News from March 19. The NBA fined Greg Monroe (Mil) $35,000, Nick Young (LAL) $25,000, and D'Angelo Russell (LAL) $15,000 for their roles in an altercation during Friday's Mil-LAL game. Charlotte signed Briante Weber for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas signed Manny Harris and Jarrod Uthoff to 2nd 10-day contracts. New Orleans signed Quinn Cook to a 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Jarell Eddie to a 10-day contract. Minnesota elected not to sign Lance Stephenson to a 2nd 10-day contract after he finish his 1st 10-day contract. Indiana activated Lavoy Allen and placed Joe Young on IL. The LA Lakers activated Tarik Black and placed Timofey Mozgov on IL. Phoenix placed Devin Booker (sore ankle) on IL. San Antonio activated Joel Anthony and placed Manu Ginobili (rest) on IL. Dal 111, Bro 104 at Bro Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 20 points and 7 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 27 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 18 points and 7 assists. Dal shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Bro shot 43.1% (31-72) FG. Phi 105, Bos 99 at Bos Robert Covington (Phi) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Phi) had 13 points including 4-12 FG. Al Horford (Bos) had 27 points including 11-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 15 points including 3-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Phi shot 11-15 FT and Bos shot 25-29 FT. Tiago Splitter (Phi, strained right calf) did not play. Det 112, Pho 95 at Det Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-11 FT and 18 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 17 points including 7-24 FG, 11 assists, and 3 steals. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, ill) and Ronnie Price (Pho, lower left leg contusion) did not play. NO 123, Min 109 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points including 11-16 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7 assists. Jordan Crawford (NO) had 22 points on 9-13 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points and 5 turnovers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 33 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Alexis Ajinca (NO, personal reasons), Omer Asik (NO, ill), and Nemanja Bjelica (Min, left foot) did not play. Tor 116, Ind 91 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 16 points on 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 11 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Paul George (Ind) had 18 points. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 7 assists. Por 115, Mia 104 at Mia Damian Lillard (Por) had 49 points on 14-21 FG, 9-12 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT and 5 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. James Johnson (Mia) had 24 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dion Waiters (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 118, Sac 102 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 7 assists. Pau Gasol (SA) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Williey Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cle 125, LAL 120 at LAL LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 13-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 21 points and 15 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 46 points on 15-21 FG, 6-10 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 40 points including 14-21 FG and 7-12 3-pointers and 6 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 19 points and 6 assists. Cle out-scored LAL 43-28 in the 4th quarter. Nick Young (LAL, gastroenteritis) did not play. Schedule for Monday, March 20 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Orlando 6:00 pm Utah @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Boston 6:30 pm Denver @ Houston 7:00 pm Golden State @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT New York @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, March 21 (All times Central) Chicago @ Toronto 6:00 pm ESPN Detroit @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Miami 6:30 pm Memphis @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Golden State @ Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio @ Minnesota 8:30 pm ESPN Milwaukee @ Portland 9:00 pm LA Clippers @ LA Lakers 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