklyn 11:00 am Boston @ Philadelphia 12:00 pm Phoenix @ Detroit 3:30 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Indiana @ Toronto 5:00 pm NBATV Portland @ Miami 5:00 pm Sacramento @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Lakers 8:30 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